Question

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Books written in the Gothic(哥特式) style are popular all over the world. A feature of these books is that they usually mix fiction, horror and death. They have romantic scenes at times. Gothic style books first appeared in the late 1700s in Great Britain. They were especially popular during Victorian times(1837-1901). Many of s novels we read today, such as Jane Eyre and Frankenstein, are from that time period.

Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by British author Robert Louis Stevenson(1850-1894) is a famous Gothic novel.

One of the story's most important characters is Dr Jekyll, a doctor with a kind heart who lives in London. He and his close friend Mr. Utterson often have dinner together. But one day, Utterson notices Dr. Jekyll behaving strangely after asking him about a crime that happened outside Dr. Jekyll's house. He says that a young girl had been killed by a man. The police believe lat the man may have committed many crimes, but they couldn't find any clues. Mr. Utterson shows great interest in the case, only to find out that the murderer is Dr Jekyll himself.

In fact, Dr Jekyll had invented a kind of medicine that turned him into Mr. Hyde, an evil (邪恶)man. He believed that all humans have an evil side. He wanted to see if he could move the evil part away from the good part.

In the book, the author shows human's dual(双重的)nature. People can have both an evil side and a good side, just like Dr Jekyll: He looks kind on the outside, but he can also be a cold-blooded murderer on the inside. The author uses detailed comparisons and, descriptions to explain the way both sides of Dr Jekyll work Because of this, the novel turned out to be a successful one and has been spoken highly of by thousands of millions of readers since it was published. It has been made into over 120 stage and film versions(版本) so far.

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Gothic Books and Dr Jekyll and. Mr Hyde

Gothic books are popular around the world for they often mix fiction, horror, death and romance together. This kind of books first appeared in the late 1. century. One of the famous Gothic novels is Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by British author Robert Louis, Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll, one of the story's most important characters, believes everyone has an evil side and a good. side. He 2. if an evil side could be moved away from a good side. So he invented a. kind of medicine which made him 3. Mr. Hyde after taking it. Then he committed many crimes. The book shows humans' dual nature and 4. how the evil side and the good side work by comparing and describing. The novel turned out to be a big success and it has won high 5.from thousands of millions of readers. There also have been many stage and versions of the novel.

Answer

1.18th

2.wondered

3.became

4.explains

5.praise

【解析】

本文主要介绍的是哥特式风格的书籍在全世界都很受欢迎，其中一部非常著名的小说就是英国作家史蒂文森(Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894)写的《化身博士》，这部小说的主人公杰基尔博士，他认为每个人都有善良和邪恶的一面，为了证明这一点，他发明了药物，服下后，他就会变成邪恶的海德先生的故事。

1.

根据“Gothic style books first appeared in the late 1700s in Great Britain.”可知，哥特式风格的书籍最早出现在18世纪末的英国。“18世纪”是18thcentury，故答案是18th。

2.

根据“He wanted to see if he could move the evil part away from the good part.”可知，此处需要填的是“wanted to see”（想看看）的同义词，用一个词表达是wonder，因是过去式，故答案是wondered。

3.

根据“Dr Jekyll had invented a kind of medicine that turned him into Mr. Hyde”可知，此处要填的是“turned…into…”（变成）的同义词，用一个词表达是become变成，因为是过去式，故用became，故答案是became。

4.

根据“In the book, the author shows human's dual(双重的)nature.”和“The author uses detailed comparisons and descriptions to explain the way both sides …”可知，这本书展示了人的双重人格，并运用详细的比较和描述解释了邪恶的一面和善良的一面是如何运作的，故此处缺少的信息是explain，根据题中“shows”可知此处填“explains”，故答案是explains。

5.

根据“the novel turned out to be a successful one and has been spoken highly of by thousands of millions of readers since it was published”可知，此处要填的是“spoken highly of”（高度赞扬）的同义词，high高的，已在句中体现，赞扬praise，不可数名词，故答案是praise。