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 __2 1__. Some stories are told __22__ they were true. Real people who live in a __23__ 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 __24__ . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be __25__ for us.

But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only __26__. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we __27__ seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than __28__. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of __ 29__. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our __30__--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) __ 31__ the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read __32__ realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we __33__ that we are real and they are __34__. It sounds __35__ , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and __36__ about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by __37__ 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 __38__ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose __39__ in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel __40__ we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

21. A. different B. possible C. easy D. new

22. A. as if B. that C. what D. whether

23. A. common B. usual C. normal D. certain

24. A. instructive B. realistic C. reasonable D. moral

25. A. necessary B. difficult C. impossible D. important

26. A. planned B. thinkable C. designed D. imagined

27. A. are B. do C. make D. have

28. A. magic B. lessons C. dreams D. experience

29. A. understanding B. working C. thinking D. living

30. A. grammar B. knowledge C. skill D. words

31. A. have B. make C. get D. use

32. A. a story B. a newspaper C. something D. everything

33. A. hope B. find C. learn D. know

34. A. so B. too C. not D. all

35. A. terrible B. dangerous C. serious D. strange

36. A. think B. talk C. learn D. read

37. A. guessing B. telling C. pretending D. promising

38. A. society B. mind C. life D. world

39. A. ourselves B. heart C. time D. money

40. A. why B. what C. how D. when

答案 21.A 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.C 26.D 27.B 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.C 33.D 34.C 35.D 36.A 37.C 38.B 39.A 40.D

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Stefan and Erika Svanstrom on a four-month honeymoon were hit by several natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.

The 36 couple left Sweden on December 6 and were 37 caught in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms.

Later, they flew on to Australia which then 38 with one of the most terrible hurricanes in the nation’s history. From there, the couple, 39 , were forced to 40 for 24 hours on the floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.

“Trees were being 41 and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Stefan told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We 42 escaped”

The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand. 43 their arriving, a massive earthquake 44 magnitude 6.3 hit the city on February 22.

Erika said “We could not visit the city since it was completely in 45 , so instead we travelled around before going to Japan.” But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was 46 by Japan’s largest earthquake 47 records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof debris (碎片) fly off the buildings,” Mr. Svantrom said. “ 48 seemed the buildings were swaying 49 .”

The family returned to Sweden on March 29 after a(n) 50 calmer visit to their last destination China.

But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the very tsunami 51 hit Southeast Asia in 2004, said “I know marriages have to experience some 52 , but I think we have 53 most of them.” , 54 that the marriage had become strong.

“We’ve certainly experienced 55 our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy.” said the couple.

36. A. new-married B. newly-marry C. newly-married D. new-marry

37. A. finally B. eventually C. gradually D. immediately

38. A. met B. faced C. hit D. come

39. A. in vain B. in panic C. in sorrow D. in depression

40. A. hide B. stay C. remain D. shelter

41. A. taken over B. turned over C. got over D. knocked over

42. A. nearly B. narrowly C. almost D. easily

43. A. At B. With C. On D. For

44. A. measuring B. is measured C. measures D. measured

45. A. mess B. order C. chaos D. control

46. A. effected B. destroyed C. shaken D. suffered

47. A. when B. while C. as D. since

48. A. It B. There C. That D. What

49. A. in and out B. here and there C. backwards and forwards D. back and forth

50. A. pretty B. fairly C. much D. even

51. A. which B. as C. that D. what

52. A. trials B. tricks C. trips D. triangles

53. A. looked through B. put through C. come through D. got through

54. A. added B. adding C. added to D .adding to

55. A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than

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