Oliver Twist, one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in the 19th century.

The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to 36  the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London.

The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of  37

and crime. He suffered enormous pain, 38  hunger, thirst, beating and abuse. While reading the tragic experiences of little Oliver, I was shocked by his sufferings. I 39  the poor boy, but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill. To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered  40   and Oliver lived a happy life in the end. One of the plots that attracted me  41  is that after the theft, little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs Maylie and Rose and  42   a new life.

How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive pain 43  pure in body and mind? The reason is the nature of goodness. I think it is the most important information 44  in the novel by Dickens --- he believed that goodness could conquer  45  difficulty.

Goodness is to human what water is to fish. He who is without goodness is an utterly  46  person. On the contrary, as the famous saying goes, “ The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.” He who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done, and thus he can do  47  to both the people he has helped and himself.

36. A. open             B. exploit          C. expose       D. cover

37. A. honor       B. poverty          C. glory            D. imagination

38. A. such like        B. for example      C. such as          D. for instance

39. A. looked down upon                 B. made an apology for

   C. played a joke on                  D. felt sorry for

40. A. relationship     B. kindness         C. carelessness     D. devil

41. A. mainly           B. most             C. mostly           D. best

42. A. began        B. launched         C. set          D. changed

43. A. bear             B. remain       C. hold             D. maintain

44. A. contained   B. implied      C. imported         D. added

45. A. every        B. some         C. little           D. much

46. A. gracious         B. worthless      C. modest         D. earnest

47. A. harm         B. damage           C. good         D. justice

Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? In February of 1974, Bill Tapp, an Australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm. How surprised he must have been when he heard many fish hitting against his roof!

   What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm.

  When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners, collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people.

  Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur quite frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down.” His statement is not surprising. The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky.

  56. What is this passage about?

  A. A sad story.             B. A rain of fish.

  C. Australia’s northern part.     D. The damage done by floods.

  57. Fish-falls occur in Australia_________ .

  A. quite often       B. on large farms

  C. only in winter     D. when the air is calm

  58. It is a known fact that ________.

  A. one should watch where one steps

  B. Bill Tapp is a scientist who studies farming

  C. the natural world can never create waterfalls that fall upward

  D. the seasons in the southern part are different from those in the northern part

  59. The word “infinite” is closest in meaning to _________.

  A. easy    B. difficult    C. countless    D. dangerous

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