Question

【题目】 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and is a sequel(续集）to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. At the end of the story, Tom and his best friend Huck found a lot of money in a cave and were allowed to keep it. Huck starts his story by describing what has happened to him since then.

Many people consider Huckleberry Finn to be one of the ‘great American novels’. However, when it first came out it was banned by some libraries and schools. People thought that Huck, a young boy and the main character, wasn’t a good example for children because he lied, stole and used bad language. Later, in the second half of the twentieth century, the novel was criticized for its racist language.

In the novel Twain attacks many of the traditions of the southern states of the USA, through the eyes of the main character, the reader sees and judges the South, its faults and its good qualities.

Several themes run through the story. Perhaps the most important one is slavery, which was finally abolished in all American states in 1865. Another is freedom. Both Huck and Jim want to be free—Jim from slavery and Huck from the society that wants to control him. A third is friendship. The adventures that Jim and Huck share on the river bring them closer together. The fact that Jim is black and a slave is no longer important and they become good friends. Jim helps Huck and Huck helps Jim in return.

Brief 【1】	【2】in 1885, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn described the story that【3】The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Book reviews	It is 【4】among the Great American Novels. When it first came out, people thought that Huck had a bad【5】 on children because of his lies, theft and usage of bad language. Later, in the【6】 twentieth century, it was criticized for its language.
	Twain was【7】many traditions of the southern states of the USA. Through Huck’s eyes, readers learn about different aspects of the South.
Main 【8】	◆Slavery. Slavery came to the end in all American states in 1865.
	◆Freedom. Huck wants to be free from slavery and Huck from the【9】
	◆Friendship. With the adventures on the river, Jim and Hack were brought closer together, 【10】Jim is a black slave.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】introduction

【2】Published

【3】followed

【4】considered

【5】influence/effect

【6】late

【7】against

【8】themes

【9】society

【10】although/though

【解析】

本文介绍了The Adventures of Tom Sawyer的续集The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn。一开始，因为主人公的人物塑造，一些种族语言的使用，作者对于美国的一些现状的批判，使得这本书并不受欢迎。但是这本小说里面有一些的主题贯穿始终。

【1】根据右边可知是在介绍这本小说，brief简单的，后填名词，故填introduction。

【2】根据文章第一段第一句“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885”，可知填published，注意开头大写，故填Published。

【3】根据文章第一段第一句“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and is a sequel(续集）to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”这本小说是The Adventures of Tom Sawyer的续集，题目中that是充当定从中的主语，所以需要填谓语动词，故填followed。

【4】根据第二段第一句“Many people consider Huckleberry Finn to be one of the ‘great American novels’.”可知，这本小说被公认为美国最好的小说之一，故填considered。

【5】根据第二段第二句“People thought that Huck, a young boy and the main character, wasn’t a good example for children”可知，人们觉得这本小说中的主人公对于孩子们来说不是一个好榜样，所以对孩子产生了不好的影响，故填effect或者influence。

【6】根据第二段最后一句话“Later, in the second half of the twentieth century, the novel was criticized for its racist language”可知，这本小说是在二十世纪晚期，因种族语言而被批判，故填late。

【7】根据第三段首句“In the novel Twain attacks many of the traditions of the southern states of the USA”可知，作者Twain对于美国的一些传统是批判的，反对的，由于前面有be动词，故填介词against。

【8】根据最后一段第一句“Several themes run through the story”，可知右边三个是这本小说的一些主题，而且写了三个，需要用复数形式，故填themes。

【9】根据最后一段第四句“Jim from slavery and Huck from the society”可知，故填society。

【10】根据最后一段倒数第二句“The fact that Jim is black and a slave is no longer important and they become good friends”可知，Jim是奴隶的身份并没有影响到他们之间的友谊，反倒更加亲密了，故填though或although。

任务型阅读除了需要找准定位以外，还需要注意填写的单词的形式，比如第七题，文章中的attack是动词，但是题目中前面有be动词，那么就不能再填动词attack，而应该填介词against来表达“反对”。