Sometimes you need to make a larger meaning out of something that seems

small. This is called subtext (潜台词).

A. Look for unspoken words.

B. But it will be good for you to write.

C. You can write how the brain reacts to reading.

D. Essays on reading could be one of the most interesting ones.

E. Your essay will suffer if what you're reading is boring to you.

F. As you practice close reading, take a look at the word choice.

G. These kind of questions would be a great way to start your essay.

第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Almost at the same time, my 14-year-old son, John, and I found the coat in the clothes shop. It was __21__ on a wall with other coats together-- just like a rose among wild flowers. __22__ appeared in John's eyes. He tried it on and __23__ from side to side,looking at himself in the __24__. Soon he smiled. It was __25__.

John wore the coat to school the next day and came back home with a big __26__. I asked him whether his classmates liked his new coat. He nodded his head, __27__ hanging it over the back of a chair.

Over the next few weeks, some __28__ came over John. He became more __29__ and more thoughtful (体贴的). " Good dinner, Mom," he would say every evening. He would __30__ his younger brother his radio and __31__ tell him how to use it. Without an annoyed look, he would __32__ in wood to make fire. One day when I advised that he should __33__ his homework before dinner, John--who wouldn't so anything until the last minute--said, "You're __34__, Mom. I will."

When I talked with one of his teachers and said that I didn't know what __35__ changes, she said with laughter, "It must be his __36__." Once she told John she gave him a high mark not only because he had done well in the test but also because she __37__ his coat. And from then on, she found that John __38__ to get along with other students instead of __39__ with them.

Quite often, a small change will make others notice you or even praise you, which leads to a lot of good changes in __40__. On John, his wonderful coat had this effect.

( ) 21. A. hiding B. hanging C.waiting D.shaking

( ) 22. A. Surprise B. Sadness C. Joy D. Fear

( ) 23. A. turned B. jumped C. walked D. moved

( ) 24. A. picture B. mirror C.shop D. window

( ) 25. A.popular B. terrible C. strange D. perfect

( ) 26. A. success B. puzzle C. smile D. problem

( ) 27. A. suddenly B. carefully C. hurriedly D. quickly

( ) 28. A.changes B. challenges C. wishes D. thoughts

( ) 29. A. nervous B. useless C. polite D. honest

( ) 30. A.show B. sell C. pass D. lend