1 . The room in the workhouse where the boys were fed was a large stone hall. At one end the master, in his cook’s uniform, and two women served the food. This ________ a bowl of thin soup three times a day, with a piece of bread on Sundays. The boys ate ________ and were always hungry. The bowls never needed ________. The boys polished them with their spoons until they ________. After three months of this slow starvation, one of the boys told the others that so hungry was he ________ one night he might eat the ________ sleeping next to him. He had a wild ________ eye, and the other boys ________ him. After a long ________, they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening, and Oliver was ________.

The evening arrived: the soup was served, and the bowls were ________ again in a few seconds. Oliver went up to the master, with his bowl in his hand. He felt very ________, but also ________ with hunger.

“Please, sir, I want some more.”

The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned very pale. He looked at the little boy in front of him with ________. Nobody else spoke.

“What?” he asked at last, in a   ________ voice.

“Please, sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more.”

The master ________ him with the serving spoon, then seized Oliver’s arms and ________ for the beadle (执事). The beadle came quickly, heard the terrible news, and immediately ran to tell the board.

“He asked for more?” Mr. Limbkins, the fattest board member, asked in ________. “Is this really true?”

_____, Oliver was led away to be locked up, and a(n) ________ of five pounds was offered to anybody who would take him away and use him for work.

( Adapted from Oliver Twist《雾都孤儿》)

1.

A．belonged to

B．turned to

C．accounted for

D．consisted of

2.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

3.

A．washing

B．cleaning

C．buying

D．changing

4.

A．finished

B．starved

C．shone

D．slept

5.

A．that

B．until

C．when

D．before

6.

A．boy

B．master

C．bowls

D．spoons

7.

A．big

B．bad

C．angry

D．hungry

8.

A．hated

B．feared

C．believed

D．trusted

9.

A．quarrel

B．bargain

C．argument

D．discussion

10.

A．elected

B．chosen

C．determined

D．recognized

11.

A．full

B．empty

C．broken

D．available

12.

A．shy

B．brave

C．worried

D．frightened

13.

A．pleased

B．hopeful

C．desperate

D．exhausted

14.

A．amusement

B．amazement

C．intention

D．appreciation

15.

A．calm

B．clear

C．faint

D．cautious

16.

A．hit

B．treated

C．greeted

D．warned

17.

A．begged

B．sent

C．shouted

D．asked

18.

A．horror

B．sadness

C．curiosity

D．frustration

19.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Eventually

20.

A．award

B．praise

C．reward

D．punishment

2 . The room in the workhouse where the boys were fed was a large stone hall. At one end the master, in his cook’s uniform, and two women served the food. This _________ a bowl of thin soup three times a day, with a piece of bread on Sundays. The boys ate _________ and were always hungry. The bowls never needed _________. The boys polished them with their spoons until they _________. After three months of this slow starvation, one of the boys told the others that so hungry was he _________ one night he might eat the _________ sleeping next to him. He had a wild _________ eye, and the other boys _________ him. After a long _________, they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening, and Oliver was __________.

The evening arrived: the soup was served, and the bowls were __________ again in a few seconds. Oliver went up to the master, with his bowl in his hand. He felt very __________, but also __________ with hunger.

“Please, sir, I want some more.”

The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned very pale. He looked at the little boy in front of him with __________. Nobody else spoke.

“What?” he asked at last, in a   __________ voice.

“Please, sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more.”

The master __________ him with the serving spoon, then seized Oliver’s arms and __________ for the beadle (执事). The beadle came quickly, heard the terrible news, and immediately ran to tell the board.

“He asked for me?” Mr. Limbkins, the fattest board member, asked in __________. “Is this really true?”

________, Oliver was led away to be locked up, and a(n) __________ of five pounds was offered to anybody who would take him away and use him for work.

(Adapted from Oliver Twist《雾都孤儿》)

1.

A．belonged to

B．turned to

C．accounted for

D．consisted of

2.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

3.

A．washing

B．cleaning

C．buying

D．changing

4.

