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英语小说阅读理解
英语小说阅读理解
CharlesDickens(1812-1870),thegreatnineteenthcenturyEnglishnovelist,wasbornnearPortsmouth.Hisfatherranheavilyintodebtandwhenhewastwelve,hehadtogoandworkinafactoryformakingbootpolish.Theonlyformaleducationhereceivedwasatwo-yearschoolingataschoolforpoorchildren.Infact,hehadtoteachhimselfallheknew.Heworkedforatimeasjuniorclerkinalawyersoffice.Afterthat,heworkedasareporterinthelawcourts,andlaterinparliament,forLondonnewspapers.Hiscareerasawriteroffictionbeganin1833withshortstoriesandessaysinperiodicals,andin1837hiscomicnovelThePickwickPapersmadehimthemostpopularauthorathistimeinEngland.
Hewasagreatobserverofpeopleandtheirplacesbecausehewasattractedbylifeandconditionsinmid-nineteenthcenturyLondon.Hewrote19novelsallhislifeand
inmanyofthem,DickensgavearealisticpictureofallclassesofEnglandsociety,showingdeepsympathyforthepoorandunfortunate,exposingtheinjusticeandinhumanityofthebourgeoisie(资产阶级).
ManyofhisnovelslikeOliverTwist,DavidCopperfield,NicholasNickleby,GreatExpectations,ATaleofTwoCitiesandsoondrewattentiontotheunsatisfactorysocialconditionsthatexistedinEnglandoverahundredyearsago.
Dickenscriticizedcapitalist(资本主义)societyfromthepointofviewofbourgeoishumanism.Hewishedtoseeimprovementinthelivingconditionsofthepoor,butfailedtofindanyeffectivemeanstoachievethatend.
36.Dickensonlyreceivedalittleformaleducationbecause.
A.hewantedtoteachhimself
B.hewantedtoworkandmadealotofmoney
C.hewastoopoortoaffordanymoreformaleducation
D.hewantedsomeworkingexperiencestobeanovelist
37.AccordingtoDickens,thesocietyathistimeinEnglandwas.
A.justB.poorC.
comfortableD.unsatisfying38.WhichofthefollowingnovelmadeDickensthemostpopularwriterathistimeinEngland?
A.OliverTwistB.ThePickwickPapersC.ATaleofTwoCitiesD.GreatExpectations
39.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?
A.Hedidn'tgotoschoolatall.
B.Heonlywroteaboutpoorpeopleandshoweddeepsympathyforthem.
C.Hebegantowritefictionswhenhewas21yearsold.
D.Hefoundsomeeffectivewaystoimprove
thelivingconditionsofthepoor.
答案:
36-39CDBC
阅读理解Amber,16,hasbeeninfourfoster-carehomes(寄养家庭)intwoyears.
Nowsheisgettingamakeover(精心打扮)atthemalltobefilmedinatelevisionstationinBoise,Idaho,whichmayhelpherfindapermanentfamilythatdoestheiordinarythingsfamiliesdo—goonpicnics,eatout,andwatchmoviestogether.
Tenyearsago,teenagerssuchasAmberweresohardtoplacewithadoptivefamiliesthathardlyanyonetried.Ifyoutalkedaboutfindingahomeforanolderchild,thatmeantthekidwas7or8.Buttoday,peopleareincreasinglywillingtoadoptthosewhoare9yearsoldorolder,andmostexpertsbelievethephenomenawillcontinue.
Ofcourse,theteensoftenneedasmuchencouragementandadviceasthefutureparentsdo.InSt.Louis,Missouri,ProjectTeenPlusprovidesasupportgrouptohelpteenagerstalkabouttheirfearsanddoubtsaboutbeingadopted,formanyofthemhavelivedininstitutionssolongthattheyhavenoideawhatlifeinafamilyislike.Andteensoftenhavemixedfeelingsaboutjoininganewfamily.Manyteensinfostercareareworriedthatbeingadoptedmeanshavingtorejecttheirbirthfamilies.Oneadoptionexpertsuggestsfindingoutthereasonsforteenagers'resistanceandofferingthechoiceofremainingintouchwiththeirbirthfamiliesafterenteringadoptivehomes.
Thekeytosuccessseemstobecarefulpreparationandpatienceofboththeteenandthefamily.Soateenagerusuallyspendssixtoninemonthswithafuturefamilybeforeanadoptionisfinallydecided.For
example,acoupledecidedtoopentheirhometoMichael,17.Fortenmonths,thecoupleandtheboystruggledtogettoknowandacceptoneanother.ButMichael's18thbirthdaybroughtaboutchange.Thebigeventwasnotonlyhisfirstbirthdaywithhisadoptivefamilybutalsothefirsttimehe
Ihadeverbeengivenbirthdaygiftsandacake.
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ForMichael'snewparents,therewardshavebeengreat."You'renotjusthelping
someoneelse,“saysFather."You're
makingadecisiontogrowasafamily.”67.ThepurposeofmentioningAmberinthefirstparagraphis.
A.toshowthereaderstheordinarythingsfamiliesdo
B.tohelpAmberfindapermanentfamilytoadopther
C.tointroducethetopicofteenageradoptiontoreaders
D.toindicatethatteenagergirlsareeagertobefilmstars
68.Accordingtothepassage,whydoteenagersfearanddoubtaboutbeingadopted
A.Theyspendtoomuchtimelivingallbythemselves.
B.Theydon'tknowwhattheirlifewillbeinanewfamily.
