太难，最好就不要读。

答案：F

17．解析：本段介绍的是要抽时间进行阅读。所以选择G项，不管多么忙都要读书。

答案：G

18．解析：本段介绍的是无论身处何地都要随身带书阅读。所以选择A项，无论去哪儿，都要带上书。

答案：A

19．解析：本段介绍的是要在合适的场地阅读。而该空是本段的中心句。所以选择D项，找一处安静的地方。

答案：D

20．解析：本段介绍的是要进行阅读就要减少看电视和上网时间。再加上空后的But可知，选择E项，这对很多人来说很难做到。

答案：E

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My name is Benjamin Belinski and I don't have a talent (才华) to show at talent night.But every day my teacher asks me to think of __21__．

“I'll just have to be __22__ the day of the show，” I tell my __23__ one afternoon.“If you get a cold，be sure to cough on me.”

“You must have a talent，” says Kate.“What are you __24__？”

“Eating，” I answer.“Watching TV.”

“Benjamin，be __25__，”Kate says and turns to our friends.“__26__，guys.What are Benjamin's talents？”

“Benjamin is __27__，”says Tommy.“He could make a comedy show.”

“Yeah.Every __28__ could be about how I have no talents，” I say.

“Benjamin，” says Olivia，“maybe you don't know how to make a comedy show，but you always get us together to do something __29__．”

What my friends say gets me __30__ and I come up with a plan.My teacher says that's a good __31__．

In the next few weeks，I am busy making sure everything is prepared and __32__ for the show.On the night of the big event，when people __33__ the gym，they all agree it looks amazing.When the __34__ begins，each person with an act __35__ whose turn it is to perform.

After the last act, __36__ stand on the stage and my teacher says，“Everybody worked hard to put together this impressive night.However，we should give special __37__ to one person for making it go on so smoothly (顺利地)．He __38__ behind the scenes，but please give a big hand to a special talent—Benjamin Belinski，Producer! ”People __39__ their hands as I step onto the stage.

Benjamin Belinski，Producer.I __40__ being a producer and I bet that is my talent.

【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者认为自己没有什么才华可以表演。在朋友的启发下，他决定在幕后统筹安排整场演出，最终得到了大家的认可。

21．A.everything C．anything

B．something D．nothing

解析：作者认为自己没有什么才华可以表演，老师却每天让他想出一些可以表演的东西，故something符合此处语境。

答案：B 22．A.sick C．sad

B．popular D．famous

解析：根据本段中的“If you get a cold，be sure to cough on me.”可推测，作者跟朋友抱怨说，希望表演那天自己“生病(sick)”。

答案：A 23．A.teacher C．audience

B．parents D．friends

解析：下文中第26空前的“turns to our friends”提示了本题答案。

答案：D

24．A.sure about C．angry at

B．worried about D．good at

解析：根据语境可知，凯特在帮作者想才华，所以问作者“擅长(be good at)”什么。

答案：D 25．A.excited C．serious

B．quiet D．quick

解析：作者回答的“Eating”跟“Watching TV”并不是什么才华，所以凯特让作者“认真(serious)”点儿。

答案：C

26．A.Come on C．By the way

B．Go ahead D．To be honest

解析：凯特让朋友们跟她一起想作者的才华，故come on符合此处语境。

答案：A 27．A.strange C．crazy

B．funny D．smart

解析：由“He could make a comedy show”可知他很有趣。 答案：B 28．A.mistake C．joke

B．warning D．puzzle

解析：根据汤米的建议“He could make a comedy show.”可推测，他认为作者很“有趣(funny)”，而作者却不以为然，认为如果表演喜剧的话，那么每个“笑话(joke)”都是关于自己没有特长的。

答案：C 29．A.sad C．fun

B．valuable D．meaningless

解析：由“but”可知虽然“作者不会表演喜剧”，但是“他总是能把大家聚在一起做有趣的事情”。

答案：C 30．A.relaxing C．dreaming

B．thinking D．escaping