問題詳情：
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning
You get more time to focus on words. When a text is short, you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in____31____text. This is more useful for those___32___are beinners of English.
You can read a whole story at a time. Attention length is very important for learning. And the ability to finish story gives you more time___33___(understand) it. Short stories are written to give you___34___(much) information with less effort.
It is best for consistency (一致*). It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never___35___(seem) to end.
You can share them easily in a group. Since short stories can___36___(read) in any place, they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles. Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read. Short stories are perfect way for them.
You can focus more on ideas. Language is less about ___37___(word) and more about the meanings behind them. If you spend all your time ___38___(learn) vocabulary and grammar, you will never be able to speak a language ___39___(smooth) because you will have little to talk about. Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text.
In a word, short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension (理解力)___40___ also open your mind to different worlds.
【回答】
【解析】
句意：當一個文字很短時，你可以有更多的時間來學習每個單詞是如何使用的，以及它在課本中的重要*。這裏是說特指的那個課本中。這裏用定冠詞the。根據題意，故填the。
【解析】句意：這對那些不懂英語的人更有用。這裏是定語從句，先行詞是those這裏用who來引導。根據句意，故填who。
understand
【解析】句意：完成故事的能力給你更多的時間去理解它。根據上文And the ability to finish story gives you more time可知這裏是理解它。根據題意，故填to understand。
【解析】句意：寫短篇小說是爲了用更少的努力給你更多的資訊。根據文中with less effort可知這裏是更多的資訊。根據句意，.故填more。
s
【解析】句意：每天讀一個故事要比讀一本似乎永無止境的大小說容易得多。先行詞是a big novel定語從句中的動詞seem變第三人稱單數。根據句意，故填seems。
read
【解析】句意：因爲短篇小說可以在任何地方閱讀，所以它們非常適合讀書俱樂部和學習圈。主語是short storie可知這裏是含有情態動詞的被動語態，其結構是情態動詞+be done的形式。根據句意，故填be read。
s
【解析】句意：語言不是關於單詞，而是關於單詞背後的含義。根據下文and more about the meanings可知上文是說關於單詞。根據句意，故填words。
ning
【解析】句意：如果你把所有的時間都花在學習詞彙和語法上，你將永遠不會說一門流利的語言。spend+時間+doing sth.表示花費時間做某事。根據句意，故填learning。
thly
【解析】
【39題詳解】
句意：如果你把所有的時間都花在學習詞彙和語法上，你將永遠不會說一門流利的語言。這裏是副詞修飾動詞，smooth的副詞是smoothly，意思是“流利地”，根據句意，故填smoothly。
【解析】句意：總之，短篇小說不僅能提高你的英語閱讀理解力，而且能讓你的思維向不同的世界敞開。Not only…but also…表示不但……而且……。根據句意，故填but。
知識點：構詞法
題型：閱讀填空
