广东省佛山一中2013届高三上学期第一次段考试

英 语 试 题

I 语言知识及应用 （共两节, 满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ernest Hemingway probably made the best conclusion when he said , “ All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn．” First published in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is now 1 to be one of the Great American Novels．However, the book was once labeled offensive by some readers．It was even banned in schools for its 2 of the word “nigger”, which was regarded as a sign of racism ．But on the contrary, the novel is in fact against 3 ．In the book, Twain 4 the character of Jim, a runaway slave who convinces Huck that African-Americans are 5 the freedom, and that equality is a goal for which we all should be fighting．

Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn twenty years after the American Civil War．Slavery had been abolished, the North and South were 6 , and America regained peace．So why pu