1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Pygmalion 单元加餐练 .完形填空 When we read books, we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very _1_ . Some stories are told _2_they were true. Real people who live in a _3_ world do real things; in other words, the stories are
2、 about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not _4_ . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be _5_ for us. But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic w
3、riting is only _6_. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read Harry Potter, we _7_ seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than _8_ . Reading, like writin
4、g, is an action. It is a way of _9_ . When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our _10_which is real and our imagination which is real in a different way to make the words come to life in our minds. Both realism and fantasy _11_the imagination and
5、the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read something realistic, we have to _12_that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we _13_that we are real and they are _14_ . It sounds _15_ , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and _16_ ab
6、out the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by _17_that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too. Most of us probably dont think about what is going on in our _18_ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eag
7、er to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel _19_ we read can help us become better _20_ , and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books. 篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。作者认为，阅读书籍与写作一样，是一个思考的过程 ，也是一个再创作的过程。我们会根据自己的现实生活经历增补书籍中没有的信息，解读书中人物言行的前因后果。最后作者建议人们阅读时要了解自己的感受，这样可以让自己成为一个更好的读者，更多地发现
8、书籍真正的魅力。 1 A.possible B easy C new D different 答案： D 根据上文中的 similar 及 or 可知此处选与 similar 意义相反的词。故选different。 2 A.that B what 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C whether D as if 答案： D 句意：有些故事讲起来像真的一样 。由句意可知， are told 后面接的不是宾语从句，而是方式状语从句，故排除 A、 B、 C 三项。 as if/though “ 似乎，好像 ” ，常引导方式状语从句。 3 A.usual B normal C certain D com
9、mon 答案： B 句意：生活在正常社会中的真实的人们做真实的事情。 normal 表示 “ 符合常态或一般的标准 ” ，符合语境。 usual 指时间上 “ 通常的 ” ； certain “ 某个；确定的 ” ； common “ 常见的 ” 。 4 A.realistic B reasonable C moral D instructive 答案： A 上文提到，有些故事写的就是一些与我们一样的人，做着和我们同样的事。此处说有些故事则是非现实的。 realistic “ 现实的 ” ，符合语境。 5 A.difficult B impossible C important D neces
10、sary 答案： B 句意：他们是与我们不同的人物和创造物，他们能做我们不可能 (impossible)做到的事。故 B 项正确。 6 A.thinkable B designed C imagined D planned 答案 ： Cthinkable “ 能想到的 ” ； designed “ 设计好的 ” ； imagined “ 想象出来的 ” ；planned “ 计划好的 ” 。虽然故事有现实和非现实之分，但都是 “ 想象 ” 的。故 C 项正确。 7 A.do B make C have D are 答案： A do 在此处用来加强语气，强调谓语动词 seem。 8 A.less
11、ons B dreams C experience D magic 答案： D 句意：例如，即使阅读哈利 波特，我们似乎也能读到有关现实世界的东西。而哈利在霍格沃兹魔法 学校学习魔法的同时，也学会了更多关于现实生活的东西。故 D项正确。 9 A.working B thinking C living D understanding 答案： B 根据文章第三段中的 “Both realism and fantasy _ 11_ the imagination and the magic of reading and writing to make us think.” 可知此处选 B 项。 10
12、 A.knowledge B skill C words D grammar 答案： A 句意：我们用我们的知识 (真实存在的 )和想象 (以一种不同的方式真实存在的 )使得文字在我们的脑海中变得鲜活起来。故 A 项正确。 11 A.make B get 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C use D have 答案： C 句意：无论现实主义还是非现实主义的作品，都运用 (use)想象及阅读和写作的 “ 魔力 ” 让我们 (读者 )进行思考。故选 C 项。 12 A.recall B ensure C imagine D understand 答案： C 由上一句中的 “Both realism
13、and fantasy” 及 “the imagination and .”可知此处应填 imagine。 13 A.find B learn C know D hope 答案： C 我们知道 (know)我们是真实存在的，而书中人物则不是真实的。故选 C 项。 14 A.too B not C all D so 答案： B 根据句意，我们是真实的，而书中人物则不是真实 的。故选 B 项。 15 A.dangerous B serious C strange D terrible 答案： C 句意：这听起来很奇怪 (strange)，但这方法是可行 的。故 C 项正确。 16.A.talk B
14、 learn C read D think 答案： D 句意：在阅读过程中，我们会填补书中没有的信息，思考 (think)书中人物行为的前因后果。由前面提到的 “. reading and writing to make us think” 也可找到解题线索，故选 D 项。 17.A.telling B pretending C promising D guessing 答案： B 虽然我们明知我们读的东西是虚构的，但我们还是 “ 假装 ”(pretending) 我们读到的与现实生活是一样的。于是我们在阅读的同时也是在创作，增补信息，思考因果。 18 A.mind B life C worl
15、d D society 答案： A 句意：我们多数人阅读时也许不会想我们的头脑中究 竟在想什么。 mind “ 想法；头脑 ” ，符合语境。 19 A.what B how C when D why 答案： C 句意：了解自己阅读时的感受，有助于我们成为更好 的读者 ? 。 when “ 当 ? 时候 ” ，符合语境。 20 A.writers B fans C professors D readers 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案： D 本文讨论的是阅读，且由文章最后一句 “ 这样做帮助我们发现书的真正魔力 ”可知，此处指如何成为一个更好的读者，故选 D 项。 .阅读理解 A A boo
16、k review tells not only what a book is about, but also how successful it is at what it is trying to do. Professors often assign book reviews as practice in careful analytical reading. As a reviewer, you bring together the two parts of accurate, analytical reading and strong, personal response when y
17、ou indicate what the book is about and what it might mean to a reader. In other words, reviewers answer not only the WHAT but the SO WHAT question about a book. Thus, in writing a review, you combine the skills of describing what is on the page, analyzing how the book tried to achieve its purpose, a
18、nd expressing your own reactions. Most book reviews start with a heading that includes all the basic information about the book, like： Title. Author. Place of publication, publisher, date of publication. Number of pages. The review usually begins with an introduction that lets your readers know what
19、 the review will say. The first paragraph usually includes the author and title again, so your readers dont have to look up to find this information. You should also include a very brief description of the contents of the book, the purpose or audience for the book, and your reaction and evaluation.
20、Then you move into a section of background information that helps place the book in context and discusses how to judge the book. Next, you should give a summary of the main points, quoting and explaining key phrases from the author. Finally, you get to the heart of your review your evaluation of the
21、 book. In this section, you might discuss some of the following issues： ?How well the book has achieved its goal. ?What possibilities are suggested by the book. ?What the book has left out. ?How the book compares with others on the subject. ?What personal experiences youve had related to the subject. It is important to use labels to carefully distinguish your views from the authors, so that you
