Question

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that the adventure（冒险）novel 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 _______ 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.Besides B.Therefore C.However D.Finally

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

3.A.meeting B.holiday C.story D.job

4.A.John B.Robert C.Henley D.Lloyd

5.A.walk B.rest C.talk D.game

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

7.A.quiet B.busy C.dull D.cold

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

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

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

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

12.A.learned B.drew C.made D.saw

13.A.book B.reply C.mind D.picture

14.A.star B.hero C.writer D.child

15.A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom

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

17.A.Still B.Thus C.Also D.But

18.A.born B.read C.hired D.written

19.A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy

20.A.news B.love C.adventure D.real-life

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森创作《金银岛》的背后真实故事，这本小说是以罗伯特儿子的一副画为灵感而创作的。

1.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，最近的研究发现了这部令人兴奋的作品的真实故事。A. Besides除……之外；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Finally最终地。由“人们一直认为冒险小说《金银岛》是罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森想象力的产物。”和“最近的研究发现了这部令人兴奋的作品的真实故事。”可知，前后两句表转折，应用However。故选C项。

2.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：史蒂文森是一个苏格兰人，在国外生活了很多年。A. alone独自地；B. next door在隔壁；C. abroad在国外；D. at home在家里/国内。由上文的Stevenson, a Scotsman和下文的In 1881 he returned to Scotland以及With him were his American wife Fanny and his son可知，史蒂文森不是独身一人，而是和家人一起在国外居住多年。故选C项。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：1881年他回到苏格兰度假。A. meeting会议；B. holiday假日；C. story故事；D. job工作。由下文的Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a ___5___ over the hills可知，史蒂文森一家回国是为了度假。故选B项。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：和他在一起的是他的美国妻子范妮和他的儿子劳埃德。A. John约翰；B. Robert罗伯特；C. Henley亨利；D. Lloyd劳埃德。由下文的Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days ___7__可知，史蒂文森的儿子是Lloyd。故选D项。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天早上史蒂文森都会带他们去山上散步。A. walk散步；B. rest休息；C. talk谈话；D. game游戏。由上文语境可知，史蒂文森一家是出来度假的，去山上肯定是散步。故选A项。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在天气突然转坏之前，他们已经享受了好几天了。A. attempting尝试；B. enjoying享受；C. planning计划；D. missing想念。由上文语境可知，在天气转坏之前，史蒂文森一家每天去山上散步，非常惬意，这是一种享受。故选B项。

7.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：劳埃德被大雨关在屋里，觉得天很闷。A. quiet安静的；B. busy忙碌的；C. dull枯燥无味的；D. cold寒冷的。由上文的Kept indoors by the heavy rain可知，因为呆在室内，劳埃德感到这些天很枯燥无味。故选C项。

8.

考查动名词词义辨析。句意：为了让孩子开心，罗伯特让他画些画。A. cleaning打扫；B. writing书写；C. exercising锻炼；D. drawing画。由下文的with a beautiful map of an island和the boy had drawn a large cross可知，是让孩子画画。故选D项。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天早晨，男孩带着一张美丽的岛屿地图来到罗伯特面前，罗伯特注意到男孩在岛中央画了一个大十字架。A. doubted怀疑；B. noticed注意到；C. decided决定；D. recognized认出。由下文的the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of ___10__可知，孩子在岛中央画了一个十字架，这个应该是父亲细心，注意到的事情。故选B项。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天早晨，男孩带着一张美丽的岛屿地图来到罗伯特面前，罗伯特注意到男孩在岛中央画了一个大十字架。A. the island岛；B. the house房子；C. the sea海；D. Scotland苏格兰。由上文的a beautiful map of an island可知，是在岛的中央有个大十字架。故选A项。

11.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“那是埋藏的宝藏，”男孩说。A. abandoned遗弃的；B. discovered发现的；C. buried埋藏的；D. unexpected出乎意料的。由全文语境可知，男孩画十字架的地方是埋藏宝藏的地方，此处指被埋藏的宝藏。故选C项。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：罗伯特突然在男孩的画中设想了一个冒险故事。A. learned学习；B. drew画；C. made使……；D. saw看见、设想。由全文语境可知，此处指罗伯特从儿子的画中设想出了一个冒险故事（这个故事就是《金银岛》的原型）。故选D项。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：罗伯特突然在男孩的画中设想了一个冒险故事。A. book书；B. reply回答；C. mind头脑；D. picture画。由上文语境可知，儿子拿着一副画给罗伯特看，可得出罗伯特是从儿子的画中获得了灵感。故选D项。

14.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他会让男主人公变成一个12岁的男孩，就像劳埃德一样。A. star星星；B. hero男主人公；C. writer作家；D. child孩子。由全文语境可知，此处指罗伯特会让小说的男主人公变成一个12岁的男孩，像他儿子一样。故选B项。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：罗伯特有一个好朋友叫亨利，在一只木腿的帮助下四处走动。A. help帮助；B. problem问题；C. use用法；D. bottom底部。由a wooden leg可知，此处指在木腿的帮助下走路，固定搭配with the help of（在……的帮助下）。故选A项。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：罗伯特一直想在一个故事中包括这样一个人。A. praise赞扬；B. observe观察；C. accept接受；D. include包括。由上文语境可知，男主人公有了，海盗是谁呢？作者紧接着提及Robert有一个借助木腿走路的朋友，而下文中的such a man in a story即指这个朋友，可见故事中包括这样一个人物。故选D项。

17.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，长着木腿的海盗约翰·西尔弗诞生了。A. Still仍然；B. Thus因此；C. Also同样；D. But但是。由全文语境可知，上下文之间是因果关系，应用Thus。故选B项。

18.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，长着木腿的海盗约翰·西尔弗诞生了。A. born出生；B. read阅读；C. hired雇佣；D. written书写。由上文语境可知，这句话总结了海盗的“诞生”过程。故选A项。

19.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，多亏了苏格兰一个多雨的九月，一个木腿的朋友，以及一个十二岁男孩的想象力，我们有了英语中最伟大的冒险故事之一。A. rainy多雨的；B. sunny晴朗的；C. cool凉爽的；D. windy有风的。由上文语境可知，是因为下雨，罗伯特的儿子无法出门玩，只能在家里画画，才有了《金银岛》故事的原型，多亏了一个多雨的九月。故选A项。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，多亏了苏格兰一个多雨的九月，一个木腿的朋友，以及一个十二岁男孩的想象力，我们有了英语中最伟大的冒险故事之一。A. news消息；B. love爱；C. adventure冒险；D. real-life现实生活。由上文的the adventure（冒险）novel Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination可知，《金银岛》讲的是冒险故事。故选C项。