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【題目】Charles Dickens was an English writer. He was born in 1812. He created some of the world’s best-known characters and many readers think he is the most important writer of the Victorian era (1837-1901). Some of his famous novels are Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. Most people in his novels lived in London.

In 1824, Dickens’ father went to prison(監(jiān)獄) because he couldn’t pay money to someone. In those days, a man’s wife and young children went to prison with him. Charles was 12, so he left school to work in the prison. Life was hard, and a lot of children worked in those days. Dickens own experience helped him to write about poor children without a mother or father. Dickens? success began with the publication (出版) of The Pickwick Papers in 1836. And his book Oliver Twist is about a boy without father. Important people were more interested in the problems of poor people after reading Dickens’ books.

Dickens’ novels are often very long and he wrote them in different parts for a newspaper each week. His novels have a lot of exciting and sad things in them. He wanted his readers to buy the newspaper every week. And the readers wanted to finish the story! Dickens’ novels are popular because many of his stories are about social(社會的) problems and family life. Dickens was successful in writing and he has been praised by other writers for his style and characters.

【1】When was Charles Dickens born?

A. In 1812.??? B. In 1824.??? C. In 1836.??? D. In 1901.

【2】Where did Dickens work when he was 12?

A. In the prison.??? B. At a school.??? C. On a farm.??? D. In an office.

【3】Dickens’ novels are popular because_______.

A. they have a lot of exciting and sad things

B. they are about social problems and family life

C. he has been praised for his style and characters

D. he is the most important writer of the Victorian era

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】短文是對英國作家查爾斯·狄更斯的生平簡介。他出生于1812年，創(chuàng)造了一些世界上最著名的人物，很多讀者認為他是維多利亞時代最重要的作家（1837-1901）。他的一些著名小說有《奧利弗之戀》、《大衛(wèi)·科波菲爾》和《遠大前程》。他小說中的大多數(shù)人都生活在倫敦。狄更斯的小說很受歡迎，因為他的許多故事都是關(guān)于社會問題和家庭生活的。狄更斯的寫作很成功，他的風格和性格也受到了其他作家的贊揚。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文開頭的句子“Charles Dickens was an English writer. He was born in 1812.”可知，查爾斯·狄更斯是一個英國作家，他出生于1812。答案為A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中句子“Charles was 12, so he left school to work in the prison.”可知，查爾斯12歲時，離開學校去監(jiān)獄工作。答案為A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段中的句子“Dickens’ novels are popular because many of his stories are about social(社會的) problems and family life.”可知，狄更斯的小說很受歡迎，因為他的許多故事都是關(guān)于社會問題和家庭生活的。故答案為B。