A．The first works of Tolkien.

B．Always serious and dark.

C．Beneficial to the development of the fantasy novels.

D．The most popular literary works in the 20th century.

【答案】1-3.BDC

【语篇解读】：本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了《指环王》的作者瑞尔•托尔金生平。他早年丧父，后来参加了第一次世界大战。战时患上"战壕热"，在医院期间他开始了他的写作生涯

1.选B　推理判断题。根据第一段第一句中的"Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973)"以及第二段的第三句"Tolkien graduated from Oxford University when he was 23 years old, and participated in the First World War."可知，瑞尔•托尔金生于1892年，他23岁时参加了第一次世界大战；据此可以判断，他是在1915年参加第一次世界大战的，故B项正确。

2.选D　细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句"It was the days in the hospital that he began his writing career first."可知，瑞尔•托尔金是在医院开始他的写作生涯的，故D项正确。

3.选C　细节理解题。根据文章的最后一句"Tolkien's influence is important, for the success of 'The Lord of the Rings' makes the fantasy novels of this literature genre (体裁) develop rapidly."可知，"The Lord of the Rings"促进了魔幻小说的快速发展，故C项正确。

B

I want to talk about a soldier. I saw him yesterday as my husband and I were enjoying a wonderful lunch in the cave-like dining room of an old hotel.

It is hard to imagine being comfortable in a room that probably seats a thousand, but the real magic of the place is its wonderful setting. Every comer is a wood and stone masterpiece, with high glass windows that look out to the huge cliffs of the valley.

A man entered with his family and took a seat. He wasn't in uniform, but he walked with the dignity of a soldier, and a slight limp (瘸). My suspicion was confirmed when he removed his hat and placed it on the table where I could see it. Embroidered (绣) on the cap were the words: "Iwo Jima Survivor".

As they were waiting for lunch, the others talking happily, this gentleman was stating out of the window. He was content to be left out of the conversation and allowed to take in the wonderful and impressive view of the waterfall.

I watched him, and imagined how much horror he had seen in the war. What losses did he suffer, and how many friends did he lose? What he had witnessed should have given him a good reason to lose faith in the world. Yet this tired soldier was smiling at the sky, at the sun and the roaring of the waterfall. Somehow, after