Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ childrens book. Either the author has aimed too __3__, so that children cant follow what is in his story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best childrens books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the __6__ who hears the story and the adult who __7__ it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of childrens literature were in fact written for __11__ Alice in Wonderland is perhaps the most obviousof this.
Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most childrens comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should sTOP __14__ to brainwashchildren into acceptingour taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose well just have to compromi网站优化ver the bedtime story.
1. A. to B. in C. with D. around
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. but B. however C. so D. because
9. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast
10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works
11. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children
12. A. are B. show C. find D. add
13. A. school B. home C. office D. library
14. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring
15. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common
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本文说明了写一本供孩子读的好书并不是一件容易的事，并且告诫父母不要一味强迫孩子同意大人的看法，由于孩子和大人在兴趣方面不尽相同。本文具备肯定的教育意义，能够帮助改变父母一些错误的看法。
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1. C。read to somebody 意为读给某人听，to后面接动作的对象。
2. D。依据下文可知，存在的困难在于怎么样把孩子们的书写好。故选 good。
3. C。书中的内容让孩子们没办法理解，说明作者的目的定得高。故选 high。#p#分页标题#e#
4. C。与前文either 对应，这里应用or. eitheror 意义为要么要么。
5. B。与下半句的nor 对应，这里应用neither。 neithernor 意为既不也不。
6. A。satisfy的宾语除去读故事的成年人以外，当然就是听故事的孩子。故选child。
7. D。孩子听的故事愈加少，父母把讲故事当成读故事。故选reads。
8. C。前后两句形成因果关系，所以应用so引导结果状语从句。
9. B。上文讲好书愈加少，说明去发现好书并不是是容易的事。故选easy。
10. B。名词 works 意为作品。
11. A。依据后面所举的例子与文意，目前被觉得是孩子们读的作品，事实上是为成年人所写的。故选grown-ups。
12. A。show interest in something 意为对有兴趣。
13. B。孩子们选书的地址一般是书店或是图书馆。故选library。
14. D。try to do something 意为想法设法做某事，符合当今社会实质状况，为正确选项。
15. C。父母不要期望孩子门会接纳他们的看法，由于两者大不相同。故选择different。
