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The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ___1___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 2 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 3 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 4 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 5 over the hills. They had been 6 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 7 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 8 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 9 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 10 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 11 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 12 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 13 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 14 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 15 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 16 such a man in a story 17 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 18 .
So thanks to a 19 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 20 stories in the English language.
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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．jib
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．quiet 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．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
12．A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
13．A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
14．A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
15．A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
16．A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
17．A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
18．A．read B．born C．hired D．written
19．A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
20．A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure
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阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year．We went there in the 1 We think it is the 2 season to visit England．The 3 is usually good 4 there aren't many 5 in October．
We 6 in small hotel in the West End．We 7 most of our sightseeing on foot．We went to 8 the places which all travellers see．We went shopping and spent 9 much money． 10 we liked most going to the 11 We don't have the 12 to see such 13 plays at home．A lot of people say English 14 is very bad．We didn't think 15 . it is 16 that most of the restaurants are French，Italian or Chinese，but we had some very 17 meals．
In fact，we 18 our boliday so much that we have already decided to go there again this year．We are going to take our umbrellas， 19 I'm sure we will need 20 sometimes．
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In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the sun's rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping.
According to a weather expert' s prediction, the atmosphere will be 3℃ warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere (北半球), possibly resulting in an alteration of the earth's chief food growing zones.
In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming, in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels.
Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth.
However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude , therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have gone beyond those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect on the weather?
One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and "cold" spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots) on the sun. As the sun rotates (使旋转), every 27. 5 days, it presents hotter or "colder" faces to the earth, and different aspects to different parts of the earth. This seems to have a considerable effect on the distribution of the earth's atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulation. The sun is also changeable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.
Scientists are now finding shared relations between models of solar weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years, including the last Ice Age. The problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is not. One way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a delay of thousands of years while the solar effects overcome the inertia (惯性) of the earth's climate. If this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful opposed balance to the sun's fading heat .
It can be concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would_________.
A. mean a warming-up in the Antarctic
B. raise the temperature of the earth' s surface
C. prevent the sun's rays from reaching the earth's surface
D. explain the cause of great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphere
The article was written to explain ___________.
A. the greenhouse effect
B. the solar effects on the earth
C. the causes affecting weather
D. the models of solar-weather interactions
Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere, temperatures there seem to be falling. This is__________.
A. mainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are rising
B. partly due to changes in the output of solar energy
C. possibly because the ice caps in the poles are melting
D. only due to the effect of the inertia of the earth' s climate
On the basis of their models, scientists believe the opinion that__________.
A. the climate of the world should be becoming cooler
B. the new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect
C. the man-made warming effect helps to increase the solar effects
D. it will take thousands of years for the inertia of the earth's climate to take effect
If the assumption about the delay of a new Ice age is correct, ____________.
A. ice would soon cover the northern hemisphere
B. the greenhouse effect could work in favor of the earth
C. the best way to overcome the cooling effect would be to burn more fuels
D. the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could warm up the earth even more quickly
查看习题详情和答案>>For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas (地区). Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, golden Delicious, and McIntosh.
Apples are different in colour, size, and taste. The colour of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart (酸的). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce (苹果酱).
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.
1.It can be learned from the text that delicious apples are _______________
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A．grown in France. |
B．sold everywhere. |
C．very big. |
D．quite sweet. |
2.Cold winter weather is good for _______________
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A．the growth of apple trees. |
B．producing large apples. |
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C．improving the taste of apples. |
D．the increase of water in apples. |
3.China, France and the United States are considered to _______________
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A．be large producers of apples. |
B．be large producers of applesauce. |
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C．have the longest history in apple production. |
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D．have the coldest winter among apple producing countries. |
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