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1、Gullivers Travels (selection)格列佛游记(选段) Part A一、阅读理解One day, Gulliver was caught in a storm and his ship hit a rock, then damaged (损坏). He was washed to the beach by sea wave. He walked and walked to find a city, but he was too tired and felt asleep. When he woke up, he found himself in Lilliput and

2、a lot of tiny people were around him.) The Emperor spoke in a high voice but I could hear all the words clearly. His followers and all the ladies wore rich and beautiful clothes. The ground where they were standing looked like gold and silver cloth. His Majesty and I often spoke to each other but ne

3、ither of us understood a single word. I tried words from many languages Dutch, French, “Spanish, Italian and Latin. No one could understand my words, not even the cleverest of the Emperors followers. After about two hours the Emperor left. His wife, children and their servants also went. There were

4、strong guards around me. This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me.An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry. These men were given to me and I had to choose their punishment. I put five of them in my pocket. Then I pretended (假装) to eat the sixth man. The poor man screa

5、med terribly. The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand. Was I going to cut up the man? But I only cut the binding (捆绑物) round his hands. Then I put him on his feet and let him go. I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too. The people and the

6、soldiers were very pleased with my great kindness. They told the Emperor about it immediately. The Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me and they had to join six hundred of their little beds together to make one bed for me.At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice o

7、n how to deal with. They were very worried. If my binding was cut, I might be dangerous. I was eating so much food that soon all the people would be very hungry. The farmers could not grow enough food to feed all of us. The wise men thought that they should kill me. But they would not be able to bur

8、y (埋葬) me. My dead body would smell. This might cause much illness allover the country. 1. Why did the tiny people hurt Gulliver at first? A. They wanted to kill him and got his eyes. B. They were afraid of him because he was too big.C. They thought he would attack the Emperor and his people. D. The

9、y liked him so much and wanted to make fun of him. 2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 most probably refers to (指) “ _ ”. A. the guards B. the officers C. the six men D. the soldiers3. Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story. The Emperor ordered his men to m

10、ake a big bed for Gulliver. They couldnt understand each other. The Emperor spoke. Gulliver didnt punish the six tiny people and let them go. The Emperor left. A.B.C.D.4. Why didnt the tiny people in Lilliput kill Gulliver finally? A. He was so strong that he would work for them. B. He was so big an

11、d they didnt have the weapon to kill him. C. The Emperor and his family liked him so much that they didnt agree. D. His dead body would smell and cause much illness in their country. 二、完形填空Indeed, because I had been with giants for so long. I had forgotten that my countrymen were as small as me. The

12、 only thing the sailors could do was to cut a hole in the top of my _1_ , and help me to _2_ out. I was tired and _3_ to walk far. They took me to their captain. “Welcome to my ship,” he said kindly. “Youre _4_ we found you. My men saw that _5_ box on the _6_ , and we decided to pull it along behind

13、 the ship. Then we _7_ there was a man inside! Why were you _8_ up in there? Was it a punishment for some _9_ crime? But tell me all about it later. Now you need to sleep, and then eat.” When I told him my story, a few hours later, he found it _10_ to believe. But after a while he began to accept th

14、at what I told him must be true. ” “But why do you shout so loudly?” he asked. “We can _11_ you perfectly well if you speak normally.”“You see.” I explained, “for two years Ive had to shout to make myself _12_ by the giants. I was like a man in the street who was trying to talk to another man at the

15、 _13_ of a very tall building. And another thingyour sailors all seem very _14_ to me, because Ive been used to looking up at people twenty metres tall.”He shook his head. “Well, what a story! I think you should _15_ a book about it when you get home. ” 1. A. ship B. bodyC. headD. box2. A. climbB. t

16、ired C. cheerD. wear3. A. surelyB. cannotC. unableD. able4. A. braveB. luckyC. cleverD. good5. A. tinyB. hugeC. goldenD. shiny6. A. mountain B. groundC. waterD. river7. A. guessedB realizedC. lookedD. told8. A. lockedB. climbed C. cheeredD. looked9. A. strangeB. simpleC. terribleD. lovely10. A possi

