1 . 语法填空

I was wandering in the park when I spotted my friend, John,     1     (read) novels, which was why his writing skills were amazing. Those     2     (scene) described in his latest novels were always so vivid and the     3     (plot) were always beyond our expectation. However, though his mother was patient     4     him, she didn’t permit him     5     (spend) much time reading novels for fear that it would affect his studies. Indeed, he was always willing     6     (spend) large amounts of money on books every month. Moreover, once he learned about a book, he would never hesitate     7     (get) it.

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Through teaching myself to love reading, I gathered some tips to motivate you     1     (take) up reading.

Don’t give up after the first book. To be     2     (honesty), if I quit reading after my first book, I would never have become the reader I am today. Surely, you won’t love every book you read. Some will bore you while others will get you to occupy     3     (you) in reading every page. If you don’t like the first book you read, put it aside and switch     4     another one.

Track your progress. If you track the books you read, you will definitely feel a greater sense of achievement after each book. It is appropriate     5     (create) a routine. Whether that is early in the morning or before bed,     6     (come) up with a routine is of necessity. What’s more, choosing a place where you are unlikely to     7     (distract) from your reading.

Overall, reading is a lifelong hobby. Don’t equip yourself     8     complicated books; invest your time in the books which interest you.

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Love of Books

To foster a love of     1    (read) and build a learning society was an area of focus at the recent two sessions, as members from China’s top political advisory body suggested on May 25 to elevate the idea to that of a national strategy, and ensure its implementation by     2    (set) up administrative regulations.

“A reading day is better to be set and     3    (include) as a national festival,” said Zhang, member     4    National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, in a speech     5    (make) via video conference during the third session of the Conference.

Reading is the     6    straightforward, efficient, convenient and the least costly way to eliminate educational injustice and to raise the overall caliber of the population, Zhang said.

He quoted the President’s advocacy for the habit of reading when he visited Lanzhou, Gansu Province, last year, saying “Reading helps to deepen and broaden the spiritual world of the Chinese nation.” The President himself is known for     7    (be) an avid reader and cites it as one of his main hobbies.

At a live interview on Wednesday, before the conclusion of the annual session, Zhao, general manager of the Readers magazine group, suggested it was best to start     8    (nurture) a love of reading among children below years of age.

“Parents should     9    (play) their role. If they hold mobile phones at all time, and ask their children to read books, it will be impossible,” Zhao said,     10    (add)that she was pleased to note that, in recent years, Chinese parents have started to value extra-curriculum reading activities.

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Literacy (读写能力) exactly changes the human brain. The process of learning to read changes our brain, but so does what we read, how we read and on what we read. This is especially important nowadays,     1     many people are tied to screens at any given moment.

We are still in the early stages of understanding the impact of digital-based learning    2     the development of children’s reading brains. Transforming new information into solid knowledge in the brain     3     (require) multiple connections to abstract reasoning skills. Each of    4     needs the kind of time and attention often absent in digital reading.

Researchers have found declines in students’ comprehension when they read the same information on screens rather than print. Yet readers thought themselves better on screens because they were “faster”. More than 80% of college educators see a “shallowing” effect by screens on their students’ reading comprehension, according to new research. Similar results     5    (find)in Israeli fifth and sixth graders recently.

The reasons are multiple, but they are not because deep reading is impossible on a screen. It is simply harder, because screens are linked with distraction (分散注意力的事), which in turn leads to less time     6     (give) to abstract thought.

The great challenge now is     7     (learn) how to use both print and digital media to their best advantage for all. As a society we must ensure that there are always books    8     our children’s digital devices. It doesn’t matter    9     the books are new or old, owned or borrowed from the library.     10     matters is that they are there, and that children are encouraged to read them.

9 . 语法填空

    1     I like reading most are literary works, such as science fiction,     2    (detect) stories, novels and poetry. The reasons why I enjoy them     3     as follows.     4    (initial), I find detective stories exciting and    5     (stimulate) and I love mysteries in them. Besides, I always try to solve the riddles myself. Last but not least, it has good plot and the setting is interesting.

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The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study of 15-year-old school pupils’ performance in mathematics, science, and reading undertaken by the OECD. A closer look at the reading tests     1     (show) the interesting fact    2     girls are outperforming boys in reading and that this is associated with girls’ greater enjoyment of reading.

One key area which has a major impact     3     reading performance, is reading for enjoyment rather than simply for study or school work purposes. Interestingly, the PISA study found that in almost all countries assessed, girls read for enjoyment more than boys. In     4     (country) such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands, the difference between boys and girls was most significant. However, in places like Japan, boys and girls read for enjoyment at     5     almost identical level.

What’s more, an interesting area which the PISA study looked at was the types of literature that both girls and boys generally enjoy. Boys were found to enjoy reading magazines, newspapers and comic books more than girls. Girls were found to be twice as likely     6     (enjoy) works of fiction as boys.

While reading in all forms is certainly     7     (benefit) and should be encouraged, the low numbers of boys     8     (read) for enjoyment and their     9     (limit) choices when they do, is evidence of an issue that needs to be addressed. Countries need to think about ways to inspire interest for boys in reading and ensure that they     10     (expose) to a wide variety of different types of literature from a young age.