Ⅰ.七选五
When I was younger I was fascinated with stories of magic.I was absorbed in books where wizards (男巫) and fighters battled the powers of darkness in strange worlds.I was delighted when they won and brought peace and happiness to their lands.__1__ I wanted to be able to magically make my pain disappear and to make my problems go away.
As I got older, however, I realized that there was no such thing as magic.__2__ I had daily pain from a back injury that never healed right.I still sometimes dreamed of magic but over time even that faded away.
__3__This magic grew stronger in my heart，soul, and mind day by day.It was called LOVE.This magic connected me with my highest self and with all of the other souls in this world.It didn't remove my poverty but it made every day of my life feel richer.__4__
There is such a thing as magic in this world.There is such a thing as magic in each one of us.This magic is called LOVE.__5__ Also, I hope you use it to help others, to heal this world, and to build a bridge to souls of everybody.
A．I struggled through a long period of poverty.
B．I was eager to have any power that controlled the world.
C．Then one day I started to discover a different kind of
magic.
D．It didn't heal my pain but it helped me deal with it so much better.
E．May you choose it, share it, and live in it every single day of your life.
F．It helped me see them as the beautiful, loving and joyful souls they truly are.
G．Most of the readers like me secretly wished for magical powers for themselves.
本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了爱是一种神奇的魔法，有了爱我们的生活会变得更加美好。
1．G 解析：根据空后的“I wanted to be able to magically make my pain disappear and to make my problems go away”可知，此处表示大多数像“我”这样的读者都暗自希望自己也能够有魔力。故选G。
2．A 解析：根据空后一句“I had daily pain from a back injury that never healed right”可知，此处在阐述“我”的不好的经历。下文中的“It didn't remove my poverty”是提示。故选A。
3．C 解析：根据空后一句“This magic grew stronger in my heart，soul，and mind day by day”可知此处在讲述一种新的魔力。故选C。
4．D 解析：根据空前一句“It didn't remove my poverty but it made every day of my life feel richer”可知，此处在讲这种新的魔力对“我”的影响。且D项与空前一句句式结构一致，故D项正确。
5．E 解析：根据空前一句“This magic is called LOVE”和空后一句“Also，I hope you use it to help others，to heal this world，and to build a bridge to souls of everybody”可知，此处在讲“我”希望人们去使用“爱”这种魔力。空后一句中的“Also，I hope”是提示。故E项正确。
