Question

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.  ___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 for a    38    . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son    39     .

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long    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 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 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 he the pirate（海盗）?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around 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.

36.A. However	B.   Therefore	C. Besides	D. Finally
37.A. alone	B.   next door	C. at home	D. abroad
38.A. meeting	B.  story	C. holiday	D. job
39.A. Lloyd	B.  Robert	C. Henley	D. John
40.A. talk	B.  rest	C. walk	D. game
41.A. attempting	B.   missing	C. planning	D. enjoying
42.A. quiet	B.  dull	C. busy	D.  cold
43.A. cleaning	B.  writing	C. drawing	D. exercising
44.A. doubted	B.  noticed	C. decided	D. recognized
45.A. the sea	B.  the house	C. Scotland	D. the island
46. A forgotten	B.  buried	C. discovered	D. unexpected
47. A. saw	B.  drew	C. made	D. learned
48. A. book	B.  reply	C. picture	D. mind
49. A. star	B.  hero	C. writer	D. child
50. A. help	B.  problem	C. use	D. burden
51. A. praise	B.  produce	C.  include	D. accept
52. A. Yet	B.  Also	C. But	D. Thus
53. A. injured	B.  born	C. hired	D. written
54. A. rainy	B.  sunny	C. cool	D. windy
55. A. news	B.  love	C. humorous	D. adventure

Answer 1

36． A

解析：表示转折，意指“然而”，最近的研究已经发现了这个令人兴奋的工作是真实的故事。

37． D

解析：从下文他返回苏格兰可知，他居住在国外。

38． C

解析：从句意他和他的孩子及美国妻子一同回家度假。for a holiday 为度假。

39． A

解析：同位语表明他儿子的姓名，同时。

40． C

解析： 从句意上理解，Stevenson每个早晨带他们去散步，故应用walk。

41． D

解析：从下文得知，在天气变糟糕之前，他们一直享受着好天气。

42． B

解析：由上文可知由于大雨使劳埃德整天呆在屋里，劳埃德感到无聊。故选B。

43． C

解析：句意为：为了使劳埃德高兴，他叫劳埃德画画。

44． B

解析：罗伯特注意到劳埃德在地图的岛的中间画了一个大十字。

45． D

解析：由上文知道，劳埃德拿着一副漂亮的岛的地图。故选D。

46． B

解析：由回答可知，此处是标明埋葬宝藏的地方。

47． A

解析：根据句意：罗伯特突然看出在这男孩的图画上有一些冒险的故事。

48． C

解析：依据上句可知。

49． B

解析：由前后句可以判断出来，他做海盗，而让劳埃德做英雄。

50． A

解析：从文章中可以看出，罗伯特有一个好朋友名叫亨利，他是腿残疾的人，在木制的假腿帮助下，才能行走。With the help of表示在……帮助下。

51． C

解析：根据句意：罗伯特一直想在他的故事里有这样一个人。故事中的人物包括这样一个人。故用C。

52． D

解析：因此，他的小说诞生了。

53． B

解析：由上文可知选B。

54． A

解析：句意为：多亏雨天，使他将苏格兰木腿朋友和一个富有想象的十二岁男孩联系在一起。

55． D

解析：从文章题目宝岛是真实的故事推断出是冒险经历。故选D。