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.

第二节:完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 
I started to win competitions. We had very little money. My father had to borrow＄5000 to pay for a 21 to the International Young Pianists Competition in Germany when I was 12. I realized later how 22 pressure (压力)he was under as I looked at the invitation to the competition. Tears streamed 23 his face when it was announced that I ’d won—— earning enough money to pay  24  the money we borrowed .
It was soon clear that I couldn’t  25 in China forever. To become a world-class 26 , I had to play on the world’s big stages. So later, my father and I  27 to America, so I could attend a famous university to study  28 . the school paid for my apartment and even lent me a piano . At night, I would stay in the living room just to touch the keys.   
29 I was in America, I wanted to become famous, but my new teachers 30 me that I had a lot to learn, I spent two years practicing, and by 1999 , I had worked hard enough for opportunity to come, one morning later, I got a  31 .The great pianist Andre Watts, who was to 32 at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, had become ill. I was asked to  33 him. That performance was for me at the moment. After violinist Isaac Stern  34 me, I played Tchaikovsky’s (柴可夫斯基的)Piano Concerto No. 1. My father’s mouth hung  35 throughout the whole song.
Afterward, people celebrated—maybe they were a bit  36 –and asked me to play another one . I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt that something big was going to_37_. Sure enough, gigs(短期表演)started pouring in.
My father and I had often practiced a piece of music called “Horses”, a fun piece for piano and erhu. One night in Carnegie Hall, after I played Chopin(肖邦), I brought Dad out on the stage , and we played our special music. People 38 crazy—they loved it. My father couldn’t sleep for days. He was too happy to sleep.
There have been lots of 39 in Carnegie Hall, but for me, playing there was especially sweet. Together, my father and I worked to 40 the lucky place where a good chance caught sight of me , and let me shine. At last I made it.
21.A. trip                 B. travel            C. tour              D. voyage
22.A. many         B. old              C. much          D. long 
23.A. on            B. down            C. across           D. through 
24.A .for            B. back            C .off            D .over
25.A. study        B. work            C. play           D. stay
26.A musician     B. physician          C. politician       D. singer
27.A. moved      B. removed         C. settled            D. fled
28.A. performance B. instruments       C. music               D. dance
29.A. Even if               B. Such as           C. Now that           D. Only if 
30.A. reminded     B. requested          C. asked              D. ordered
31.A. performance B. chance            C. visit                  D. ticket
32.A. perform    B. join               C. appear       D. attend 
33.A .act           B. take             C. replace       D. place
34.A.visited               B. told               C. asked             D. introduced
35.A .open           B. closed           C. covered       D. round
36.A .upset          B .drunk            C. confused       D. anxious
37.A. break         B. come             C .end             D .happen
38.A. grew                B. went              C. became          D. was
39.A. people       B. guests             C. concerts        D. dramas
40.A .arrive        B. get                C. win            D. reach

What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?

It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer． Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals．

Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK． It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of ￡1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm．

Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ￡112 each for a ticket to the three-day event． Tickets for the event sold out within three hours． Performers

included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone．

Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities．

Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty （贫穷）． In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously （同时） in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin． Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight （强调） international poverty and debt．

What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?

    A． The festival has achieved growing success．

    B． Great efforts have been made to hold the festival．

    C． The festival has brought in a large amount of money．

    D． There have been thousands of fans attending the festival．

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A． The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis．

    B． Tickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price．

    C． Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families．

    D． In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free．

We can learn from the last paragraph that _____．

    A． the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts

    B． the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London

    C． London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals

    D． some superstars are concerned about global poverty

What is the best title for the passage?

    A． How to have a good time B． Charity events around the world

    C． The Glastonbury Festival    D． Superstars’ performances in charity events

Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and ,at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively（不引人注目地）and leave no mark.   ks5u

Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.   ks5u

Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite（野营地）seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.   ks5u

Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made―changing it should be unnecessary.   ks5u

72. You needn’t ask for permission when camping in         .   ks5u

A. national parks in England   B. most parts of Scotland   ks5u

C. crowded lowland Britain     D. most parts of England   ks5u

73. The author thinks that a good campsite is one        .   ks5u

A. with easy access      B. used previously   ks5u

C with modern conveniences     D far away from beaches   ks5u

74. The last paragraph mainly deals with   ks5u

A. protecting animals       B building a campfire   ks5u

C camping in woodland     D finding a campsite with privacy   ks5u

75 The passage is mainly about   ks5u

A the protection of campsites    B the importance of wild camping   ks5u

C the human influence on campsites    D the dos and don’ts of wild camping   ks5u

After ___ more chatter, the lady returned home.