When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a   21 that most of us would not recognize.

But today Austen’s books are in great   22  than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been   23  into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still   24 ?

Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still  25  people because they  26 the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.

Her novels are about women   27 to find a perfect husband, but also  28 issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction   29 are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.

The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a   30  story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two   31 do not get on. They   32  fall in love, but still have to   33  opposition to their relationship from their families.

All of Austen’s books are   34  to read, making them popular with children and adults,

  35 they work on different levels so people can take  36 they need from them, author Kate Henry says.

“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them,  37 you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.

  38 is often hailed(贊揚(yáng)) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained  39 . “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a    40

man,” Henry says.

1. A．circle B．world C．village D．city

2. A．requirement B．desire C．demand D．hope

3. A．done B．made C．developed D．project

4. A．optimistic B．particular C．special D．popular

5. A．a(chǎn)ppeal to B．keep to C．get to D．turn to

6. A．focus on B．depend on C．rely on D．hold on

7. A．leading B．intending C．trying D．planning

8. A．solve B．a(chǎn)nswer C．explore D．discuss

9. A．what B．who C．how D．which

10. A．family B．love C．couple D．friend

11. A．men B．a(chǎn)ctors C．heroes D．characters

12. A．eventually B．partly C．obviously D．fortunately

13. A．meet B．overcome C．offer D．create

14. A．difficult B．worth C．easy D．worthy

15. A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．for D．since

16. A．that B．which C．when D．what

17. A．but if B．a(chǎn)nd that C．now that D．a(chǎn)nd so

18. A．Henry. B．Jenkyns C．Austen D．Elizabeth

19. A．married B．young C．unmarried D．beautiful

20. A．handsome B．perfect C．tough D．strong

 

The Orkney Islands are about 14 kilometres from the north coast of Scotland. They are mostly low-lying, except for Hoy which has the highest sea cliff(峭壁) in Britain. The 　1 and the climate are good in Orkney, 2 there are a lot of farms.

To get to Orkney you have to fly or go by 3 . Ships bringing passengers come from Aberdeen every week. They also bring food, machines and so on. Most Orkney farmers 　4 cows or sheep. Because of this, grass is the most 5 crop on the islands. One of the islands has sheep which 6 sea plants 　7 grass---they are 8 , but very strong and healthy.

Many people in the Orkney Islands are fishermen. Some go a long way out to 9 to catch large fish, 　10 others catch 11 like crabs(螃蟹) and lobsters(龍蝦)，near the shore. The islanders 12 the crab meat and then pack it and send it to the 13 . They do not cook the lobsters. They send them 14 to restaurants in many of the large 15 of Europe. Most of the islands have their own 16 but of course some of them are very small---with only one group of children from five to ten years old. In fact there are 17 young people at all on the quietest islands. Usually they go the main town of Kirkwall, 18 modern lives.

Some people come from other parts of Britain to find a 19 life on the islands. Everyone is very friendly and they all know each other. Things are changing slowly, but the old way of life 　20 continues.

1．A．land　　　 B．hill　　　　　 C．mountain　　　 D．forest

2．A．yet　　　　 B．but　　　 C．or　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nd so

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3．A．train　　　　 B．bus　　 　 C．boat　　　　　 D．car

4．A．feed　　　 B．buy　　　 C．kill　　　　　 D．like

5．A．useless　　 B．harmful　 C．important　　 D．unimportant

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6．A．drink　　　　 B．eat　　　 C．produce　 D．plant

7．A．instead of　　 B．instead　 C．for 　　　 D．with

8．A．small　　　　 B．big　　　 C．large　　　　 D．tall

9．A．field　　　　 B．sea　　　 C．sky　　　 D．space

10．A．when　　　　 B．since　　　　 C．while　　　　 D．for

11．A．birds　　　　 B．tigers　　　　 C．lions　　　　 D．shellfish

12．A．cook　　　　 B．burn　　　　　 C．sell　　　　　 D．buy

13．A．desert　　 B．ship　　　　　 C．island　　 D．mainland

14．A．a(chǎn)lone　　　　 B．a(chǎn)live　　　　 C．a(chǎn)bout　　　　 D．a(chǎn)sleep

15．A．libraries　　 B．lakes　　　　 C．cities　　　　 D．banks

16．A．zoos　　　　 B．colleges　　　 C．schools　 D．universities

17．A．very few　　 B．a(chǎn) lot of　 　 C．a(chǎn) great many D．a(chǎn) number of

18．A．live　　　　 B．to live 　 C．living　　 D．lives

19．A．happy　　 B．busy　　　　　 C．quiet　　　　 D．noisy

20．A．a(chǎn)lso　　　　 B．still　　　　 C．never　　　　 D．nearly