17、bleB. fantasticC. easyD. difficult11. A. hearB. see C. touchD. change12. A. understood B. seeC. lovely D. tiny 13. A. side B. middle C. topD. bottom14. A. lovely B. funny C. hugeD. small 15. A. readB. write C. sellD. buy 三、七选五He began, “You know that youve had enemies here for some time. Many of the

18、 lords are jealous of your great success against Blefuscu, and Flimnap still hates you. _1_ ”“But.” I cried, “thats not right! I only want to help Lilliput!”“Listen,” he said. “ _2_ Theyve accused you of making water in the Kings palace, refusing to take all the enemys ships, refusing to destroy all

19、 the Big Endians, seeing the enemys officials privately, and planning to visit Blefuscu in order to help the enemy against Lilliput.” “This is unbelievable!” I cried. “ _3_ ” continued my friend, But your enemies wanted to destroy you, and they suggested setting fire to your house at night. _4_ ”“Wh

20、at!” I shouted angrily. “Be quiet, nobody must hear us. Anyway, the King decided not to kill you, and thats when your friend Reldresal started speaking. _5_ . And he suggested that a suitable punishment would be for you to lose your sight. Youd still be strong enough to work for us, but you wouldnt

21、be able to help the Big-Endians.”I covered my eyes with my hands. I had wanted to help these people and their King. How could they decide to punish me as cruelly as this? A. I must tell you what Ive heard, although my life is in danger if I do. B. In this way youd become ill, and in a few months you

22、d die. C. He agreed youd made mistakes, but said that a good King should always be generous, as our King is. D. They reminded the King how much you cost Lilliput in food and drink. E. I must say that our King reminded his lords how much you had helped the country. F. Then you would die in the fire!G

23、. They accuse you of crimes against Lilliput, crimes punishable by death! 四、根据短文内容, 用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空, 使短文完整Gullivers Travels tells the story of Lemuel Gulliver, a ships doctor, who _1_ (have) the most unbelievable experiences on his travels.The story _2_ (tel) by Gulliver himself and every journey

24、he makes ends with his ship being destroyed or attacked by pirates (海盗). Each time this _3_ (happen) Gulliver finds himself in a strange land with even stranger people.The book was a success. This is because it can be enjoyed on many different _4_ (level): as a young reader s fantasy story about tra

25、vel and adventure and also as a political satire (讽刺) for _5_ (adult).In fact, Gullivers Travels is a travel book and Gulliver is a great adventurer. He always wants _6_ (leave) home and travel on the seas another time. All these make the book a classic which people are never tired of _7_ (read).At

26、the end of the story Gulliver _8_ (final) ends his travels but he is _9_ (strong) changed by them. He learns that there are many different ideas of what makes a civilized (文明的) society and that we must not feel _10_ (good) than others because they are different.Part B一、阅读理解I was careful to behave as

27、 well as possible, to persuade the King to give me my freedom. Lilliputians soon began to lose their fear of me. They called me the Man-Mountain. Sometimes I lay down and let them dance on my hand, and from time to time children came to play games in my hair. By now I was able to speak their languag

28、e well.One day the King invited me to watch the regular entertainments, which are greatly enjoyed by him, his family, and his lords and ladies. I was most interested in the rope-dancing. A very thin rope is fixed thirty centimeters above the ground. People who want to become the Kings most important

29、 officials jump and dance on this rope, and whoever jumps highest without falling gets the best job. Sometimes the King orders his lords to dance on the rope, to show that they can still do it. This sport is, of course, rather dangerous, and there are occasional (偶尔的) deaths as a result. It seems a

30、strange way of choosing officials. There was another interesting entertainment. The King holds a stick in front of him, and sometimes moves it up and down. One by one, people come up to him and jump over the stick or crawl under it. They go on jumping and crawling as the King moves the stick. The wi

31、nner is the one who jumps and crawls for the longest time, and he receives a blue ribbon (缎带) to wear round his waist. The second best receives a red ribbon, and the third best gets a green one. Many of the Lilliput lords wear their ribbons proudly at all times. I had certainly never seen entertainm

32、ent like this in any of the countries I had visited before. 1. How high is the thin rope fixed above the ground? A. 15 meters. B. 30 meters. C. 15 centimeters. D. 30 centimeters. 2. Why do people dance on the rope? A. Because they like dancing. B. Because they believe that they can jump highest.C. B

