1. (2023九下·常山开学考) 阅读理解

Tom Sawyer first appeared in Mark Twain's book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He also appears in three other books by Twain. Tom is a child whose parents are dead. His curiosity(好奇心)and friendship with a boy named Huckleberry Finn often get him into trouble with his serious Aunt Polly.

The silly characters in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland were created by Lewis Carroll. In the1865 book, a young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit hole and drops into a strange land. As she travels through the land, she meets many characters, solves puzzles(难题) and tries to avoid the awful Queen of Hearts. Carroll was very bright and he had a degree in math from Oxford. When he wrote the book, he also added math puzzles to the story. As they were so well hidden, many readers today still enjoy trying to find and solve these puzzles.

Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding. The book is about a group of young boys. They are forced to stay on an island together after their plane has an accident. As they wait for help, they try to live off the land and build a small society. However, the boys don't get along, and have trouble keeping the peace. The book was published in 1954. By the early 1960s, it was taught in many schools in Britain. Two films have also been made of the story.

The Catcher in the Rye was written by J. D. Salinger, an American writer, and it was published in 1951. The Catcher in the Rye is about a l6-year-old boy called Holden Caulfield who has made lots of trouble and is asked to leave school. Holden doesn't want his parents to find out what has happened, so for three days he stays in New York City, where he has lots of unusual experiences. The Catcher in the Rye was named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. What's more, it has been compared by many people to Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_— which, by the way, is next on my reading list!

1. （1） The passage is written to________.

   A . introduce these great books to the readers B . encourage the readers to read more great books C . share the writer's interests with the readers D . help the booksellers sell these great books
3. （2） What can we infer from the passage?

   A . The writer is probably going to watch the film Lord of the Flies. B . The writer is probably going to write books in the future. C . The writer is probably going to buy the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. D . The writer is probably going to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
5. （3） If somebody is interested in the life on a small island, especially stories about "a group of young boys", so it might be a good idea for him to read the book _______.

   A . The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B . Lord of the Flies C . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D . The Catcher in the Rye
7. （4） What can we know from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

   A . The Catcher in the Rye is as great as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. B . The Catcher in the Rye is more popular than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. C . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the standard when we compare other novels. D . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the 100 best English-language novels.