Question

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. ____, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

   Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived  ____ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a    . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son   ___.

   Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long      over the hills. They had been ___  _ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days  ____. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some ___ _.

One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert _ _ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of ___  . "What's that?" he asked. "That's the _  _ treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly _  ___something of an adventure story in the boy’s _  _ . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the _  _ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗)?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the __  __ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to   ____ such a man in a story. _  __ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _  ___.

So, thanks to a___  ___ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest _  ____ stories in the English language.

1.A. However          B. Therefore    C. Besides     D. Finally

2.A.alone             B. next door          C. at home     D. abroad

3.A. meeting    B. story                 C. holiday            D. job

4.A. Lloyd              B. Robert                C. Henley       D. John

5.A. talk                   B. rest                C. walk         D. game

6.A. attempting   B. missing        C. planning         D. enjoying

7.A. quiet                B. dull           C. busy       D. cold

8.A. cleaning           B. writing                C. drawing           D. exercising

9.A. doubted           B. noticed              C. decided          D. recognized

10.A. the sea    B. the house         C. Scotland      D. the island

11.A . forgotten           B. buried               C. discovered          D. unexpected

12.A. saw             B. drew        C. made               D. learned

13.A. book                    B. reply        C. picture            D. mind

14.A. star                 B. hero              C. writer                     D. child

15.A. help                     B. problem           C. use               D. burden

16.A. praise                  B. produce           C. include            D. accept

17.A. Yet                  B. Also           C. But               D. Thus

18.A. injured           B. born          C. hired               D. written

19.A. rainy                    B. sunny                C. cool             D. windy

20.A. news                    B. love              C. humorous    D. adventure

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个冒险故事是如何产生的。罗伯特是苏格兰人，1881年，他带着妻子和孩子回苏格兰度假。在一个下雨的一天，罗伯特让儿子在家画画，儿子画了一个埋藏宝藏的海岛。这引发了罗伯特的创作灵感，创作了一个寻宝的冒险故事。

1.根据“ Stevenson's imagination...recent research has found”可知，宝岛是罗伯特想象出来的，但是最近的研究证实了它的存在。这里是转折关系。故选A。

2.根据“Stevenson, a Scotsman,...In 1881 he returned to Scotland”可知，苏格兰人罗伯特一直住在国外。A单独；B隔壁；C在国内；D在国外。故选D。

3.根据“Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long    over the hills.”可知，他们上午有时间散步，不可能是去苏格兰工作。A会议；B故事；C假期；D工作。故选C。

4.根据“Lloyd felt the days   __”可知，罗伯特的儿子叫Lloyd。故选A。

5.根据“over the hills”可知，是在山间散步，take sb out for a walk带某人外出散步，A谈话；B休息；C散步；D游戏。故选C。

6.在天气变坏之前，他们一家人很享受散步的时光。A企图；B错过；C计划；D享受。故选D。

7.下雨天被困在家里，Lloyd感到无聊。A安静的；B无聊的；C繁忙的；D寒冷的。故选B。

8.根据下面的“with a beautiful map of an island”可知，罗伯特让儿子画画。A打扫；B写作；C画画；D锻炼。故选C。

9.罗伯特注意到地图上的一个叉子。A怀疑；B注意到；C决定；D认出。故选B。

10.根据“a beautiful map of an island”可知，罗伯特看到的是儿子的画的岛。故选D。

11.儿子标记的是被埋藏的宝藏。A忘记；B埋藏；C发现；D预料之外。故选B。

12.Robert suddenly _  _something of an adventure story罗伯特突然看到了一个冒险故事，A看到；B画；C制作；D学习。故选A。

13.in the boy’s _  _从儿子的画里看到了一个冒险故事。A书；B回复；C图画；D大脑。故选C。

14.He would make the     a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd.他把主人公定为一个像他儿子一样的12岁的男孩。A明星；B主人公；C作家；D孩子。故选B。

15.who walked around with the _  _ of a wooden leg靠一根木制的腿行走，A帮助；B问题；C作用；D负担。with the help of...在......的帮助下。故选A。

16.Robert had always wanted to   ____ such a man in a story.罗伯特一直想在故事里添加一个这样的人。A表扬；B生产；C包括；D接受。故选C。

17._  __ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg,因此，有一条木腿的海盗就诞生了。A然而；B也；C但是；D因此。故选D。

18.罗伯特以儿子朋友为创作原型，设计了一个海盗。A受伤；B出生；C雇佣；D写作。故选B。

19.thanks to a___  ___ September in Scotland,多亏了苏格兰一个下雨的九月，A下雨的，多雨的；B晴朗的；C凉爽的；D多风的。根据前文可知，罗伯特的儿子是在下雨的时候创作的画，给了爸爸灵感。故选A。

20.根据“an adventure story in the boy’s _  _”可知，罗伯特想创作一个冒险故事。A消息；B爱；C幽默的；D冒险的。故选D。

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