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When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very      . Some stories are told       they were true. Real people who live in a       world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not       . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be       for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only     . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we       seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than      . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of      . When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our       -- which is real-- and our imagination-- which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
　　Both realism and fantasy(幻想)       the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read       realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we       that we are real and they are    . It sounds       , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and     about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by   52  that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our       when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose       in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel       we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

小题1:

A．possible

B．easy

C．new

D．different

小题2:

A．that

B．what

C．whether

D．as if

小题3:

A．usual

B．normal

C．certain

D．common

小题4:

A．realistic

B．reasonable

C．moral

D．instructive

小题5:

A．difficult

B．impossible

C．important

D．necessary

小题6:

A．thinkable

B．designed

C．imagined

D．planned

小题7:

A．do

B．make

C．have

D．are

小题8:

A．lessons

B．dreams

C．experience

D．magic

小题9:

A．working

B．thinking

C．living

D．understanding

小题10:

A．knowledge

B．skill

C．words

D．grammar

小题11:

A．make

B．get

C．use

D．have

小题12:

A．a newspaper

B．something

C．everything

D．a story

小题13:

A．find

B．learn

C．know

D．hope

小题14:

A．too

B．not

C．all

D．so

小题15:

A．dangerous

B．serious

C．strange

D．terrible

小题16:

A．talk

B．learn

C．read

D．think

小题17:

A．telling

B．pretending

C．promising

D．guessing

小题18:

A．mind

B．life

C．world

D．society

小题19:

A．heart

B．time

C．money

D．ourselves

小题20:

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．why

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:C

试题分析：读书和写作一样,既可以是对现实世界的描绘,也可以是对非现实世界的描绘,但两者都离不开想象。
小题1:上文中有similar相似，or提醒我们应选与similar意义相反的词different
小题2:told用在被动语态中，因而后面不可跟宾语从句，应该是方式状语从句。句子意思是：有些故事讲起来似乎就是真的。
小题3:usual习惯性，符合规章制度的或一贯如此的；common的意思：常见的，普通的，不足为奇的，有时可引申为“平凡”的意思；normal 正常的，正规的，标准的生活在正常世界的现实的人做实际的事。
小题4:换句话说，那些故事就是有关象我们这样的人做我们所做的事。有些故事则是虚构的。
小题5:这些故事中的人和动物与我们不同，他们能做对我们来说是不可能的事。
小题6:甚至现实的作品也只是想象出来的（不是可以思考的，也不是设计出来的，更不是计划好的）
小题7:语法分析。本句使用do不是强调。我们确实似乎了解。
小题8:当他研究魔术时，他对自己现实生活的了解也比对魔术的了解要多
小题9:读书象写作一样，是一种行为，是一种思考的方法
小题10:用我们的知识（现实的知识）和想象（不同方式体现的现实）使得言语在我们的脑海中具有生命力。
小题11:现实和幻想用读书和写作的想象力和魅力使我们去思考
小题12:当我们读到某些现实的东西时，我们就不得不去想象我们所读到的有关的人就象我们一样
小题13:动词辨析。A发现B学会C知道D希望；即使我们知道我们是真的，而这些故事不是。
小题14:即使我们知道我们是现实的而他们是虚构的（则不是现实的）
小题15:形容词辨析。A危险B认真C奇怪D可怕的；这听起来很奇怪。
小题16:我们读书的时候，可以把丢失的信息补充起来而且会思考一个人所做事情的影响和起因
小题17:我们只有通过自称我们所读到的东西就象真正的生活一样来给作家一些帮助。某种意义上讲我们也在写作。
小题18:名词辨析。A思维B生活C世界D社会；没有思考我们脑子中在想什么
小题19:固定搭配。Lose oneself in…沉浸于…之中；可以转换成be lost in…；本句是指埋头于一则精彩的故事中。
小题20:我们读书时如果知道我们的感受如何的话，那将有助于我们成为更好的读者

