D
Writing a good story is not an easy task. 36 Mo Yan, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, believes his success comes from a large amount of reading.
Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong Province. He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits and foxes. 37
He left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields. Though he was tired after his daily hard work, Mo was always hungry for books. 38 He read his older brother's textbooks and even dictionaries. He helped others with farm work in exchange for books.
"When I finished reading all the books around," he said, "I would be the most knowledgeable man in the world."
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976, he began to read widely, including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers. 39 Instead, he developed his own style. As the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Mo said after he won the award, "I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture. It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen. 40"
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. What is the secret?
B. However, there were very few in the village.
C. This has influenced and even decided my style.
D. He studied from these writers but did not copy them.
E. Those stories later became the inspiration (灵感) for his writing.

36.A；37.E；38.B；39.D；40.C

【分析】
解答本题需结合空缺处前后文内容，通过分析话题一致性、代词指代、逻辑衔接等关系匹配选项：
1. 36空：前文提到写好故事不易，后文引出莫言成功的原因，此处需提出关于成功原因的问题，对应选项A；
2. 37空：前文提到莫言小时候听民间故事，选项E中“Those stories”指代前文的“folk stories”，衔接自然，对应37空；
3. 38空：前文说莫言渴望读书，后文提到他读哥哥的课本、字典，选项B解释了他只能读他人书籍的原因，对应38空；
4. 39空：前文提到莫言阅读鲁迅等作家的作品，后文说他不复制他人风格，选项D说明他学习但不抄袭，衔接前后，对应39空；
5. 40空：前文提到民间文化融入莫言的小说，选项C说明这种文化对他写作风格的影响，对应40空。
【解析】
36. 前文指出写好故事是难事，后文引出莫言成功的原因，选项A“秘密是什么？”能自然衔接上下文，符合语境；
37. 前文提到莫言小时候听民间故事，选项E中“Those stories”指代前文的“folk stories”，说明这些故事成为他写作的灵感，逻辑连贯；
38. 前文说莫言渴望读书，后文提到他读哥哥的课本、字典，选项B“然而村里书很少”解释了他只能读别人书籍的原因，衔接合理；
39. 前文提到莫言阅读鲁迅等作家的作品，后文说他不复制他人风格，选项D“他向这些作家学习但不抄袭”符合上下文逻辑；
40. 前文提到民间文化融入莫言的小说，选项C“这影响甚至决定了我的风格”承接前文，说明民间文化对他写作的影响，语义通顺。
【答案】
36.A；37.E；38.B；39.D；40.C
【知识点】
英语七选五阅读、上下文逻辑衔接、代词指代
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解中的七选五题型，主要考查学生对文章上下文逻辑关系的把握能力，需通过分析前后句的话题、指代关系等匹配选项，难度适中，是常见的基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、完形填空(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
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。
It was the first day of the "Reading Mate" program at school. Lily was excited 41 she could finally share her favourite book with a new classmate, Tom. When she met Tom, he looked 42 and didn't say much.
Lily took out The Secret Garden and said, "This book is full of magic. Let's read it together." Tom 43 the book slowly and started to look through the pages. At first, Lily could feel his 44. He seemed unsure about reading with someone else.
But as Lily 45 the story, Tom's eyes lit up. He pointed at a sentence and asked, "What does 'hidden' mean here?" Lily explained carefully. Tom was a 46 boy, always listening and thinking.
As days went by, they read more. Lily would 47 Tom new words from the book, and Tom would 48 Lily interesting facts he found. One day, Tom brought his own book—Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. "It's my 49 now to share a book with you," he said 50. On that day, Lily found Tom was not that shy in fact.
At the end of the program, they went to the school library, 51 their favourite books to show the teacher. The teacher was happy.
"Look at you two! You've both read so much with 52", the teacher said. "This is a great 53 for both of you. Good 54 don't just fill your free time—they open new world in your mind and make you see things from more perspectives (方面)."
Then the teacher helped them 55 another book. They are also happy that they can read together next term.
41. A. because B. if C. though D. until
42. A. shy B. angry C. bored D. relaxed
43. A. gave B. held C. opened D. threw
44. A. joy B. pity C. doubt D. pride
45. A. served B. repeated C. tested D. shared
46. A. noisy B. quiet C. careless D. silly
47. A. give B. teach C. throw D. make
48. A. show B. hide C. sell D. lose
49. A. duty B. dream C. turn D. game
50. A. calmly B. sadly C. secretly D. excitedly
51. A. buying B. carrying C. pushing D. kicking
52. A. tiredness B. knowledge C. surprise D. patience
53. A. task B. start C. trick D. condition
54. A. reads B. friends C. rules D. jokes
55. A. return B. sell C. choose D. burn

41. A
42. A
43. B
44. C
45. D
46. B
47. B
48. A
49. C
50. D
51. B
52. B
53. B
54. A
55. C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读短文掌握大意，再结合上下文逻辑关系、词汇辨析及固定搭配逐一分析每个空，选出最符合语境的选项。
【解析】
41. 考查连词辨析。前文“Lily was excited”与后文“she could finally share her favourite book with a new classmate”为因果关系，because表原因，故选A。
42. 考查形容词辨析。由后文“didn't say much”及最后一段“Lily found Tom was not that shy in fact”可知，Tom看起来害羞，shy符合语境，故选A。
43. 考查动词辨析。结合语境，Tom慢慢拿起书开始翻页，held（hold的过去式，意为“拿着”）符合动作描述，故选B。
44. 考查名词辨析。后文“He seemed unsure about reading with someone else”说明Lily能感觉到他的怀疑，doubt符合语境，故选C。
45. 考查动词辨析。随着Lily分享故事，Tom眼睛亮了，shared（分享）符合语境，故选D。
46. 考查形容词辨析。后文“always listening and thinking”说明Tom是安静的，quiet符合描述，故选B。
47. 考查动词辨析。Lily教Tom书里的新单词，teach（教）符合语境，故选B。
48. 考查动词辨析。Tom给Lily展示他发现的有趣事实，show（展示）符合语境，故选A。
49. 考查固定搭配。It's one's turn to do sth.是固定结构，意为“轮到某人做某事”，此处指轮到Tom分享书，故选C。
50. 考查副词辨析。Tom分享自己的书时应是兴奋的，excitedly（兴奋地）符合语境，故选D。
51. 考查动词辨析。他们带着自己最喜欢的书去图书馆，carrying（携带）符合动作，故选B。
52. 考查名词辨析。老师称赞他们带着知识读了很多书，knowledge（知识）符合语境，故选B。
53. 考查名词辨析。这对他们来说是一个好的开始，start符合语境，故选B。
54. 考查名词辨析。结合上下文，此处指阅读，reads（阅读）符合语境，故选A。
55. 考查动词辨析。老师帮他们选另一本书，choose（选择）符合语境，故选C。
【答案】
41.A 42.A 43.B 44.C 45.D 46.B 47.B 48.A 49.C 50.D 51.B 52.B 53.B 54.A 55.C
【知识点】
完形填空词汇辨析、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕“阅读伙伴”项目展开，讲述Lily与Tom从陌生到成为阅读伙伴的故事，贴近学生生活，重点考查学生对语境、词汇及固定搭配的运用能力，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6