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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in America.His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was twelve. He worked very hard.

Later Jack returned to school. He was strict with himself and worked hard at every subject, especially (尤其) literature(文学) .

In 1897, he went to Alaska to look for gold(黄金). Instead of getting gold, he found material for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties.

But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.

1.Jack London was from ________.

A．Alaska

B．London

C．the USA

D．France

2. He was a famous ________.

A．worker

B．story-teller

C．teacher

D．writer

3. In Alaska, he________.

A．found gold	B．found books and stories
C．became rich	D．learned a lot

4. He became famous for________ .

A．his writings

B．his gold

C．rich life

D．both A and B

5. He began to work in________ and died in ________.

A．1888;1916

B．1876;1916

C．1900;1956

D．1876;1900

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

1.短文第一句话已经明确指出，杰克·伦敦是一个美国作家。

2.同样在第一句话中，答案已经体现出来。

3.他本来是去找黄金，但实际上，他找到了写作的素材，学到了很多的东西。

4.杰克·伦敦出名是因为他的书。

5.他1876年出生,在12岁时开始离开学校去谋生，即在1888年开始了他的工作生涯。文中最后一句明确得知，杰克·伦敦1916年去世。