二、完形填空。
先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
An old man lived with his little grandson. The old man liked reading books very much. Every day he got up 1 to read books. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to 2 him.
One day, the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I want to read books as you do. But I don't 3, and I always forget when I close the book. What good does reading books do?”
The grandfather smiled at the little boy and answered, “Take this coal basket(煤筐)down to the river and bring me back a basket of 4.”
The boy did as his grandpa said, 5 all the water leaked(漏)out before he got back home. The grandfather laughed, “You'll have to walk faster next time.”
The next day the boy ran home, but the basket was still empty(空的). The boy said, “Grandpa, it's impossible to finish the 6!”
The old man said nothing and asked his grandson to see the basket. The boy looked at the basket, and for the first time he 7 it was different. It used to be a dirty basket, but now it is 8 inside and outside. 9 what he did, it changed a lot.
Then the grandfather told him, “Reading is similar to this. When you read, you may not understand or remember everything, but the words in books will change 10. That is why we should read every day.”
()1. A. easily
B. early
C. late
D. quickly
()2. A. follow
B. hear
C. ask
D. order
()3. A. search
B. understand
C. lose
D. leave
()4. A. fruit
B. meat
C. coal
D. water
()5. A. so
B. or
C. but
D. if
()6. A. food
B. race
C. exercise
D. work
()7. A. hoped
B. realized
C. created
D. treated
()8. A. cute
B. clean
C. heavy
D. dry
()9. A. In front of
B. Instead of
C. Because of
D. Short of
()10. A. you
B. him
C. her
D. them

1—5 BABDC 6—10 DBBCA