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

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　　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

　　高考英語完形填空專題練習答案：

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