Edgar Allan Poe's only novel - a classic adventure story with supernatural elements - has fascinated and influenced generations of writers.

　　语篇解读：罗伯特·麦克拉姆经过两年的仔细斟酌，选出他认为的一百部最优秀的英语小说。本文就其中的七本小说进行了简单的介绍，以供喜爱读英文小说的人们选择性阅读。

　　1．Which English book has got the most translations before the 20th century?

　　A．Robinson Crusoe.　　　　 B．Gulliver's Travels.

　　C．Tom Jones. D．Emma.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)部分的第一句可知，在20世纪前，《鲁滨逊漂流记》是被翻译的最多的英文小说。故选A项。

　　2．What does Samuel Johnson think we can learn about from the book Clarissa?

　　A．A love story. B．Quarrels in a family.

　　C．The human heart. D．The spirits of the time.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)部分的"the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the human heart"可知，这本书被认为是世界上第一部关于剖析人心的小说。故选C项。

　　3．What makes the characters in Tom Jones famous?

　　A．Their classic lifestyles.

　　B．Their different nationalities.

　　C．Their typical spirits of the age.

　　D．Their representation of the society.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)部分的"Tom Jones ... whose characters are well­known since they have come to represent the society at that time."可知，这部小说的人物之所以有名是因为他们代表了当时的社会。故选D项。

　　B

　　(2018·河南省豫南九校联考)Working up a credit score for Walter Cavanagh has got to be a mathematical nightmare - the man has nearly 1,500 valid credit cards to his name and holds the Guinness Record for the most credit cards. Mr. Plastic Fantastic - a title given to him by Guinness World Records - is also the proud owner of the world's longest wallet, which can hold about 800 cards. But he uses it only to carry a few cards, while the rest are safely kept in bank safe­deposit boxes.

Cavanagh started collecting credit cards in the late 1960s. "One of my best friends and I made a silly bet: the guy who