C.Theycan'tgetenoughsupportfromsominstitutions.
D.Theytalklesswiththefutureparentsaboutadoption.
69.Manyteensinfostercarethinkbeingadoptedmeans.
A.nolongerseeingtheirfriends
B.sayinggood-byetotheirpets
C.havingtorejecttheirbirthfamilies
D.losingtheirchoiceofeducation
70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage
A.Successofadoptioncallsforpatienceandpreparation.
B.Teenagersareencouragedtoplacewithfostercare.
C.Fosterparentsshareworrieswiththeirfuturechildren.
D.Thefamilyneedsgreatfinancialsupporttoadoptchildren.
CBCA
THEnamesofWilliamShakespeare,CharlesDickens,andJaneAustenareprobablynotnewtoyou.TheyarestarsoftheliterarylandscapeandtheirworksaddtothecharmoftheirBritishhomeland.Thisweek,we
takeyoutotheplaceswheretheseliterarymastersgrewup,livedorgottheirinspirationfrom.
Stratford-upon-Avon
LocatedonthebanksoftheriverAvoninthenorthofEngland,Stratford-upon-AvonprovidesabeautifulglimpseintoBritain'srural
life.Everyyear,thousandsoftouristsflocktothetowntoseethelandthatproducedBritain'sgreatestplaywright.TheyvisitthehousewhereShakespearelivedandgototheRoyalShakespeareTheatretoenjoyhisplays.
WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)
Stratford-upon-AvonwouldbeonanordinarysmallcityinBritainifitwasnotthebirthplaceofWilliamShakespeare.Shakespeareleftthe
townwhenhewas18,butevenattheheightofhiscareerinLondon,
Shakespearereturnedhereregularlytovisithisfamilythoughtofitashisrealhome,eventhoughLondonbroughthimfame
Bath
UNESCOWorldHeritagecity.Bathhasthecountry'sonlynaturalhotsprings.Thecityisnamedafteritsmostpopularsight:
theRoman
Baths,whichwerebuiltbytheRomansinthefirstcenturyasapublicbathhouse.Forcenturies,peoplewenttheretobatheinthenaturalmineralwater.
JaneAusten(1775-1817)
BathwasoneofAusten'sfavoriteplaces.Itappearsinhernovels?
PersuasionandNorthangerAbbey.Inthelattershewrote:
"I
dolikeitverymuch.IfIcouldhavepapaandmamma,andtherestofthemhere,IsupposeIshouldbetoohappy!
”
London
LONDONistheculturalcentreofBritain.Itshistoricalattractions
drawnumerousvisitors.TreasuressuchasWestminsterAbbey,BigBenandBuckinghamPalaceareamongtheworld'stoptourist
attractions.MuseumsliketheBritishMuseumandtheNationalGallery,allfree,makeLondonafavoriteforartlovers.
CharlesDickens(1812-1870)?
DickensspentmostofhislifeinLondonandwroteextensivelyaboutthiscity.BorninHampshire,southofLondon,Dickensmovedto
Londonwhenhewastwoyearsold.HedepictedLondonasfoggy,dirty,
withvillainseverywhere,asshowninhisworksOliverTwist,Great
Expectations,BleakHouseandATaleofTwoCities.
Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tbelongtotheworld'stoptouristattractions?
[]
⑴A.Stratford-upon-Avon.
B.WestminsterAbbey.
C.BigBen.
D.BuckinghamPalace.
Whichofthefollowingistrue?
[]
A.Stratford-upon-AvonmadeShakespearefamous.
(2)r,....……
B.InShakespearesopinion,Londonwashisrealhome.
C.Stratford-upon-AvonwasthebirthplaceofShakespeare.
D.ShakespearereturnedtoLondonregularlytovisithisfamily.
appearsinthenovelsPersuasionandNorthangerAbbey.
[]
A.Stratford-upon-Avon
⑶B.London
C.Britain
D.Bath
isnotCharlesDickens'sworks.
[]
A.OliverTwist?
(4)
vBB.GreatExpectation?
C.BleakHouse?
D.NorthangerAbbey?
Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?
[]
A.Introducetheplaceswherethreeliterarymastersgrewupandlived.(5)
B.Introducetheworksofthreeliterarymasters.
C.Comparethethreeliterarymasters.
D.Describethethreeliterarymasters.
答案:
1.A;2.C;3.D;4.D;5.A;
解析:
从"WestminsterAbbey,BigBenandBuckinghamPalaceareamong
(1)theworld'stoptouristattractions”看出Stratford-upon-Avon不属于世界顶级旅游胜地。
从"Stratford-upon-AvonwouldbeonanordinarysmallcityinBritain
(2)ifitwasnotthebirthplaceofWilliamShakespeare”看出,
Stratford-upon-Avon是莎士比亚的出生地。
(3)由第五段可以较容易地找到答案。
(4)在狄更斯部分找,D项不是他的书。
这是一道主旨大意题。
像这种分门别类的文章特别要注意文章结构。
第一部分是
总起,往往文章的中心就在于这一部分,从这部分的最后一句话"Thisweek,we
(5)takeyoutotheplaceswheretheseliterarymastersgrewup,livedor
gottheirinspirationfrom.”看出本文的中心就是介绍三位文学大家的成长
和居住的地方。
PrideandPrejudicefortheModernWoman
LetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudice,JaneAusten'smostfamouswork,mightbeupdated,200yearson.
Austen'spopularityisrootedinherintelligence.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlife,aswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion...
Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomen,howeverdisadvantagedshemayfee
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