It was always thought that Treasure Island(金银岛) was the product(产物) of Robert Stevenson’s imagination(想像). 36 ,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work .
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years .In 1881 he returned to Scotland to spend 38 .With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning they would go out for a 40 over the hills .They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd, Stevenson’s son, felt the days 42 .To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure”, said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure(冒险) story in the boy’s 48 .While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd .But who would be molded(塑造) into the hero — a pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked with the 50 of a wooden leg , Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story. 52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 55 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.warm 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.lost B.buried C.discovered D.invented
12.A.saw B.drew C.made D.looked
13.A.book B.reply C.map D.letter
14.A.singer B.hero C.writer D.child
15.A.help B.problem C.use D.up
16.A.praise B.produce C.mold D.accept
17.A.Yet B.Also C.But D.So
18.A.read B.born C.hired D.written
19.A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
20.A.news B.love C.travel D.adventure
At the meeting, the old man ______ some good advice about bringing down the market price of housing.
A. came about B. came along C. came up with D. came out
It is nice to hear from a close friend. ______, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more B. That is to say
C. In other words D. Believe it or not
It is his horse , according to the old man , _______ saved him from the trap.
A. who B. that C. which D. what
Do you have any difficulty ________?
A. on listening B. to listening
C. for listening D. in listening
21st Century is ______ a newspaper. It helps us to improve our English a lot.
A. no less than B. no more than
C. less than D. more than