2012年12月大学英语四级完形模拟题（13）

　　Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of readinga bedtime story to their children.And they must have 1_ howdifficult it is to write a 2 _children’s book.Either the author hasaimed too 3_ , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (ormore often, her) story, 4_ the story seems to be talking to thereaders.

　　The best children’s books are 5_ very difficult nor very simple,and satisfy both the 6_ who hears the story and the adult who 7_ it.Unfortunately, there are infact 8_ books like this, 9_ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10_ to solve.

　　This may be why many of books regarded as 11_ of children’s literature were in fact written for12_ .“Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 13 _of this.

　　Children, left for themselves, often 14_ the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a childin bookshop o 15 _and he will 16_ willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, orhave a look at most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17_ of teachersand right-thinking parents.

　　Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18_ our taste inliterature.After all children and adults are so 19 _that we parents should not expect that they willenjoy the 20 _books.So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.

　　1.A.hoped B.realized C.told D.said

　　2.A.short B.long C.bad D.good

　　3.A.easy B.short C.high D.difficult

　　4.A.and B.but C.or D.so

　　5.A.both B.neither C.either D.very

　　6.A.child B.father C.mother D.teacher.

　　7.A.hears B.buys C.understands D.reads

　　8.A.few B.many

　　C.a great deal of D.a great number of

　　9.A.but B.however C.so D.because

　　10A.hard B.easy C.enough D.fast

　　11.A.articles B.work C.arts D.works

　　12.A.grown ups B.girls C.boys D.children

　　13.A.difficult B.hidden C.obvious D.easy

　　14.A.are B.show C.find D.add

　　15.A.school B.home C.office D.library考试用书

　　16.A.more B.less C.able D.be

　　17.A.lovingness B.interests C.objections D.readings

　　18.A.receiving B.accepting C.having D.refusing

　　19.A.same B.friendly C.different D.common

　　20.A.common B.avarage C.different D.Same