A．finished

B．starved

C．shone

D．slept

5.

A．that

B．until

C．when

D．before

6.

A．boy

B．master

C．bowls

D．spoons

7.

A．big

B．bad

C．angry

D．hungry

8.

A．hated

B．feared

C．believed

D．trusted

9.

A．quarrel

B．bargain

C．argument

D．discussion

10.

A．elected

B．chosen

C．determined

D．recognized

11.

A．full

B．empty

C．broken

D．available

12.

A．shy

B．brave

C．worried

D．frightened

13.

A．pleased

B．hopeful

C．desperate

D．exhausted

14.

A．amusement

B．amazement

C．intension

D．appreciation

15.

A．calm

B．clear

C．faint

D．cautious

16.

A．hit

B．treated

C．greeted

D．warned

17.

A．begged

B．sent

C．shouted

D．asked

18.

A．horror

B．sadness

C．curiosity

D．frustration

19.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Eventually

20.

A．award

B．praise

C．reward

D．punishiment

3 . For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.   Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing _______.

What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, _______ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.

When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had _______ several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming and makeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber _______ some of the music because the Phantom’s makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.

When you revise, you change aspects of your work in _______ to your evolving purpose, or to include _______ ideas or newly discovered information.

Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. _______, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to _______ topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However, don’t make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows _______. Always make time to become your own ____________and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you ____________ new ideas.

Revising involves ____________ the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose ____________ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the ____________ that is, facts, opinions, inferences — that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many ____________ details that may confuse readers?

1.

A．technique

B． style

C．process

D．career

2.

A．in particular

B．as a result

C． for example

D．in other words

3.

A．undergone

B．skipped

C．rejected

D． replaced

4.

A．rewrote

B．released

C． recorded

D． reserved

5.

A．addition

B．response

C．opposition

D．contrast

6.

A．fixed

B．ambitious

C．familiar

D．fresh

7.

A．However

B．Moreover

C． Instead

D．Therefore

8.

A．discuss

B．switch

C． exhaust

D．cover

9.

A．drafting

B．rearranging

C．performing

D．training

10.

A．director

B．master

C．audience

D．visitor

11.

A．personal

B．valuable

C． basic

D．delicate

12.

A．mixing

B．weakening

C．maintaining

D．assessing

13.

A．amazing

B．bright

C．unique

D．clear

14.

A．angles

B．evidence

C． information

D．hints

15.

A．unnecessary

B．uninteresting

C．concrete

D．final

4 . Reading and writing ______is a very personal experience.Poets use language as a way of______their feelings, whether positive ones of love, happiness and hope, or negative feelings like______and fear.Poems can describe the beauty of nature, a person，a dream or a memorable event.Most______have tried writing poetry at some time，for example，at school.For children, it is a good way to explore language and have______with words as well as to express themselves.

But teachers and psychologists have found another use for poetry as a form of treatment to help people with problems.There are______for people of all different backgrounds and ages.Writing poetry can help people deal with______in their lives－death or feelings of sadness, drug or alcohol problems or serious illness.By writing down your feelings，______can learn to understand yourself better and give yourself a voice if you feel you are being ignored.A poem might be a way of telling someone something when you do not feel able to talk about it______.And just because people are______or having difficulties in their lives, it doesn't mean they have lost their sense of humor.Poems______as treatment can be funny too, as laughter is also considered to be very good medicine.

Students at a special school in Dudley, in England, read and write poems______.Their reason for writing poems is not just to be creative, but some of them they write are very good.All of them have problems.Some of them have long－term______conditions, such as cancer，while others have personality disorders or psychological problems.By writing poems students are growing______self confidence.The poems provide a   channel through______they can______with the world，and convey their feelings.They______help them to recognize and explore their problems   and to   develop a positive attitude to life.

But the poems are helping______people，too.The school has collected some of the students'poems and published them in a book which is______to raise funds for a local hospital.The book has proved very popular, giving students a sense of______.

1.

A．poem

B．the poems

C．poet

D．poetry

2.