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China needs to set absolute restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions(释放) if it is to fulfill its aim to set up a carbon market over the next five years, a cabinet office think tank said in a paper.
“It is only under an absolute emissions cap that carbon emission permits will become a scarce resource and possess the qualities of a commodity,” the State Council?s Development and Research Center said in a paper in Seeking Truth, a magazine published by the ruling party.
China has traditionally baulked(犹豫) at the idea of emissions caps either on a regional basis or for industrial sectors, invoking a key Kyoto protocol principle that puts most of the burden of cutting green-house gases on developed countries.
China, the world ‘s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has also been under external pressure to make stronger commitments in the battle against global warming .The country has been the biggest beneficiary(受益人) of the Clean Development Mechanism, a UN-backed scheme that allows industrialized countries to meet their CO2 reduction targets by purchasing certified emission reductions or CERs from low-carbon projects launched in developing nations.
However, the European Union, the biggest buyer of CERs, has said it will not accept CERs generated by Chinese projects once the first phase of its Emissions Trading Scheme ends in 2012, though projects already registered will remain valid.
小题1: What does China hope to do in the next five years?

A．to cut its emissions by 45%

B．to set up a carbon market

C．to have lower emissions than other countries

D．to increase both emissions and production

小题2: China agreeing to limit emissions now because______

A．they care about the environment

B．emissions harm people’s health

C．of pressure from other countries

D．they want more profit for their factories

小题3:How does the CER scheme work?

A．Countries can buy the right to produce as much carbon emissions as they like.

B．All countries are required to set a carbon emissions cap and can then get certificates on how developed their environmental programme is.

C．Developed countries are allowed to produce more emissions than industrial countries.

D．Developed countries can buy the right to produce more carbon emissions from developing countries that produce less.

小题4: What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Air pollution is still increasing the problem of climate change all over the world.

B．China is still resisting cutting emissions as it is necessary for the manufacturing industry.

C．China believes that it is free from meeting international standards on emissions.

D．China will need to cut its emissions in the near future in order to keep up with the international community

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科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

Most American schools have boys and girls in the same classroom. But a public high school in the small, rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special program called the Academy. Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math, science, English and social studies.
The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart. What they really want to do is take that top group of kids and take them to the very highest level they can achieve there, so that they’re prepared for college.
Students are invited to enter this program after they finish middle school, and placement in the Academy is voluntary. However, they need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations. They also need to be involved in activities.
Almost 350 students have taken part in the Academy. It began as an experiment in 2010.
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth-grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting. He says that the novels the students are reading now are very manly (男子气概的) novels. These novels deal with the arrogance (傲慢) of man and the pride of man which finally leads to man’s downfall.
One of those books, for example, is The Call of the Wild by Jack London. This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada’s Klondike Gold Rush.
Morgan Fleet, a senior at Boonsboro High, likes being in the Academy. She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom. She believes this difference seems to prevent her from developing herself because she’s more focused on thoughts like “Oh, I wish they would shut up. Oh, what do they think of me?’’ instead of focusing on “What’s the homework? What’s going on in this class? What’s the lesson?”.
There is one activity that girls and boys in the Academy do together. At the end of the day, many of them stay and help tutor students who are having trouble in school.
小题1:What is the purpose of the Academy program?

A．To offer a special program in high school.

B．To help students concentrate on study.

C．To strengthen sex education for teenagers.

D．To start learning college courses earlier.

小题2:To enter the Academy program, students are NOT required to _________.

A．do well in their study	B．be recommended by teachers
C．take part in some activities	D．have worked as volunteers

小题3:The Call of the Wild is given as an example to show that male students ___.

A．should learn more about literature

B．should have a sense of protecting the wildlife

C．are reading more manly novels

D．are interested in stories on animals

小题4:Which is likely to be Morgan Fleet’s opinion?

A．A girl cares about the boys’ opinions of her.

B．Single-sex classes should be stopped.

C．Girls are more focused when studying with boys.

D．Boys and girls act the same in separate classrooms.

小题5:The passage is intended to _________.

A．introduce the single-sex class project

B．explain the differences between boys and girls

C．persuade students to enter the Academy program

D．urge students to work hard in their study

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