2010年中考英语复习完形填空自测练习(15)

　　Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ childrens book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children cant follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

　　The best childrens books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy（令人满意的） the __6__ who hears the story and the adult（成年人） who __7__ it. Unfortunately（不幸的是）, there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of childrens literature（文学） were in fact written for __11__ Alice in Wonderland is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.

　　Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most childrens comics（连环图书）, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

　　Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose well just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.

　　1. A. to B. in C. with D. around

　　2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good

　　3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult

　　4. A. and B. but C. or D. so

　　5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very

　　6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher

　　7. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads

　　8. A. but B. however C. so D. because

　　9. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast

　　10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works

　　11. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children

　　12. A. are B. show C. find D. add

　　13. A. school B. home C. office D. library

　　14. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring

　　15. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common

　　名师点评

　　本文说明了写一本供孩子读的好书并非一件容易的事，并且告诫家长不要一味强迫孩子接受大人的观点，因为孩子和大人在兴趣方面不尽相同。本文具有一定的教育意义，有助于改变家长一些错误的观点。

　　答案简析

　　1.C。read to somebody 意为读给某人听，to后面接动作的对象。

　　2.D。根据下文可知，存在的困难在于如何把孩子们的书写好。故选 good。

　　3.C。书中的内容让孩子们无法理解，说明作者的目标定得高。故选 high。

　　4.C。与前文either 对应，这里应用or. eitheror 意义为要么要么。

　　5.B。与下半句的nor 对应，这里应用neither。 neithernor 意为既不也不。

　　6.A。satisfy的宾语除了读故事的成年人以外，当然就是听故事的孩子。故选child。

　　7.D。孩子听的故事越来越少，家长把讲故事当成读故事。故选reads。

　　8.C。前后两句形成因果关系，所以应用so引导结果状语从句。

　　9.B。上文讲好书越来越少，说明去发现好书并非是容易的事。故选easy。

　　10.B。名词 works 意为作品。

　　11.A。根据后面所举的例子以及文意，现在被认为是孩子们读的作品，实际上是为成年人所写的。故选grown-ups。

　　12.A。show interest in something 意为对感兴趣。

　　13.B。孩子们选书的地点一般是书店或是图书馆。故选library。

　　14.D。try to do something 意为想法设法做某事，符合当今社会实际情况，为正确选项。

　　15.C。家长不要期望孩子门会接纳他们的观点，因为两者大不相同。故选择different。