33、ecause they want to become the kings important officials. D. Because all of them are proud to wear their ribbons.3. When do people go on jumping over the stick? A. While the stick is put on the floor. B. While the stick is fixed above the ground. C. While other people are crawling under the stick. D

34、. While the king is moving the stick.4. How does Gulliver feel about the games? A. He likes them very much. B. He is very good at playing these games.C. He thinks they are strange and dangerous. D. He is not interested in them at all. 5. What do Lilliput lords think of their ribbons? A. They are pro

35、ud to have their ribbons. B. They are not interested in the ribbons. C. They have never seen such an entertainment before. D. They are afraid of being dead. 二、完形填空Gulliver soon grew _1_ of living at home and wanted to go travelling again. He went to sea on a boat and came to a new island. There were

36、 some people in it. _2_ , they were dirty and had long hair, and they didnt wear clothes. They just has some tree leaves _3_ . They lived like animals and were not very clever. Gulliver was afraid of these people, so he _4_ . Then he met two horses. It seemed like the horses were speaking in their o

37、wn language. The horses took him to a house. To his _5_ , a family of horses lived in it and the horses lived like people. The horses were very _6_ , and had schools and businesses. They _7_ used people as animals to help them work. Gulliver soon learnt the horses _8_ . He became a member of their c

38、ommunity because he was _9_ to talk to._10_ the horses were so kind and gentle, Gulliver loved living among them. However, to the horses, people were _11_ but animals. People also sometimes fought and killed each other. Because Gulliver was human and could think and speak like they did, the horses s

39、oon became afraid of him. They did not want him to make _12_ , so they made him leave. Gulliver built himself a small boat and sailed away. Finally, he _13_ home. However, he did not want to be with other people any more. He wanted to be with _14_ . Every day for the rest of his life, he went out to

40、 speak with the horses in his barn. Of course, since they were just animals, they did not really _15_ him. 1. A. afraidB. boredC. tiredD. sure 2. A. Unluckily B. HoweverC. Therefore D. Suddenly3. A. inB. onC. under D. with4. A. ran away B. passed away C. put away D. took away5. A. pityB. shame C. pl

41、easure D. surprise 6. A. kindB. lonelyC. richD. polite 7. A. alsoB. alwaysC. already D. still8. A. historyB. cultureC. lifestyleD. language9. A. boringB. excitingC. interesting D. surprising10. A. SinceB WhetherC. Though D. Until11. A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. everything12. A. moneyB. friend

42、sC. noiseD. trouble13. A. leftB. lostC. returnedD. missed14. A. horsesB. familiesC. friendsD. neighbors15. A. knowB. helpC. followD. understand三、七选五“In my country,” I told him, “ _1_ Sometimes they organise wars to have more land and money because money and power are the most important things for Ya

43、hoos (耶胡格列佛游记中的人). ”“ _2_ ” my master asked. I then explained how millions of Yahoos sometimes die in wars to give more power and money to the kings. My master was shocked.“Why do Yahoos want to kill each other?” he asked. “Yahoos,” I told him, “have invented guns, cannons and many dangerous objects

44、 to make killing much easier.”“How terrible,” my master exclaimed (呼喊). “ _3_ ” he said sadly. My master could not understand the behaviour of Yahoos because Houyhnhnms never want to hurt each other. I explained that the greatest ambition (野心) for all Yahoos was to have as much money as possible to

45、buy bigger and better things. I also added that it was very difficult to obtain that much money honestly. _4_ You may think, dear reader, that my description of life in England and Europe was very unfair. But after living with the Houyhnhnms for some time it became clearer to me how equal their soci

46、ety was. I felt I wanted to live in Houyhnhnm Land for the rest of my life. _5_ My only problem was trying to avoid those disgusting creatures, the Yahoos. A. Yahoos are even worse creatures than I imagined. B. It was such a pleasant place. C. They were noble creatures who only spoke the truth. D. W

47、hat happens in a war? E. I immediately understood that I preferred the company of the horses. F. There are kings and politicians and they have a lot of power. G. As a result most of the population lived in poverty (贫穷) while a few people had lots of money. 四、根据短文内容, 用括只内所公词的正确时杰或形式填空, 使短文完整I studied medicine at Cambridge University and got a job a