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OneofthemostpopularEnglish-languagenovelsofthe20thcenturyisalmostunknownintheEnglish-speakingworld—aglobalphenomenonintranslation，nowneglectedinitsoriginalform.TheGadfly，byIrishwriterEthelVoynich，wassoldover5millioncopiesin107editionsinthe22languagesspokenintheSovietUnion.Thebookinspiredsevenmusicaladaptations，fivetheatreadaptations，andfivefilmadaptations.

Voynich’snovelisathrillingaccountofrevolutionaryenthusiasm，religiousdevotion，clericalbetrayalandromanticlove—thephilosopherBertrandRussellcalledit“oneofthemostexcitingnovelsIhaveread”．ItwaspublishedinNewYorkin1897，twoyearsafteritscompletion，asitsEnglishpublisherfearedanegativereaction—onereviewercriticizedthebook’s“shockingandhorriblecharacter”．AtranslationappearedthefollowingyearinRussia，wherethetsarist（沙皇）authorities’disapprovalonlyenhanceditspopularity.

TheGadflyissetinItalyduringtherevolutionaryunrestofthe1830sand40s.TheheroisayoungEnglishman，ArthurBurton，whomovestoaCatholicseminary（神学院）afterthedeathofhismother.TherehebecomesdevotedtohisguardianandmentorMontanelli，who，unknowntohim，isalsohisbiologicalfather.InthecompanyofhischildhoodsweetheartGemma，ArthurbecomesinvolvedintheYoungItalymovementfightingAustrianimperialrule.Butheunconsciouslybetrayshiscomrades，afterhisprivateconfession（忏悔）isrelayedtothepolice.Hethendiscovershisfamilysecret，andlosesallfaithinthechurch.

ArthurpretendshissuicideandescapestoSouthAmerica，whereheenduresyearsofsuffering.HereturnstoItalyintheguiseof“TheGadfly”，afearlessandrespectedrevolutionarywhosetrueidentityismasked.Afterhiscapture，heisvisitedbyMontanelli，nowacardinal（红衣主教），whooffershimalifeline.ButArthur，unforgivinganduncompromising，demandsthathisfatherrejectthechurch.Montanellirefusesandcondemnshissontodeath.Arthur，nowaChrist-likefigure，commandshisowndeathpenalty.AttheCorpusChristimass，Montanellidiesofabrokenheart.

①.ThenovelgainedpopularityinitiallyinIreland.Yetitwasinthenewly-createdCommuniststatesoftheSovietUnionandChinathatthebookfounditsmostdedicatedreadership.Arthur，aRomantictragichero，wasrepeatedlyvotedRussia’smostpopularliteraryfigure，andastronautsYuriGagarinandValentinaTereshkova，thefirstmanandwomaninspace，crediteditsinfluence.

②.Inthe1930s，TheGadflyinspiredanotherbestseller.NikolaiOstrovsky’sHowtheSteelWasTemperedsold35millioncopiesintheSovietUnion.Ostrovsky’ssocialistrealistnovelfeaturesafearlessyoungcommunistwhosuffersdreadfullyforhissacrifices，butfindspermanentstrengthintheexampleofTheGadfly，whichhereadstohisfellowcomrades.Voynich’snovelwasreinforcedfurtherbya1955filmadaptationdirectedbyAleksandrFaintsimmer.Itsold39milliontickets.

③.EthelVoynichhadbeenlivingunknowntothepublic.AndduetoSovietcopyrightlaws，shewasunawareofherlegendarystatusinRussia.In1956，DemocraticpresidentialcandidateAdlaiStevensonvisitedMoscowtoarrangeforpaymentofherlong-overdueroyalties（版权费）．WhenEtheldiedin1960，shewasmournedinRussiaasanationalhero.

④.Arthuroffersa“carefulbalanceofemotionwithsteelydetermination”—heisaloverandafighter，whichcanbeseeninthe“Knight-errant”（侠客）oftraditionalChinesefolklore.

IntheUK，TheGadflyremainsoutofprintandalmostunknown，yetaroundtheworldreadersandwritersstillrevereitsauthor，justasDHLawrence，RebeccaWestandFriedrichEngelsoncedid.Withitsrichreligiousimageryandstirringrevolutionarythemes，TheGadflyhasalastingappealforloversofhistoricalfiction，anddeservestoberediscoveredinitsoriginallanguage.

语篇解读　本文主要介绍了文学巨著《牛虻》的故事情节及其巨大的影响力。

1．Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?

A．Thebackgroundofthenovel.

B．ItspopularityintheSovietUnion.

C．Anabnormalphenomenonintranslation.

D．Theartisticachievementofthenovel.

答案　B

解析　段落大意题。

根据第一段的内容可知，本段主要介绍的是这部小说在苏联广受欢迎。

故选B项。

2．WhydoesArthurescapetoSouthAmerica?

A．HefailstofightAustrianimperialrule.

B．Hecan’ttoleratehisfamily.

C．Hedoesn’tsucceedincommittingsuicide.

D．Heistobepunishedbythepolice.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“Butheunconsciouslybetrayshiscomrades，afterhisprivateconfession（忏悔）isrelayedtothepolice.”可知，亚瑟在不经意间背叛了他的同伴，之后他的私人忏悔被传到了警方耳中。

由此可知，他之所以逃往南美洲是因为他将要被警方惩罚。

故选D项。

3．Theunderlinedword“revere”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“”．

A．saluteB．please

C．imitateD．condemn

答案　A

解析　词义猜测题。

根据文章最后一段可知，这部小说虽然在英国几乎无人知晓，但世界范围内的其他读者和作家却十分敬重小说的作者。

本题做题的关键是要抓住表示转折的词yet。

故选A项。

4．WhatcanweknowaboutthenovelTheGadflyfromthepassage?

A．Ithasbeentranslatedinto22languagesaroundtheworld.

B．ItisunfamiliartotheBritishduetoitshorriblecharacters.

C．ItreceivesanegativereactionintheEnglish-speakingworld.

D．Itwascompletedin1899andisoneofthemostpopularnovels.

答案　C

根据第一段第一句可知，作为20世纪最受欢迎的英文小说之一，《牛虻》在讲英语的国家落得几乎无人问津的田地；

再由第二段中的“ItwaspublishedinNewYorkin1897...asitsEnglishpublisherfearedanegativereaction”可知，这部小说完成两年后才在纽约出版，因为出版商害怕出现负面的反应。

由此可知，在说英语的世界里，这部小说得到的是负面的反应。

故选C项。

5．WhatmakesthenovelTheGadflyhavethemostdedicatedreadersintheSovietUnion?

A．NikolaiOstrovsky’snovel.

B．Thefearlessandrespectedhero.

C．Musicalandtheatreadaptations.

D．Sovietcopyrightlaws.

解析　推理判断题。

根据第四段的“HereturnstoItalyinthegu