四、根据首字母提示完成短文，每空一词
Just as the saying g
1, “Books are the ladder of human progress.” Reading is very important to us. It can open our m
2 and lead us to success. We can always get the information we need from books.
How can you d
3 an interest in reading? Here is my advice. If you want to learn how to ride a bike, you have to try as many times as possible u
4 you can ride skillfully. It works the s
5 way with reading. If you want to fall in love with reading, try to read as m
6 as you can. Then you can find out which kind of books you really like—maybe fiction that tells c
7 stories full of unexpected plots, or non-fiction that talks about history, culture or science. Don't forget to share your reading feelings with others too. Talk about your favourite books with classmates or family—they may r
8 new books to you, and you'll discover more.
So, parents should help to get their children to read as early as p
9. Studies have s
10 that the earlier someone starts to read, the more possible that he or she may like reading later.
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解析：
【解析】
1. g开头，固定表达"the saying goes"表示“正如谚语所说”，故填goes。
2. m开头，"open our minds"是固定短语，意为“开阔我们的思维”，mind用复数形式，故填minds。
3. d开头，"develop an interest in"为固定搭配，意为“培养对……的兴趣”，故填develop。
4. u开头，句意为“你必须尽可能多地尝试直到你能熟练骑车”，until表示“直到……”，符合语境，故填until。
5. s开头，"the same way"表示“同样的方式”，是固定表达，故填same。
6. m开头，"as much as you can"意为“尽可能多地”，此处指代阅读的量，故填much。
7. c开头，结合语境，小说讲述充满意外情节的创意故事，creative表示“有创意的”，符合语义，故填creative。
8. r开头，"recommend sth. to sb."表示“给某人推荐某物”，句意为他们可能给你推荐新书，故填recommend。
9. p开头，"as early as possible"是固定短语，意为“尽可能早地”，故填possible。
10. s开头，"Studies have shown that..."是常用表达，意为“研究表明……”，show的过去分词为shown，故填shown。
【答案】
1. goes 2. minds 3. develop 4. until 5. same
6. much 7. creative 8. recommend 9. possible 10. shown
【知识点】
固定短语搭配、动词时态变形、语境词汇运用
【点评】
本文围绕阅读的重要性及培养阅读兴趣的方法展开，考查学生对固定短语、语境理解和词汇形式变化的掌握，需结合上下文与首字母提示精准填词，日常需注重短语积累与语境分析能力的提升。
【难度系数】
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