(C)
After months of study, you have some time to relax. 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. ①One clear reason is that a well-chosen is a wonderful collection of and expressions, as long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it's far easier to get standard English than from the TV or the Internet. ②But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media cannot. The webpage 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 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.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
1. 请在①句空白处填入适当的词。
2. 请将②处画线句子译成汉语。

3. How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?

4. 请在文中找出与所给句子意思相近的句子。
It's nearly useless.

5. 请在文中找出最能表达文章主题的句子。

1. book; words
2. 但(是)(甚至)更重要的一点是,书可以给你现代媒体不能给予的东西。
3. Three (reasons). / 3 (reasons). / It mentions three / 3 (reasons).
文章中有很明显的标志词表明作者给出了三个阅读书本(重要)的原因:One clear reason... ;But an even more important point is... ;But perhaps the best reason is that...
4. It's of little use. (little 表示否定意义,故 little use 相当于 useless)
5. Reading can bring us pleasure.

【分析】
1. 第1题需结合文章主题（讨论读书的价值）和语境，well-chosen后应填与书相关的名词，结合后文“标准英语”相关内容，collection of后填词汇类名词；2. 第2题翻译画线句时，需准确把握转折关系、比较级及定语从句的含义，确保译文通顺准确；3. 第3题需定位文中表原因的标志词，数清原因数量；4. 第4题需理解所给句子含义，在文中找同义表达，注意“little”的否定用法；5. 第5题需归纳文章主旨，找到总结全文的句子。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据上下文，文章围绕读书展开，well-chosen后填book；结合后文提到的标准英语相关内容，collection of后填words，故答案为book; words。
2. 第2题：画线句译为：但(是)(甚至)更重要的一点是，书可以给你现代媒体不能给予的东西。
3. 第3题：文中明确给出三个原因的标志词：One clear reason...、But an even more important point is...、But perhaps the best reason is that...，故答案为Three (reasons). / 3 (reasons). / It mentions three / 3 (reasons).
4. 第4题：所给句子“It's nearly useless”意为“几乎没用”，文中“it's of little use”中little表否定，意为“几乎没用”，是同义句，故答案为It's of little use.
5. 第5题：文章先反驳“书过时”的观点，再阐述读书的好处，最后总结主题，文末“Reading can bring us pleasure”是最能表达文章主题的句子，故答案为Reading can bring us pleasure.
【答案】
1. book; words
2. 但(是)(甚至)更重要的一点是，书可以给你现代媒体不能给予的东西。
3. Three (reasons). / 3 (reasons). / It mentions three / 3 (reasons).
4. It's of little use.
5. Reading can bring us pleasure.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词汇运用、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解综合题，考查学生对文章细节、词汇、翻译及主旨的理解，需学生仔细定位原文关键信息，掌握同义表达，理清文章结构，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6