第二节  语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为16～25的相应位置。

There are many benefits of reading books.    16  (fortunate), nowadays not a lot of people take the time to read them. Now please read on to learn the various benefits of reading books!

1) It Feeds Your Mind.

Obviously, reading books provides you    17    new knowledge. It can be a fact about history or    18    theory you did not know existed. If you want to learn new words in particular, reading books    19    (be) a great way to enrich your vocabulary.

2) It Keeps Your Brain In Shape.

Reading also keeps your mind in good condition. Similar to    20    (solve) puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books    21    too long will turn your mind to mush(浆糊). I'm not kidding! 

3) It Develops Your Critical(批判性)Thinking Skills. 

Reading books develops your critical thinking skills. Reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens your mind.    22    you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is now able to put    23   mystery-solving power to a test.

4) It Makes You More Articulate(口才好). 

There's nothing quite like reading books in helping you become a    24    (good) conversationalist. Seeing    25    words are used with your own eyes helps you put the information to memory better than by listening to a teacher discuss the points in class.

II．阅读（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

Fitzgerald, a very wealthy English man, had only one child, a son, who naturally was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unluckily the son died in his late teens.

Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth was increasing all the time. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled——to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖）.

Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid（出价）. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.

When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.

The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders except one——the old servant who had attended to the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.

As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.

26. Fitzgerald was __________.

A. a museum director    

B. a master of art    

C. an art auctioneer    

D. an art collector

27. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. Fitzgerald took care of his son all by himself.

B. Fitzgerald became seriously ill because of the death of his son.

C. Fitzgerald lost his wife and his only son within 10 years.

D. Fitzgerald decided to leave everything he had to his servant.

28. Fitzgerald's will showed __________.

A. his desire to fool the bidders           

B. his invaluable love for his son

C. his sadness at the death of his son      

D. his regret of having no heir (继承人）

29. What helped the old servant win the whole collection of Fitzgerald's?

A. No more than one pound.               

B. Great increase of his wealth.

C. His strong passion for art.              

D. His emotion for his young master.

30. At the result of the auction, the old man would feel more than ______________.

A. surprised       B. sad      C. interested       D. expected
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