Practice makes perfect熟练生巧
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but carry to tradition buy even a choose they cheap
Twenty-First Century Books
Probably you have seen someone reading a book on an electronic reading device. Over the past few years, these small computers have become more popular. For that reason, more companies that make _1_ paper books are now making electronic books (ebooks). Most ebooks are the same as paper books, _2_ people download a file into a reading device rather than _3_ the paper book. This way they can _4_ many books.
Books companies are adding special features _5_ some ebooks. These extra features might include sound files, picture files, or video files. When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer.
The latest electronic readers are smaller and _6_ , but they are also much more powerful. They can store much more information, so writers and book companies can do more with _7_ ebooks. They do not want to just add files to _8_ completed book. They are making the sound, picture, and video files part of the story. Readers need these files to understand the whole story. Readers can _9_change the story.
Readers already have a lot of books to choose from. If they can change the way stories end, they will have more _10 _!
答案：
1.traditional 2.but 3.buying
4.carry 5.to 6.cheaper
7.their 8.a 9.even 10.choices
语篇分析：
这篇短文主要介绍的是进来电子书的发展，详细的介绍了电子书的一些特点及应用方式。
答案解析：
1.结合语境可知此处指的是更多的制作传统书籍的公司现在正在生产电子书。根据所给单词，可知填形容词traditional，传统的，作定语。
2.联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系，根据所给单词，可知填转折连词but，但是人们下载电子书。
3.联系上文，可知此处指的是买纸质书。本句中than是介词，后面接名词或者动名词作宾语，根据所给单词，可知填动名词buying，买。
4.联系上文，可知此处指的是他们能带很多书。本句中can是情态动词。根据所给单词，可知填原形动词carry，运载，携带。
5.结合语境可知此处指的是图书公司给一些电子书添加一些特殊的内容。根据所给单词，可知填介词to，到，向。
6.结合语境可知此处指的是最新的电子阅读器更小更便宜。根据所给单词，可知钱形容词比较级cheaper，更便宜的。
7.结合语境可知此处代词指的是读者和图书公司。根据所给单词，可知填复数物主代词their，他们的，作定语。
8.联系下文，可知此处指的是，他们不只是想给一本完成的书添加文件。结合语境可知本句泛指任何一本完成的数，根据所给单词，可知填不定冠词a，一个。
9.联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是，读者甚至能够改变这个故事。根据所给单词，可知填副词even，即使，甚至。
10.联系本段前文描述，可知此处指的是，他们将会有更多的选择、根据所给单词，可知填复数名词choices，选择。
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Alone, top, both, be, dangerous, die, afraid, freeze, while,warm
Do you enjoy climbing mountains? I’d like to tell you a true story about John and Peter. They were _1_ mountaineers. As John was experienced, he was always asking Peter to copy his example. “Would you like to stand on the_2_ of the world, Peter?” “Of course . It has already _3_ my dream,”Peter answered.
On a sunny morning, the two men started for the top of Mount Qomolangma. After they climbed over one of the most _4_ slopes, they found a man lying in the snow. “He’s going to _5_,”Peter looked at John and said, as if he would help the man. “Leave him by himself and just follow me !If you bring the burden with you , I’m _6_ you’ll lose your life.”John warned Peter . Then he turned around and walked forward _7_. It was too cold. After thinking for a _8_ , Peter made up his mind to help the dying man. He carried the man on his back and made his way forward . Little by little , Peter’s temperature made the man_9_. The man came to himself! And soon he could move all by himself. Together they moved side by side.
About two hours later, they kept up with John.To his surprise , they found that John was almost dead in he snow. He had been _10_ to death.
答案：
1. both 2. top 3 .been
4 .dangerous 5.die 6.afraid
7.alone 8.while 9.warm 10.frozen
答案解析：
1. 考查代词：指代John and Peter两个人用.both
2.考查词组：on top of在…顶峰
3.句意：这一直是我的梦想，故应用现在完成时been
4.考查形容词：dangerous修饰slopes危险的陡坡
5.考查动词：一个人躺在雪地里，快要死了。die
6.考查形容词：I am afraid恐怕
7.考查副词：alone一个人
8.考查词组：for a while一会儿
9.考察make 的搭配：make sb warm使某人温暖
10.考察词组be frozen to death,被冻死
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