单选题
Many Brazilians cannot read. In 2000, a quarter of those aged 15 and older were functionally illiterate (文盲). Many 26 do not want to. Only one literate adult in three reads books. The 27 Brazilian reads 1.8 non-academic books a year, less than half the figure in Europe and the United States. In a recent survey of reading habits, Brazilians came 27th out of 30 countries. Argentines, their neighbors, 28 18th. The government and businesses are all struggling in different ways to change this. On March 13 the government 29 a National Plan for Books and Reading. This seeks to boost reading, by founding libraries and financing publishers among other things. One discouragement to reading is that books are 30 . Most books have small print-runs, pushing up their price. But Brazilians' indifference to books has deeper roots. Centuries of slavery meant the country's leaders long 31 education. Primary schooling became universal only in the 1990s. All this means Brazil's book market has the biggest growth 32 in the western world. But reading is a difficult habit to form. Brazilians bought fewer books in 2004, 89 million, including textbooks 33 by the government, than they did in 1991. Last year the director of Brazil's national library 34 . He complained that he had half the librarians he needed and termites (白蚁) had eaten much of the 35 . That ought to be a cause for national shame. A. average B. collection C. distributed D. exhibition E. expensive F. launched G. named H. neglected I. normal J. particularly K. potential L. quit M. ranked N. simply O. treasured
问答题
【正确答案】N
【答案解析】空格前是many，空格后是句子谓语do not want to，句子结构比较完整。因为many既可以作形容词，也可以作不定代词，所以空格处应该填入名词和many一起作为主语，或者填入副词修饰谓语动词。因为上文已经说了文章讨论的对象是巴西人的阅读问题，四个名词没有合适的。可选的副词有二：particularly“特别地，具体地”；simply“仅仅，简单地”。前一句说：根据2000年的一次调查，在年龄不低于15岁的人群中，半文盲所占比例达四分之一。后一句说：每三个受过教育的人里，只有一人平时读书。simply符合此处句意。填入simply，该句意为“许多人就是不想读书(言下之意：没有别的原因，只是不愿意读书)”。故选N。
【答案解析】空格前是句子主语the government，空格后是a National Plan担任句子宾语，可知空格处应该填入动词充当句子谓语，时间状语On March 13告诉我们要填入动词的过去式。剩下的动词过去式有：distributed“分发”；launched“发动，启动”；named“命名”；neglected“忽视”；quit“放弃”；treasured“珍爱，珍藏”。上一句说，巴西政府和商界正努力采取各种办法来改变这种境况。该句说，3月13日，巴西政府______国家图书阅读计划。只有launched(启动了)符合此处句意，故选F。
【答案解析】空格前是名词growth，空格后是介词短语in the western world，可知空格处应该填入名词，名词growth修饰要填入的名词。可选的名词有：collection“采集，收藏品”；exhibition“展览”；potential“潜能”。该句意为“所有这些都说明巴西图书市场在西方国家图书市场中具有最大的增长______。”只有potential(潜能)符合此处句意。故选K。
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【正确答案】C
【答案解析】格前是名词textbooks，空格后是介词短语by the government，可知此处应该填入动词的过去分词。剩下的动词过去分词形式有：distributed“分发”；named“命名”；quit“放弃”；treasured“珍爱，珍藏”。该句意为“2004年，包括政府的教科书在内，巴西人的总购书量仅为8900万册，这一数字比1991年的还要少。”只有distributed(分发)符合此处句意，故选C。
问答题
【正确答案】L
【答案解析】空格前是句子主语the director of Brazil's national library，空格后是句号，可知此处应该填入动词充当句子谓语。句首的时间状语Last year表明这里应该填入动词的过去式。剩下的动词过去式有：named“命名”；quit“放弃，辞职”；treasured“珍爱，珍藏”。又根据空格位于句尾，可知需填入不及物动词。三个选项当中不及物动词只有quit(辞职)符合此处句意，故选L。