二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共10分,每小题1分)
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. However, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Mr. Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 15 for many years. In 1881, he returned to Scotland for a holiday. With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 16 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long walk over the hills. They had been
17 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 18 . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 19 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. The boy drew a large cross in the middle of the island. “What’s that?” Robert asked. “That’s the buried(被埋藏的) treasure,” said the boy. Robert suddenly 20 s omething of an adventure(冒险) story in the boy’s picture. While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 21 a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend name Henley, who walked around with the help of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 22 such a man in a story. And then Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 23 .
So, thanks to a 24 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest adventure stories in the English language.
15. A. alone B. at home C. abroad D. with friends
16. A. John B. Robert C. Henry D. Lloyd
17. A. enjoying B. missing C. planning D. having
18. A. quiet B. busy C. boring D. cold
19. A. cleaning B. writing C. exercising D. drawing
20. A. saw B. drew C. made D. learned
21. A. star B. hero C. writer D. child
22. A. sing B. produce C. include D. accept
23. A. read B. born C. appeared D. written
24. A. rainy B. sunny C. cool D. windy