短文填空

根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺．

　　Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．

　　First, reading books is 　　1　　．You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading．This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a relaxing hobby, too．You can really become lost in a book．

　　Next, you can read a book almost 　　2　　：in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed, even in the bath．All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then 　　3　　 again．

　　Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful．　　4　　 you read as a hobby, you will get better and berrer at it．This 　　5　　 that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read．As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much 　　6　　．Many school subjects depend 　　7　　 good reading and , as you read, you learn more and more．

　　Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be．Reading is 　　8　　 out of date!

　　Good 　　9　　 are most likely to be good writers, too．They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about．Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best．What 　　10　　 hobby could be more useful or more enjoyable?

阅读理解

　　In winter，when the sun hides behind the clouds, everyone feels a bit low．You may be tired and find you want to sleep all the time．What you may not know is：you are suffering from(患有)SAD(季节性抑郁症)．

　　But don't worry－it's normal．Colder temperatures and fewer hours of daylight can steal your energy and put you in a bad mood．

　　Read on to find out what SAD is and what you can do to help yourself or those around you．

　　These days, Linda, a US teenager spends most of her holidays sleeping instead of doing sports outside．She has also had trouble concentrating(集中精力)on her homework．When her mother asks her what's wrong, Linda doesn't know what to tell her．Linda may not realize it yet, but she's suffering from SAD．It causes people to sleep, eat sweet food and get sad or angry for no reason．

　　About 15 percent of American people now suffer from SAD in winter according to the US Department of Health．The US government has taken measures to help people beat it．Local communities encourage people to take part in activities such as exercise, dance or art．And they advise people not to eat too much sweet food．

　　Like in the US, cold northern European countries such as Finland, Iceland and Russia see a large number of people suffer from SAD every year．So, the sunlamp is widely used in these countries．It's an electric lamp which is just like a “little sun” that gives off light to make people think the sun is shining and feel better．

根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。

1．Colder _________ and less _________ are the main causes of SAD．

2．Linda is feeling _________ and doesn't _________ doing sports because she's suffering from SAD．

3．Suffering from SAD is _________ in northern European countries in _________．

4．In some northern European countries，the _________ is widely used to make people feel _________．

5．Taking an active part in _________ and eating _________ sweet food can help people beat SAD．

根据短文内容选词填空。

　　Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．

　　First, reading book is 　　1　　．You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading．This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a relaxing hobby too．You can really become lost 　　2　　 a book．

　　Next, you can read a book 　　3　　：in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed even in a bath．All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again．

　　　　4　　 good reason for reading books is that it is useful．If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it．This 　　5　　 that you will read faster and will become better at 　　6　　 what you read．As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much 　　7　　．Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more．

　　Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You have to be able to use a computer to read and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be．Reading is 　　8　　 out of a date!

　　Good 　　9　　 are most likely to be good writers, too．They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about．Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best hobbies．　　10　　 other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable?

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________