A．transforming

B．conveying

C．convincing

D．impressing

3.

A．excitement

B．anger

C．darkness

D．joy

4.

A．people

B．students

C．writers

D．teachers

5.

A．game

B．fun

C．smile

D．food

6.

A．benefits

B．warmth

C．patterns

D．style

7.

A．branches

B．changes

C．exercises

D．lines

8.

A．I

B．they

C．she

D．you

9.

A．shoulder to shoulder

B．face to face

C．hand in hand

D．eye to eye

10.

A．hungry

B．ill

C．thirsty

D．happy

11.

A．said

B．spoken

C．seen

D．written

12.

A．some time

B．everyday

C．every day

D．sometime

13.

A．salty

B．scientific

C．natural

D．medical

14.

A．in

B．on

C．from

D．at

15.

A．who

B．which

C．that

D．when

16.

A．communicate

B．exchange

C．contradict

D．delight

17.

A．either

B．too

C．yet

D．also

18.

A．another

B．the other

C．other

D．the others

19.

A．sells

B．sell

C．being sold

D．being selling

20.

A．achievement

B．humor

C．duty

D．experience

5 . Similarities between Donald Trump and Harry Potter’s enemy, Lord Voldemort, did not go ____ during the 2016 campaign. Even Trump supporters bought election campaign posters ____ Trump in front of an American flag as background, with a quote from the Dark Lord himself:" There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too ____ to seek it."

The political messages of this wildly popular series have drawn much attention. J.K. Rowling once explained, “I wanted Harry to find the same problems in the wizarding world about the importance of group purity.” Lord Voldemort backs up the clearance of impure bloods. During Voldemort’s time ____, people live in ____ fear that they will be killed, either for having ____ blood or for sympathizing with those who ____. In comparison, Donald Trump has ____ a temporary moratorium (临时禁令) on Muslim immigration and suggested establishing a national database to ____ all Muslims.

On top of that, there is a consensus surrounding at least three themes, which played an important role in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. They are widely viewed as ____ the values in the Harry Potter Series.

Tolerance of Difference

As Gerson and others have noted, “____ is one of the main themes of the Harry Potter books.” The main characters are quite mindful of ____ practices and the need to protect those ____ of handling unequal treatment. For example, Harry frees the house-elf, Dobby, from enslavement by Lucius Malfoy, a decision that later helps him win the battle of good over evil. When Potter’s young son expresses prejudice against Slytherin, the house of many of Harry’s opponents, he is quickly ____ by his father who tells him that the bravest man he ever knew was a Slytherin.

Opposition to Punitive (惩罚性的) Policies

The Harry Potter series also promotes non-violent ____ of conflict solution. Although the stories themselves include plenty of violence and even death, these crimes are committed strictly by those on the side of evil: “Using violence freely   is a ____ of bad people”. Voldemort is willing to kill many times in order to attain immortality; ____. Harry Potter, on the other hand, refuses to kill. Instead, Potter turns to disarming his enemies as his major means of protection. Donald Trump again runs parallel to Voldemort rather than Potter, suggesting that “torture works”. As one headline ____, “Donald Trump is running to be America’s next top torture president.” He has even advocated killing the families of terrorists as a means of deterrence （威慑）.

Anti-authoritarianism

The main characters in Harry Potter ____ in their opposition to authoritarian characters in the novels. Of course, the best-known authoritarian in these stories is Voldemort. Consistent with authoritarian principles, Trump promises order as well as control over all potential threats. As does Voldemort, Trump portrays himself as a strongman who can bend others to his will, be they the Chinese government or terrorists.

Can Harry Potter win over Donald Trump? This question remains to be answered. All the messages appear to be influential in changing Harry Potter readers' views as well as their support for Trump. Perhaps most importantly, these findings raise the hope that Harry Potter can stop the Deathly Donald and make America great again in the eyes of the world, just as Harry did by _____the wizard world of Voldemort.

1.

A．unmentioned

B．unnoticed

C．unpunished

D．unknown

2.

