B"The Lord of the Rings", one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made up of three parts -- "The Fellowship of the Ring", "Two Towers", and "The Return of the King". Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien's becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.

After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology (神话) for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien's imaginative work "The Hobbit".

Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒). On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.

One of Tolkien's students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿). The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children's book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and "The Hobbit" was published in 1937.

It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced "The Lord of the Rings", a series of books so creative that they hold readers - new and old - after their publication.

76. What can we learn from the text?

A. "The Lord of the Rings" didn't sell well in the last millennium.

B. People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.

C. Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.

D. Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.

77. What can we learn about "Hobbit" that Tolkien created in his works?

A. Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.

B. Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.

C. Hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.

D. Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.

78. Which of the following helped most in making "The Hobbit" published?

A. One of Tolkien's students. B. Stanley Unwin's son.

C. Allen & Unwin. D. Bilbo Baggins.

79. What is mainly discussed in the text?

A. "The Lord of the Rings" and its writer.

B. A completely new masterwork in the new millennium.

C. A famous professor at Oxford University.

D. The power of the magic ring.

80. Which of the following shows the right order of Mr. J.R.R.Tolkien's life experience?

a. He had his "The Hobbit" published.

b. He became a member of the Inklings.

c. He served in World WarⅠ

d. He became an undergraduate at Oxford.

e. His work "The Lord of the Rings" came to the world.

f. He moved to England to live with his aunt.

A. f-d-b-c-a-e B. f-d-c-b-a-e C. f-c-d-b-e-a D. d-f-c-a-b-e

IV、改错

Reading English newspapers are my favorite activity. When 81. ______________

I entered into high school, I began to enjoy doing such work. 82. ______________

Under the teacher's help, I realize that reading English articles is 83. ______________

of great important. It's a good way to improve my English. 84. ______________

I've learned more new words and expression by doing so. I 85. ______________

also get much information, included news about China and the 86. ______________

world outside. It opens my eyes widely. Which I love most is 87. ______________

the section about TV programs in the coming week. I dislike 88. ______________

reading long articles there are many new words. I will work 89. ______________

hard to keep on even as it's a particularly hard task for me. 90. ______________

V、单词拼写

1. Many thousands have b from the new treatment.

2. You may think you're poor, but it's all r .

3. The lake was frozen s .

4. Can they be t to look after the house?

5. It's made me much more s to the needs of the disabled.

6. There were 120 students whose ages r from 10 to 18.

7. Each person's fingerprints are u .

8. I wasn't sure if the raft would f .

9. Average house prices d by 13% last year.

10. The statue was t to London.

1. _______ 2. 3. 4. _ 5. _______

6. _______ 7. 8. ________ 9. 10. ______

U13 同步练习答案

单项选择

1-20: CBAAB CAADD BABDD CBBCA

21-40: CBCCB AACCD BCDBD DBCCC

41-50: AACBD CDCBC

完形填空

50-70 CBBAD CBADD ABDCB ABCBD

阅读理解

71-80 ABADC CDBAB改错86.are改为 is 87.into去掉 88.under 改为with

89.important改为importance 90.expression改为expressions 91.included改为 including 92. Which 改为What

93.正确 94.there前加 where 95.as 改为if或though

单词拼写

1. benefited 2. relative 3. solid 4. trusted 5. sensitive

6. ranged 7. unique 8. float 9. decreased 10.transported

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