填空题 There is nothing illogical or synthetic about the humility ( modesty ) of great bookmen in calling attention to the limitations of the book. No book can　1　us to know everything that is to be known, or feel everything that is to be felt. A book is part of life, not a substitute 　2　it. It is not a fit　3　for worship or enshrinement. It loses its charm and much of its value when accepted　4　No one would have been more　5　than Aristotle if he could have known of the excessive and　6　veneration that would be given to his ideas in centuries to　7　. When his works became the　8　words of advance knowledge,　9　knowledge became neither advanced nor vital. The particular occasion for these remarks is that there are　10　here and there that some of us in the book world may be　11　ourselves too seriously. In the effort to increase book reading some　12　things are being said about books. It is made to　13　that nothing is happening now that has not happened before, and that the only true approach to understanding is　14　books. We do neither service nor justice to books by　15　upon them such omnipotence and omniscience. Many of the answers we need today are not necessarily to be found between　16　There are elements of newness in the present　17　of man that will not readily be　18　of by required reading or ready reference. Books are not slide rules or blueprints for　19　automatic answers. What is needed is a mighty blend of the wisdom of the ages　20　fresh, razor-edged analytical thought.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】enable=make able(使能够)；enable．to do sth．是常用结构。inform和 assure后接sb．of sth.promise指物时后接to do sth.，意为“预示”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】名词substitute(代替者；代用物)后接介词for表示所代替之对象。例如： Substitutes for rubber can be made from petroleum．橡胶的代用品可由石油制取。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】disturbed=upset(不安)，与句意相符。disguised(伪装)，intervened(干涉)，interrupted(打扰)，皆不可取。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】excessive。(过分的)含否定意义，与它并列的词亦应含否定意义，因此 respectful(充满敬意的)和faithful(忠实的)可以排除；dreadful(可怕的)不合逻辑。只有harmful(有害的)可以入选。veneration(崇拜)相当于worship。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】不定式作定语表示未来的行为，in centuries to come：在未来(以后)的几百年里。此处是就Aristotle(亚里士多德)而言的。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】last words意为“定论”，是惯用搭配。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】such knowledge指其前的advance knowledge(先前的知识)。knowledge在此为不可数名词，不能用this修饰。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】sign=sth．that gives evidence，points to the existence or likelihood of sth．(迹象)，符合句意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】take ourselves too seriously意为“对自己过于重视”，take在此意为consider；regard(认为；对待)。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】extravagant：(of ideas，speech，etc．)going beyond what is reasonable(〈思想、言论等〉过分的；过度的)，此处指对书的作用讲过头的话。 extraordinary(特别的)，exceptional(异常的)，excessive(过多的)，皆不合用。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处appear=seem(似乎；好像)，为不及物动词，that引导主语从句，而非宾语从句。其余三个动词都是及物动词，不可用。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】]through在此表示“方法，手段”：through books(通过读书)
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】这里subject意为person，animal or thing to be treated or dealt with(处理或讨论的对象)，此句指书籍不是适于崇拜或enshrinement(祀奉)的对象。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】“by+动名词”表示“用……办法”。impose sth．on/upon sth．(把……强加于……)，意思和用法皆合要求。omnipotence：无所不能；omniscience：无所不知。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处cover指binding of a book(书皮，封面)；between covers意为in books (在书中)。 line常用于read between the lines：领会字里行间的言外之意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】dilemma意为difficult choice to be made between two courses of action，both undesirable(困境；进退两难)。其余三词均未说明问题的性质。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】dispose of=finish；get rid of(处置；除去)，词义与搭配皆合要求。 discern(辨别)，discharge(解除)，disperse(驱散)，只是词形干扰，与句意无关。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】furnish=supply；provide(供给；提供)，适合句意。 slide rules“计算尺”；blueprints“蓝图”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】blend作动词时后接sth．with sth．(把……与……混合)，作名词时后接 of sth．with sth．(……与……的混合物)，这里是名词，只能用with。razor-edged在此可理解为“敏锐的”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】uncritically意为not judging severely(不加批评地；不加鉴别地)，与句意逻辑相符：不加鉴别地读书，书便失去魅力和价值。