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books since though called on themselves that habit

themselves dictionaries that books those habit since though called on

books since though called on themselves that habit

themselves dictionaries that books those habit since though called on

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading.

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy【1】of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year【2】1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading【3】he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he【4】people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing【5】through reading,” he said.

Reading can benefit (有益于) people in many ways. Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading provides us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things【6】are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that we can’t learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.

“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. However, it is necessary for us to form the【7】 of reading every day.

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【答案】

【1】books

【2】since

【3】though

【4】called on

【5】themselves

【6】that

【7】habit

【解析】

本文介绍了世界读书日和阅读的好处。每年的4月23日是世界的读书日。联合国教科文组织，在1955年，为了鼓励人们，尤其是年青人，去发现读书的快乐，设立了读书日。现在许多国家庆祝世界读书日。读书能在许多方面使人受益。书籍、杂志、报纸和其他类型的阅读材料可以帮助我们更多的了解外面的世界和完美的自己。书籍不能改变世界，但人们可以通过阅读改变自己来改变世界。我们必须养成每天阅读的习惯

【1】句意：在英国的那一天，数以百万计的学生可以在任何一家书店买到特价书，比平时都要低得多。可数名词复数表示泛指；单独使用时前面加不定冠词，表示泛指。结合句意和所给词可知填books。

【2】句意：自1998年以来，每年都有这样的活动。since：自从…以来，后面跟过去的时间或一般过去时从句，表示一段时间，谓语动词使用延续性动词，时态通常使用现在完成时；结合句意和所给词可知答案是since。

【3】句意：尽管温家宝总理很忙，但他读了很多书。根据句意可知前后句是转折关系，后面表示让步。though：尽管，虽然，即使，引导让步状语从句。结合句意和所给词可知答案是though。

【4】句意：在2009年世界图书日，他呼吁人们要阅读。called on：呼吁，号召；结合句意和所给词可知答案是called on。

【5】句意： 书籍不能改变世界，但人们可以通过阅读改变自己来改变世界。themselves ：他们自己；changing themselves改变自己；结合句意和所给词可知填themselves。

【6】句意：当我们阅读时，我们可能会发现许多我们不熟悉的东西。本句是定语从句，先行词是things物，引导词在定语从句中作主语，可知使用that或which引导此定语从句；结合句意和所给词可知填that 。

【7】句意：然而，我们有必要养成每天阅读的习惯。：习惯，the habit of reading：阅读习惯；结合句意和所给词可知填habit。