二、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。
Reading is a lifelong journey. Put yourself into a world of books and get lost in another world. But where do you start? 1.
To begin with, ask a librarian. Perhaps the best people to answer your questions are librarians! 2. ______ If you tell a librarian what you've read before and what you have liked or disliked about it, they will recommend some possible books to you.
Reading different kinds of books is also important. 3. You may get used to reading history books or you just take an interest in science fictions. What about books about culture? You'll never know until you try. Give a new style a chance and you may enter a whole new world of reading.
Remember to read book reviews. They can help you decide if a book is right for you. There are usually short reviews on the covers of books. 4. Some websites provide book suggestions from writers, parents and teachers. Some people's opinions are very useful. Their ideas may help you get a right pick.
5. Reading something comfortable might be your first choice. But why not try reading something complicated (复杂的)? It is a good way of pushing yourself to improve your reading skills.
A. They are cool book brains.
B. You can also read reviews online.
C. Here are some ways to pick a great book.
D. Challenge yourself with difficult reading.
E. It is not easy to change into a new style of book.

1—5 CAEBD

【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提出“从哪里开始阅读”的问题，后文介绍选书的具体方法，C选项“Here are some ways to pick a great book.”作为总起句，能自然引出下文内容，符合语境。
2. 第2空：前文指出图书管理员是解答阅读相关问题的最佳人选，A选项“They are cool book brains.”是对图书管理员的恰当评价，承接上文同时为后文他们能推荐书籍做铺垫。
3. 第3空：前文强调阅读不同种类书籍的重要性，后文提到人们可能有固定的阅读偏好，需要尝试新风格，E选项“It is not easy to change into a new style of book.”衔接上下文，说明转换阅读风格的难度，进而凸显尝试新风格的必要性。
4. 第4空：前文提到书籍封面上的短评，后文介绍网站上的书评建议，B选项“You can also read reviews online.”衔接线下与线上的书评渠道，符合逻辑递进关系。
5. 第5空：后文提到尝试阅读复杂书籍以提升阅读技巧，D选项“Challenge yourself with difficult reading.”作为段落主题句，精准概括该段核心内容，符合语境。
【答案】
1—5 CAEBD
【知识点】
上下文语境衔接、段落主旨把控
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语语篇逻辑的理解与把控能力，需结合段落主旨、句子间的衔接关系选择合适选项，解题时要关注总起句、主题句及句间的逻辑关联。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、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。
One Saturday afternoon, Amy found Meg and Jo getting well dressed. They were going to the theatre with Laurie. She wanted to come.
"I can't take you, dear, because you aren't 1, " began Meg, but Jo cut in 2, "You can't go, Amy. Laurie invited only Meg and me. " Amy cried, "You'll be 3 this, Jo March. "
While Jo and Meg were at the theatre, Amy 4 Jo's book of writings. Jo's loving work of several years was gone in the fire.
That night, Mum asked Jo to forgive her sister, but Jo 5.
The next day, Jo went to the river with Laurie to skate on the ice. Amy followed them. Jo saw her coming and turned her back. But Laurie did not 6 Amy. He warned Jo to stay away from the middle of the river. The ice there was 7. Jo heard him, but Amy did not.
When Jo turned round, she happened to see Amy throw up her hands and go down, with a scaring cry. The ice 8. Jo tried to call Laurie, but her 9 was gone. She tried to rush forward, but her feet seemed to have no 10 in them. Laurie's voice cried out, "Bring a rail (横杆), Jo. Quick, quick!"
She never knew 11 she did it, but for the next few minutes she worked, blindly obeying Laurie. Together they got Amy out. Amy was more scared than 12.
When Mum had put Amy to bed, Jo whispered, "Are you sure she is 13?" "Quite safe, dear. She is not hurt, and she won't even catch a cold," replied her mother cheerfully.
"Mum, I had kept my anger 14 it grew so strong. Today, without Laurie, it might have been too late. Oh, Mum, what shall I do?"
"Anger can make us do very bad things to people we love. We must learn to 15 our anger," said Mrs March. Jo looked at Amy in her bed and gave her a big kiss.
—Adapted from *Little Women*
()1. A. invited
B. checked
C. trained
D. taught
()2. A. luckily
B. actually
C. impatiently
D. uncertainly
()3. A. tired of
B. confident of
C. famous for
D. sorry for
()4. A. burned up
B. got up
C. put up
D. set up
()5. A. regretted
B. refused
C. agreed
D. cheered
()6. A. hold
B. hear
C. treat
D. notice
()7. A. thin
B. strong
C. dirty
D. narrow
()8. A. broke
B. froze
C. shook
D. gathered
()9. A. sound
B. noise
C. voice
D. courage
()10. A. spirit
B. strength
C. challenge
D. weight
()11. A. what
B. when
C. where
D. how
()12. A. worried
B. hurt
C. tired
D. bored
()13. A. asleep
B. alive
C. safe
D. dangerous
()14. A. after
B. unless
C. because
D. till
()15. A. accept
B. allow
C. control
D. clean

1—5 ACDAB 6—10 DAACB 11—15 DBCDC

【解析】
1. 根据下文“Laurie invited only Meg and me”可知，Amy未被邀请，故选A. invited。
2. 从Jo直白拒绝Amy的话语可判断她态度不耐烦，故选C. impatiently。
3. Amy被拒绝后放话Jo会为此后悔，be sorry for意为“为……后悔”，故选D. sorry for。
4. 由后文“gone in the fire”可知Amy烧毁了Jo的书稿，burned up表示“烧毁”，故选A. burned up。
5. 妈妈让Jo原谅妹妹，但Jo没有答应，refused表示“拒绝”，故选B. refused。
6. Laurie没有注意到Amy，还提醒Jo远离河中央，notice表示“注意到”，故选D. notice。
7. 河中央的冰很薄才会塌陷，thin表示“薄的”，故选A. thin。
8. Amy掉入河中，说明冰面破裂了，broke表示“破裂”，故选A. broke。
9. Jo想呼喊Laurie但发不出声音，voice指人的嗓音，故选C. voice。
10. Jo想冲过去救Amy，但脚没有力气，strength表示“力气”，故选B. strength。
11. Jo当时慌乱，不知道自己是怎么完成救援的，how表示“如何”，故选D. how。
12. 结合妈妈说的“She is not hurt”可知Amy更多是受惊吓而非受伤，hurt表示“受伤的”，故选B. hurt。
13. Jo担心Amy的状况，询问她是否安全，safe表示“安全的”，故选C. safe。
14. Jo一直压抑愤怒直到它变得强烈，till表示“直到”，故选D. till。
15. 妈妈教导Jo要学会控制愤怒，control表示“控制”，故选C. control。
【答案】
1—5 ACDAB 6—10 DAACB 11—15 DBCDC
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、动词短语辨析、词义辨析
【点评】
本文节选自《小妇人》，围绕姐妹间的矛盾与和解展开，既考查学生结合上下文语境辨析词汇的能力，也传递了要学会控制情绪、珍惜亲情的道理。
【难度系数】
0.6