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押题精选01阅读理解应用文Passage1ReuelTolkien(1892－1973),theBritishlinguist,writer.Hecreatedafantasynovel“TheLordoftheRings”thewell

-knowntrilogy(三部曲).TolkienwasborninBloemfontein,SouthAfrica.Whenhewas4yearsold,hisfatherdiedandhisfamilymovedbac

ktoEngland.TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold,andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.Du

ringthewar,Tolkiensufferedfrom“trenchfever”andstayedinthehospitaluntiltheendofWorldWarⅠ.Itwasthedaysinthehospitalthathebe

ganhiswritingcareerfirst.Afterthewar,Tolkienbecamealinguist.Hewasaneditorofthe“NewEnglishDictionary”of1918－1

920.However,hewasmoreresearchingintoAnglo-SaxonlanguagewhichmakeshisextensivecontactsinBritainandtheNordicspreadalloverthefolklo

reandmythology.In1937,Tolkiencompletedhisfirstwork“TheHobbit”.Althoughthiswasafairytale,itwasalsosuitableforadultstoread.Becauseofgoods

ales,thepublisherAllen&UnwinconvincedTolkientowriteitssequel.ThisencouragedTolkientocompletehismostfamousworkstheepic(史诗)trilogy“TheLordoftheRings”.

TheworksofwritingwentonforalmostayearwiththesupportfromhisgoodfriendLewis.Atthebeginning“TheLordoftheRings”wassimilarwor

ksforchildren,butafterthatwritingstylequicklybecameseriousanddark.“TheLordoftheRings”wasoneofthemostpopularliterary

worksinthe20thcenturyintermsofsalesandreaders'evaluation.Tolkien'sinfluenceisimportant,forthesuccessof“TheLordoftheRings”makesthefan

tasynovelsofthisliteraturegenre(体裁)developrapidly.1.WhendidTolkientakepartinWorldWarⅠ？A.1896.B.1915.C.1916.

D.1937.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Tolkien'sfatherdiedof“trenchfever”.B.Tolkienwrotethe“NewEnglishDictionary”himself.C.“TheLordofth

eRings”wasfinishedabouthalfayear.D.Tolkienbeganhiswritingcareerinthehospital.3.WhatisTolkien's“TheLordoftheRi

ngs”consideredtobe?A.ThefirstworksofTolkien.B.Alwaysseriousanddark.C.Beneficialtothedevelopmentofthefantasynovels.D.The

mostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury.Passage2ToensureanexcellentexperienceduringyourtouroftheMarkTwainHouse,herearesomeguide

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exhibitsandcafe.AlltoursgatherinthemuseumcenterbeforeheadingovertoMarkTwain’shistoric1874home.MarkTwain’shistoriccarriagehouseisthethirdbuildingono

urproperty,butisgenerallynotopentothepublic.Thehayloft(干草棚)hasbeenrepurposedintoofficesandthemainfloorofthebarnisaspaceavailableforr

entforpartiesandmeetings.Coupons&DiscountsTheMarkTwainHouseoffersonlyafewcouponsanddiscounts.Thepriceyoupayforadmissionhelpsusmai

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assage3DanceClassesBalletBalletteachesgrace,posture(姿势)andflexibility.Studentsfocusontheuseofproperballetitems

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visitPointDefianceZoo?A.$117.B.$124.C.$129.D.$148.Passage9Differentcountrieshavedifferenttippingcustoms.

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