A．featuring

B．printing

C．starring

D．including

3.

A．delicate

B．poor

C．miserable

D．weak

4.

A．in danger

B．in power

C．in charge

D．in place

5.

A．consistent

B．constant

C．steady

D．stable

6.

A．dirty

B．humble

C．impure

D．noble

7.

A．should do

B．will do

C．do

D．did

8.

A．called for

B．called forth

C．called out

D．called off

9.

A．list

B．register

C．remember

D．label

10.

A．opposed

B．objected to

C．objecting

D．opposed to

11.

A．freedom

B．tolerance

C．equality

D．humanity

12.

A．different

B．distinctive

C．discriminatory

D．favorable

13.

A．incapable

B．capable

C．are incapable

D．are capable

14.

A．praised

B．supported

C．teased

D．scolded

15.

A．manners

B．medium

C．mode

D．means

16.

A．characteristic

B．personality

C．representation

D．typical

17.

A．the ends justify the means

B．all good things come to an end

C．a moment's beginning ends in a moment

D．all is well that ends well

18.

A．said it

B．put it

C．noted it

D．meant it

19.

A．join along

B．unite up

C．band together

D．bind together

20.

A．accusing

B．robbing

C．ridding

D．relieving

6 . The room in the workhouse where the boys were fed was a large stone hall, and at one end the master and two women served the food. This ________ a bowl of thin soup three times a day, with a piece of bread on Sundays. The boys ate ________ and were always hungry. The bowls never needed ________. The boys polished them with their spoons until they ________. After three months of this slow starvation, one of the boys told the others that so hungry was he ________ one night he might eat the ________ sleeping next to him. He had a wild ________ eye, and the other boys ________ him. After a long ________, they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening, and Oliver was ________.

The evening arrived; the soup was served, and the bowls were ________ again in a few seconds. Oliver went up to the master, with his bowl in his hand. He felt very ________, but also ________ with hunger.

“Please, sir, I want some more.”

The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned very pale. He looked at the little boy in front of him with ________. Nobody else spoke.

“What?” he asked at last, in a ________ voice.

“Please, sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more.”

The master ________ him with the serving spoon, then seized Oliver’s arms and ________ for the beadle (执事). The beadle came quickly, heard the terrible news, and immediately ran to tell the board.

“He asked for me?” Mr Limbkins, the fattest board member, asked in ________. “Is this really true?”

_____, Oliver was led away to be locked up, and a(n) ________ of five pounds was offered to anybody who would take him away and use him for work.

1.

A．belonged to

B．accounted for

C．consisted of

D．turned to

2.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

3.

A．cleaning

B．buying

C．changing

D．washing

4.

A．finished

B．shone

C．slept

D．starved

5.

A．that

B．until

C．when

D．before

6.

A．master

B．boy

C．bowls

D．spoons

7.

A．big

B．angry

C．hungry

D．bad

8.

A．believed

B．hated

C．feared

D．trusted

9.

A．quarrel

B．bargain

C．argument

D．discussion

10.

A．chosen

B．determined

C．elected

D．recognized

11.

A．available

B．empty

C．full

D．broken

12.

A．frightened

B．shy

C．brave

D．worried

13.

A．pleased

B．hopeful

C．exhausted

D．desperate

14.

A．amusement

B．amazement

C．intension

D．appreciation

15.

A．calm

B．clear

C．faint

D．cautious

16.

A．treated

B．greeted

C．hit

D．warned

17.

A．sent

B．shouted

C．asked

D．begged

18.

A．curiosity

B．frustration

C．sadness

D．horror

19.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Eventually

20.

A．punishment

B．reward

C．award

D．praise

7 . 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 the 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．bottom

16.

A．praise

B．produce

C．include

D．accept

17.

A．Yet

B．Also

C．But

D．Thus

18.

A．read

B．born

C．hired

D．written

19.

A．rainy

B．sunny

C．cool

D．windy

20.

A．news

B．love

C．real-life

D．adventure