第二节 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。
Parents are your child's first teacher. Do you want to help your child learn to read? Here are some suggestions for you. Just try them.
◆First, you can choose a suitable time to ask your child to read books. Some children prefer to read books before going to bed. 17.
◆Try to make reading an enjoyable experience. 18. Try not to give them too much pressure if he or she doesn't like reading. If your child loses interest, then do something else.
◆19. It's a good idea to encourage your child to read there regularly. Take your child to the library, and he or she will fall in love with it. Then he or she will love reading.
◆Communicate regularly. Your child usually has to write a reading diary at school. Try to share your ideas about reading. Your child will know that you are interested in their progress.
◆Always talk to your child about the books. 20. You will then be able to see how well they have understood and you will help them to develop good comprehension skills.

17. E 18. B 19. A 20. D

二、完形填空(共 10 小题，每小题 1 分；满分 10 分)
阅读短文，理解其大意，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Angela was interested in writing when she was young. She got her first lesson about storytelling from her grandfather. He started her 21 and taught her a lot.
Angela 22 remembered the call that changed her life. It was a sunny morning on Tuesday. The 23 rang in the kitchen of her home. Marty Banderas, the worker of a book publisher(出版商)made the phone call. Angela sent her novel to Banderas three weeks earlier. Banderas asked Angela some 24 information, like age and address. Angela felt 25 and asked what that was about. Banderas 26, “I sold your novel for one and a half million dollars!”
Angela sat down in shock. She wrote over fourteen novels, but publishers always 27 them. Her husband advised her to find something else to do, but she never 28 writing. The news from this book publisher was an exciting thing for her.
Now Angela is writing another novel. And she 29 to get another success. Her belief(信念)has brought her success, and it has also changed her 30. Angela thinks she will enjoy a meaningful life if she keeps on with her dream.
() 21. A. treasure
B. imagination
C. challenge
D. adventure
() 22. A. hardly
B. probably
C. clearly
D. slowly
() 23. A. phone
B. doorbell
C. clock
D. alarm
() 24. A. amazing
B. difficult
C. personal
D. natural
() 25. A. sleepy
B. angry
C. sad
D. strange
() 26. A. asked
B. replied
C. wrote
D. returned
() 27. A. accepted
B. protected
C. refused
D. trained
() 28. A. gave out
B. gave up
C. gave away
D. gave back
() 29. A. hopes
B. hates
C. agrees
D. compares
() 30. A. mark
B. life
C. band
D. article

21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. B