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第一周 练(一)——阅读理解提速练(限时35分钟)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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(2017·青岛市质检)After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a conclusion on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English.Take a look at a few in his list:
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (1678)
A story of a man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyan’s prose makes this an English classic.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)
By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translations.This worldfamous novel is a complex literature that one cannot resist.
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)
A great work that’s been repeatedly printed, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in English.
Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)
Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her dishonorable family to marry a wealthy man she dislikes, in the book that Samuel Johnson described as “the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the human heart”.
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)
Tom Jones is a classic English novel that gets the spirit of its age and whose characters are wellknown since they have come to represent the society at that time.
Emma by Jane Austen (1816)
Jane Austen’s Emma is her most outstanding work, mixing the best parts of her early books with a deep sense of feelings.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe (1838)
Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel — a classic adventure story with supernatural elements — has fascinated and influenced generations of writers.
语篇解读:罗伯特·麦克拉姆经过两年的仔细斟酌,选出他认为的一百部最优秀的英语小说。本文就其中的七本小说进行了简单的介绍,以供喜爱读英文小说的人们选择性阅读。
21.Which English book has got the most translations before the 20th century?
A.Robinson Crusoe.
B.Gulliver’s Travels.
C.Tom Jones.
D.Emma.
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translat