Passage 14（2019 •湖北省咸宁市）
Look around when you’re on a subway. What is the most popular time-killing(消磨时间的) activity? In China, most people play on their smart phones. While in other countries, people often enjoy reading.
On average(平均), each Chinese person read less than eight books in 2018, according to a recent survey from the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication. But Chinese people ①/spend/_______an average of 26 minutes on WeChat Reading every day.
②在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读。Even backpackers（背包客）enjoy reading books when they are having a break at the beach or relaxing from a hike. Reading books builds a bridge③/ bɪˈtwiːn/_______our lives and the unknown world.
Many hotels abroad also offer book-exchanges for visitors. Simply drop off your finished books and take those ones that other people left behind. In most US middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. ④Most books are easy to read, so students won’t lose their confidence of reading.
Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. In order to encourage people to read more. China is planning to foster(培养)the habits of reading in its law. Although this has both good and bad sides,⑤_________.
6．填写单词：根据文中①、③两处音标填写单词。
①/spend/_______ ③/ bɪˈtwiːn/_______
7．将文中②处划线句子翻译成英语：_____________________
8．将文中④处划线句子翻译成汉语：_____________________
9．补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能填入文中⑤处划线部分的最佳选项。
A．it can be seen as a way to foster one’s interest
B．it can be seen as a way to build somebody up
C．it can be seen as a way to develop one’s reading habits
D．it can be seen as a way to improve one’s writing ability
10．What’s the purpose of having good reading habits according to the passage?
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【答案与解析】
【文章大意】本文介绍了在地铁里：中国人大多数在玩智能手机。而在其他国家，人们常常喜欢阅读。据中国新闻的调查显示，在2018年，平均每个中国人阅读的书籍不到8本。而每天花在微信上的时间为26分钟。在西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读。文章最后介绍了良好的阅读习惯会让人们终生热爱书籍。
6．spend；between
【解析】句子But Chinese people ①/spend/____an average of 26 minutes on We Chat Reading every day.的句意：但中国人每天平均花在微信上的阅读是26分钟。由语境和所给的音标提示可知填：spend；由every day可知，本题的时态为一般现在时，主语Chinese people是复数，因此谓语用动词原形。所以答案为：spend；句子Reading books builds a bridge③/bɪˈtwiːn/____our lives and the unknown world的句意：读书是我们生活与未知世界之间的桥梁。由语境和所给的音标提示可知填：between；between ……and……：在……和……之间；所以答案为：between。总之本题的答案为：①spend ③between
7．In many western countries, people will read at any time.
【解析】汉译英。在许多西方国家：in many western countries；人们：people；在任何时间：at any time；阅读：read；由所给的汉语：在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读。可知，本题的时态应该用一般将来时，所以答案为：In many western countries, people will read at any time.
8．大部分书（籍）都简单易读，因此学生读起来不会失去阅读的信心。
【解析】英译汉。Most books：大部分书（籍）；be easy to do sth.：容易做某事；read：读；lose their confidence of reading：失去阅读的信心；students：学生；won’t：将不会。所以答案为：大部分书（籍）都简单易读，因此学生读起来不会失去阅读的信心。
9．C 【解析】细节理解题。由本段的第一句话Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. 良好的阅读习惯会让你终生热爱书籍。可知，本段主要谈论了阅读习惯的养成，结合所给的选项可知，应该选择it can be seen as a way to develop one’s reading habits它可以被看作是培养一个人阅读习惯的一种方法。符合语境。故选C。
10．Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books.
【解析】推理判断题。题干的意思是：根据这篇文章，养成良好的阅读习惯的目的是什么？根据Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. 可知，良好的阅读习惯会让你终生热爱书籍。故答案为：Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books.
Look around when you’re on a subway. What is the most popular time-killing(消磨时间的) activity? In China, most people play on their smart phones. While in other countries, people often enjoy reading.
On average(平均), each Chinese person read less than eight books in 2018, according to a recent survey from the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication. But Chinese people ①/spend/_______an average of 26 minutes on WeChat Reading every day.
②在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读。Even backpackers（背包客）enjoy reading books when they are having a break at the beach or relaxing from a hike. Reading books builds a bridge③/ bɪˈtwiːn/_______our lives and the unknown world.
Many hotels abroad also offer book-exchanges for visitors. Simply drop off your finished books and take those ones that other people left behind. In most US middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. ④Most books are easy to read, so students won’t lose their confidence of reading.
Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. In order to encourage people to read more. China is planning to foster(培养)the habits of reading in its law. Although this has both good and bad sides,⑤_________.
6．填写单词：根据文中①、③两处音标填写单词。
①/spend/_______ ③/ bɪˈtwiːn/_______
7．将文中②处划线句子翻译成英语：_____________________
8．将文中④处划线句子翻译成汉语：_____________________
9．补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能填入文中⑤处划线部分的最佳选项。
A．it can be seen as a way to foster one’s interest
B．it can be seen as a way to build somebody up
C．it can be seen as a way to develop one’s reading habits
D．it can be seen as a way to improve one’s writing ability
10．What’s the purpose of having good reading habits according to the passage?
_______________________________________________________________
【答案与解析】
【文章大意】本文介绍了在地铁里：中国人大多数在玩智能手机。而在其他国家，人们常常喜欢阅读。据中国新闻的调查显示，在2018年，平均每个中国人阅读的书籍不到8本。而每天花在微信上的时间为26分钟。在西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读。文章最后介绍了良好的阅读习惯会让人们终生热爱书籍。
6．spend；between
【解析】句子But Chinese people ①/spend/____an average of 26 minutes on We Chat Reading every day.的句意：但中国人每天平均花在微信上的阅读是26分钟。由语境和所给的音标提示可知填：spend；由every day可知，本题的时态为一般现在时，主语Chinese people是复数，因此谓语用动词原形。所以答案为：spend；句子Reading books builds a bridge③/bɪˈtwiːn/____our lives and the unknown world的句意：读书是我们生活与未知世界之间的桥梁。由语境和所给的音标提示可知填：between；between ……and……：在……和……之间；所以答案为：between。总之本题的答案为：①spend ③between
7．In many western countries, people will read at any time.
【解析】汉译英。在许多西方国家：in many western countries；人们：people；在任何时间：at any time；阅读：read；由所给的汉语：在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读。可知，本题的时态应该用一般将来时，所以答案为：In many western countries, people will read at any time.
8．大部分书（籍）都简单易读，因此学生读起来不会失去阅读的信心。
【解析】英译汉。Most books：大部分书（籍）；be easy to do sth.：容易做某事；read：读；lose their confidence of reading：失去阅读的信心；students：学生；won’t：将不会。所以答案为：大部分书（籍）都简单易读，因此学生读起来不会失去阅读的信心。
9．C 【解析】细节理解题。由本段的第一句话Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. 良好的阅读习惯会让你终生热爱书籍。可知，本段主要谈论了阅读习惯的养成，结合所给的选项可知，应该选择it can be seen as a way to develop one’s reading habits它可以被看作是培养一个人阅读习惯的一种方法。符合语境。故选C。
10．Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books.
【解析】推理判断题。题干的意思是：根据这篇文章，养成良好的阅读习惯的目的是什么？根据Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. 可知，良好的阅读习惯会让你终生热爱书籍。故答案为：Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books.
