第二部分阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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The holiday is upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, "Why bother with books? We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful entertainment. Books are history!" But don't be fooled. I'm sure there's still a lot to be said for reading.
One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it's far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or an article than it is from the TV or the Internet.
But another more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. While "easy" may be attractive, unfortunately it's of little use for any long-term development of reading skills and the general language level. Because of that, there's still no substitute (替代品) of a book.
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it's something you do by and for yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It's hard work, but somewhere down the line, you'll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure.
41．How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?
A．Three         B．Two     C．One      D．Four
42．According to the passage, we basically need a ____ in reading.
A．television          B．pencil    C．notebook  D．dictionary
43．In the author's opinion, reading on the Internet may____.
A．develop long-term reading skills    B．improve the general language ability
C．not take the place of reading books   D．be an effective way of reading
44．The passage is written mainly to ____.
A．share the pleasure of reading books
B．advise readers to read books
C．stress the importance of reading online
D．help readers to choose good books

The holiday's upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. so, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, "Why bother with books? We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful entertainment. Books are history!" But don't be fooled. There's still a lot to be said for reading.

    One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it's far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet.

    But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. While "easy" may be attractive, unfortunately it's little use for many long-term development of reading skills and the general language level. For that, there's still no substitute (替代品）of a book.

    But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it's something you do by yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It's hard work, but something down the line, you will find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure. We asked three bookworms -- an English teacher, a book editor and a film critic - to pick some favorite reads for you.

How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?

  A. One   B. Two      C. Three      D. Four

According to this passage, we basically need a ______ in reading.

  A. computer  B. dictionary    C. notebook    D. pencil

In the author's opinion, reading on the Internet may ________

  A. develop long-term reading skills    B. improve the general language ability

  C. not take the place of reading books  D. be an effective way of reading

The passage is written mainly to ____________.

  A. share the pleasure of reading books     B. advise readers to read books

  C. stress the importance of reading online.  D. help readers to choose good books.

Jones, a hardworking blacksmith, used to work all day in his shop. So hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his   36   .

The son of Mr. Smith, a rich    37 , would come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself   38  how the tradesman worked.

"Young man, why don't you    39  your hand to learn to make shoe tacks,  40    it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "   41    knows, one day, it may be of use to you."

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little    42   he found that he was becoming very   43   and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and the son    44   the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to    45   residence in another country. It so    46   that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money 47    tacks for their shoes and even  48  when they paid high prices they were  49  able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to  50  his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a  51  with the shoemakers. He told them that he  52   make the tacks if they could help him to  53  a workshop. The shoemakers were  54   willing to do so. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a  55  . My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches."

36．A. hand            B．finger            C. gun               D．hammer

37．A. classmate       B. neighbor               C. blacksmith         D．workmate

38．A. observing             B. noticing          C. watching         D．finding

39．A．put            B．raise            C．tie               D．try

40．A．even if        B．whether or not      C．only if             D．in that

41．A．He              B．Somebody      C．Who             D．Nobody         

42．A．advice         B．practice        C．knowledge            D．training       

43．A．serious         B．caution          C．devoted              D．skilled         

44．A.on account of    B．regardless of    C．instead of             D．in need of

45．A．take in         B．take up          C．take off               D．take on

46．A．occurred       B．took place      C．happened             D．appeared

47．A．selling          B．buying             C．making          D．promoting

48．A．at times         B．at a time        C．at one time     D．at the time

49．A．never          B．ever             C．often           D．not always

50．A．eat             B．cook             C．earn            D．make

51．A．living            B．bargain          C．mistake         D．sense

52．A．would                 B．used to          C．should          D．dared

53．A．set down       B．set out          C．set up           D．set to

54．A．much too       B．too much       C．only too              D．not too

55．A．fortune         B．fame             C．profit          D．welcome

Jones, a hardworking blacksmith, used to work all day in his shop. So hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks (火花)fly from his    1   .

       The son of Mr. Smith, a rich    2   , would come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself    3    how the tradesman worked.

       "Young man, why don't you    4    your hand to learn to make shoe tacks,   5    it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "   6    knows, one day, it may be of use to you."

       The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little    7   he found that he was becoming very   8   and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

       Old Mr. Smith died and the son    9   the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to    10   residence in another country. It so    11   that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money    12    tacks for their shoes and even    13   when they paid high prices they were   14   able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

       Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to   15    his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a    16    with the shoemakers. He told them that he   17   make the tacks if they could help him to   18   a workshop. The shoemakers were    19   willing to do so. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

       "How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a    20  .My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches."

1．A．hand           B．finger               C．gun         D．hammer

2． A．classmate      B．neighbor       C．blacksmith           D．workmate

3． A．observing            B．noticing        C．watching     D．finding

4． A．put           B．raise           C．tie            D．try

5． A．even if       B．whether or not        C．only if         D．in that

6． A．He          B．Somebody     C．Who          D．Nobody         

7． A．advice         B．practice      C．knowledge           D．training       

8． A．serious        B．caution        C．devoted             D．skilled          

9． A．on account of      B．regardless of  C instead of         D.in need of

10．A．take in           B．take up          C．take off            D．take on

11．A．occurred     B．took place    C．happened      D．appeared

12．A．selling         B．buying       C．making        D．promoting

13．A．at times        B．at a time        C．at one time     D．at the time

14．A．never              B．ever         C．often          D．not always

15．A．eat                 B．cook           C．earn         D．make

16．A．living        B．bargain         C．mistake        D．sense

17．A．would               B．used to        C．should       D．dared

18．A．set down     B．set out         C．set up             D．set to

19．A．much too            B．too much            C．only too            D．not too

20．A．fortune              B． fame               C．profit               D．welcome