Question

What do literary greats Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns have in common? They both lived and wrote in Edinburgh, along with many other big names in the field of literature. This fact helped UNESCO (聯(lián)合國教科文組織) award the city the title of world's first City of Literature on October 14.

Edinburgh left a lasting impression on Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Although he was born there he went to school in England but returned home for medical school. After graduating he moved to London and began writing his Sherlock Holmes stories. His inspiration for the character came from one of his professors at university. Holmes' methods were so clever that they actually furthered the advance of the study of criminology (犯罪學(xué)).

Robert Burns (1759-1796) is still regarded as Scotland's national poet, more than 200 years after his death. He is celebrated all over the world through translations of his work and the annual Burns Night supper on his birthday. One of his songs, "My Love is Like a Red Red Rose" ranks among the finest love songs ever written and "Auld Lang Syne" (友誼地久天長) is sung all around the world．

As one of the first literate societies in Europe, the Scottish Parliament passed the world's first compulsory (義務(wù)) education law in 1496. By the 1790s, almost all Scots could read． Visitors to Scotland often observed that even the lowest members of society had copies of Burns' poems and other books.

Edinburgh was awarded the title of world's first City of Literature because _____.

       A．the first award ceremony of literature was held there

       B．many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns were born there

       C．it left a deep impression on many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

       D． many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns often wrote about it

Arthur Conan Doyle was remembered mainly for his _____.

       A．detective stories   B．love poems and songs  

       C．contribution to the study of criminology       D． clever writing skill

In honour of Robert Burns, _____.

       A．"My Love is Like a Red Red Rose" and "Auld Lang Syne" are sung all around the world

       B．his works are translated into many languages every year

       C．a(chǎn) celebration is held more than 200 years after his death

       D． a celebration is held every year on his birthday

In the last paragraph, the writer mainly discussed _____.

       A．the impression of visitors to Scotland

       B．how Burn’s poems are popular in Scotland

       C．the possible history reasons for many literary greats in Scotland

       D． how the world’s first compulsory education law was made

Answer 1

【小題1】B

【小題2】A

【小題3】D

【小題4】C

解析:

這是一篇文化類短文。短文記敘的是“聯(lián)合國教科文組織將文藝氣息濃厚，書香味十足的愛丁堡授為世界首座文學(xué)城市”。

【小題1】 推斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段所表述的：文壇巨匠亞瑟·科南·道爾和羅伯特·伯恩斯和文學(xué)界的其他一些名人一樣，他們兩人都出生在愛丁堡，筆耕于愛丁堡。在這座城市里誕生了許許多多的作家，正因為這濃郁的書香，聯(lián)合國教科文組織于10月14日把“世界首座文學(xué)之城”的榮譽授予了愛丁堡。

【小題2】 推理題。根據(jù)短文第二段中的意義：科南·道爾創(chuàng)作了福爾摩斯故事系列，其探案方法被描繪得非常奇妙，這讓犯罪學(xué)研究也獲益匪淺，得到了進一步的發(fā)展。由此推理他是以“偵探小說”而出名。

【小題3】 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中的“He is celebrated all over the world through translations of his work and the annual Burns Night supper on his birthday”一句可知：每年，人們在他的誕辰日舉行“伯恩斯之夜”晚宴，以示紀念。

【小題4】段意推測題。根據(jù)最后一段所表述的意義：蘇格蘭之所以產(chǎn)生這么多的文學(xué)巨匠有其歷史淵源。短文中列舉了三個細節(jié)，蘇格蘭議會于1496年通過了世界上第一個義務(wù)教育法案。到18世紀90年代的時候，幾乎所有的蘇格蘭人都能識字了。許多去蘇格蘭游覽的人發(fā)現(xiàn)，就連蘇格蘭的市井小民也在讀著伯恩斯的詩以及其它一些書。