1 . 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

2 . Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______.   “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.

1.

A．result

B．truth

C．reason

D．idea

2.

A．traditional

B．developing

C．typical

D．wealthy

3.

A．preparations

B．houses

C．meals

D．suggestions

4.

A．began

B．met

C．called

D．left

5.

A．asleep

B．alone

C．across

D．away

6.

A．brought up

B．set up

C．put aside

D．gave away

7.

A．enough

B．necessary

C．helpful

D．expensive

8.

A．fame

B．freedom

C．courage

D．caring

9.

A．hesitate

B．agree

C．pretend

D．intend

10.

A．made sense

B．found out

C．made sure

D．worked out

11.

A．open

B．crowded

C．noisy

D．near

12.

A．costing

B．wasting

C．taking

D．spending

13.

A．pay for

B．ask for

C．look into

D．carry out

14.

A．completely

B．calmly

C．regularly

D．roughly

15.

A．advertise

B．sell

C．deliver

D．lend

16.

A．donates

B．produces

C．designs

D．collects

17.

A．permission

B．payment

C．direction

D．support

18.

A．borrow

B．raise

C．save

D．expect

19.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．tired

D．amused

20.

A．profit

B．difference

C．decision

D．rule

3 . In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _______, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I ______ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ________much better than an IQ test. We ________that Michael’s score must have been a _______ and we should treat him ________as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _______ grades in the school, especially _______ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _______ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ________. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ________ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ________ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ________, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ________ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _________another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _______ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be ________.
Children often do as ________ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,_________ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ________”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.1.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．dislike

D．disappointment

2.

A．tearfully

B．fearfully

C．cheerfully

D．hopefully

3.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．doctor

4.

A．argued

B．realized

C．decided

D．understood

5.

A．joke

B．mistake

C．warning          D wonder

6.

A．specially

B．strictly

C．naturally

D．carefully

7.

A．poor

B．good

C．average

D．standard

8.

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．for

9.

A．visited

B．chose

C．passed

D．entered

10.

A．allowed

B．described

C．required

D．offered

11.

A．missed

B．held

C．delayed

D．attended

12.

A．high

B．same

C．low

D．different

13.

A．curiously

B．eagerly

C．calmly

D．jokingly

14.

A．faith

B．interest

C．pride

D．delight

15.

A．looked for

B．asked for

C．waited for

D．prepared for

16.

A．received

B．accepted

C．organized

D．discussed

17.

A．imperfect

B．impossible

C．uncertain

D．unsatisfactory

18.

A．honestly

B．much

C．well

D．bravely

19.

A．hear

B．learn

C．expect

D．speak

20.

A．wise

B．rude

C．shy

D．stupid

4 . The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his _______ important inventions was the train. He _______ his first train when he was forty­four years old. When he was experimenting with the _______ engine on the train, he met with _______ from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _______ cows, horses and sheep, that the _______ would burst or that the hot coals from it would _______ their houses. At that time, _______ people believed what they said.

George Stephenson _______ the people that the train could go on small __________, could pull carriages __________ goods and passengers and there was __________ to them. It was a very __________ matter for him to __________ them believe. However, after __________, he was able to do it, and the first train that __________ by Stephenson himself __________ what he had said.

The first day __________ the people along the way __________ the noises of the train __________and saw it running quickly to them，they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly，for they thought it a genius (妖怪)．They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

1.

A．very

B．a lot

C．most

D．much

2.

A．made

B．bought

C．introduced

D．did

3.

A．electrical

B．atomic

C．steam

D．oil

4.

A．success

B．troubles

C．people

D．pleasure

5.

A．kill

B．buy

C．interest

D．take away

6.

A．smoke

B．noise

C．driver

D．engine

7.

A．pull down

B．blow away

C．set fire to

D．pass

8.

A．most

B．few

C．only a few

D．the rich

9.

A．said

B．spoke

C．told

D．warned

10.

A．roads

B．rivers

C．steam

D．rails

11.

A．short of

B．full of

C．empty of

D．without

12.

A．no great danger

B．dangerous

C．a lot of danger

D．few danger

13.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．pleasant

D．light

14.

A．get

B．cause

C．make

D．force

15.

A．sometime

B．some time

C．a few times

D．sometimes

16.

A．was sold

B．was driven

C．was pulled

D．helped

17.

A．believed

B．seemed

C．sensed

D．proved

18.

A．of

B．when

C．while

D．for

19.

A．caught sight of

B．listened to

C．heard

D．thought

20.

A．nearby

B．in the distance

C．on the far

D．from the distance