The holiday’s upon us．After months of study, you have some time to yourself．So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media (媒体) that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!”
But don’t be fooled．There’s still a lot to be said for reading-and reading as widely as possible．
(1) One clear reason is that a well-chosen ______ is a wonderful collection of ______ and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me, it’s far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．
(2) But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply cannot. The webpage（网页）is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible．
Though “easy” may be welcome, unluckily it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level．For that, there’s still no substitute(替代品)for a book．
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it’s something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It’s hard work, but while you are reading, you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．Reading can bring us pleasure.
【小题1】在(1)句空白处填入适当的词：___________  ___________
【小题2】把(2) 划线句子翻译成中文：_______________________________________
【小题3】回答问题: How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?
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【小题4】在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子：It’s nearly useless.
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【小题5】在文中找出最能表达文章主题的句子：
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请根据句意从方框中选出合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺

     …important    culture    active    thirty-three    necessary…

1. The principal gave us a talk on the            of protecting the environment yesterday.

2. All of us are grateful to him because he always            helps us solve problems.

3. It’s             to tell him the details of the trip. He won't go with us tomorrow.

4. There are many history and              differences between China and England.

5. ―Who is the              President of the USA?  

   ―Harry S. Truman.

I went back to China as soon as school was over at the end of June. And I returned to Canada on August 17th.

It’s? ? ?? to go back to China this summer, because of the A（H1N1）flu. Everybody seemed to be? ? ? . The easiest thing for us to do was to wear masks（口罩）on the plane, as my mom suggested. However, it was not ? ? to wear a mask for ten hours. I decided to put the masks into my bag? ? ? wearing them.

Everything seemed OK?? ? ? the flight. I saw only five people wear masks all the time. When we arrived in Beijing, some?? ? ? came into the plane and took our temperature. Fortunately, ? ? ? had a fever. Therefore, I was able to get home on time.

However, everything went wrong after I got home. I became sick, with a sore throat and a fever because I had not ? ? ? my mom’s words. Luckily, I just had a common ? ? . while I was sick in bed, I thought that if I had listened to my mom at first, I ? ? would have never caught the cold.

It’s always wise to listen to your mom’s suggestions.

1.A. difficult? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. impossible? ????????????? ????????????? C. easy?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. important

2.A. happy?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. nervous???? ????????????? ????????????? C. excited? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. sad

3.A. necessary? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. healthy??? ????????????? ????????????? C. unfair?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. comfortable

4.A. thanks for? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. instead of ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. because of? ????????????? ????????????? D. except for

5.A. before???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. by? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. after? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. during

6.A. policemen? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. doctors ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. engineers? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. reporters

7.A. somebody? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. anybody? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. nobody? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. everybody

8.A. followed ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. heard? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. known? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. understood

9.A. stomachache? ????????????? ????????????? B. toothache? ????????????? ????????????? C. cold? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. headache

10.A. differently?? ????????????? ????????????? B. particularly? ????????????? ????????????? C. usually?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. probably

I found _____easy ______English  well if you put your heart into it.

A. it’s---learn       B. it’s---  to learning      C. it --- learn      D. it---to learn

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

1. John always does his homework ______________ in order not to make any mistakes.

2. It’s ______________ to find any excuse when you do something wrong.

3. The factory makes a new type of cars which produces less air ______________.

4. All the victims were saved and taken to ______________.

5. We all know Mother’s Day is on the ______________ Sunday of May.