第二部分　阅读理解（共２５小题。　第一节每小题２分，　第二节每小题１分；满分４５分）

阅读下列短文，　从每题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中选出最佳选项

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoys it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.

The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll．In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer's real name． His real name was Charles Dodgson．One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family．To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character．They enjoyed the story very much．

Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground  and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice’s  Adventures in Wonderland . The book was an immediate success.

One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.

Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular l999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.

41．The passage is mainly about _______.

    A. Charles’ family life

    B. a girl’s adventurous experiences

    C. a magical world called Wonderland

    D. the birth of a book and its lasting influences .

42. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

    A. The writer published his works under his real name.

    B. The character Alice originated from George’s child.

C. John Tenniel contributed partly to the popularity of the book.

D. Charles offered a copy to George for advice.

43. We can learn from the passage that_______.

    A. Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles' writings

    B. Charles had a gift for reasoning and writing

    C. Charles had all his works translated into fifty languages

    D. The Matrix was based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

44. Which of the following is the right order of the passage？

    a. Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.

    b. Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.

    c. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.

    d. More parts were added to the story by Charles.

    e. The book won a large number of fans.

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