Question

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too ________ , so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, ________ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are ________ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the child who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, ________ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not ________ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as works of children’s literature were in fact written for ________ . “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.

Children, left for themselves, often ________ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a library and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop ________ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so ________ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise over the bedtime story.

1.A. to B. in C. with D. around

2.A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult

3.A. and B. but C. or D. so

4.A. both B. neither C. either D. very

5.A. but B. however C. so D. because

6.A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast

7.A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children

8.A. are B. show C. find D. add

9.A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring

10.A. same B. friendly C. different D. common

Answer 1