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     Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876,in San Francisco,
California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in
many different jobs.
     Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn't stay. He wrote, "Life and pocketbook (袖珍书) were both
too short."
     In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He
returned home and started to write. His writing were successful (成功的), and he became rich and famous
in his twenties.
     Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was
only 40 years old.

1.Jack London was _____.

[ ]

A. a musician
B. a writer
C. a basketball player
D. a teacher

2.He went to Alaska _____.

[ ]

A. for holidays
B. because his wife lived there
C. to find gold
D. to meet his parents

3.Jack London became rich and famous _____.

[ ]

A. when he was thirty
B. when he was over twenty
C. in his thirties
D. when he was a child

14.Which of the following sentences is true?

[ ]

A. Jack died in Alaska.
B. Jack was born in London.
C. Jack found gold in Alaska.
D. Jack was a successful writer, but he didn't live happily.

5.Which of the following sentences is not true?

[ ]

A. Jack didn't find gold in Alaska, instead he found ideas for writing.
B. Jack didn't like to go to school.
C. Jack died in 1916.
D. Jack had only a little education (教育) when he was young.

1-5 B C B D B

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　　Jack London is a famous American writer．He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California．His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money．He worked hard in many different jobs．

　　Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn't stay there．In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold．He didn't find any gold．Instead, he found ideas for his books and stories．He returned home and started to write．His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties．

　　Jack London was not a happy man．In poor health, he took his own life in 1916．He was only 40 years old．

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(1)

Why did Jack London leave school when he was still a boy?
[　　]
A．	Because he had a poor family．
B．	Because he didn't like to go to school．
C．	Because his father was a very bad man．
D．	Because he was too young to go to school．

(2)

How old was Jack London when he went to Alaska?
[　　]
A．	Eighteen years old．
B．	Twenty-one years old．
C．	Twenty-four years old．
D．	Twenty-three years old．

(3)

What did Jack London find in Alaska?
[　　]
A．	Gold．
B．	Silver(银)．
C．	Material(素材)．
D．	His friend．

(4)

For what was Jack London famous?
[　　]
A．	For his journey to Alaska．
B．	For his hard work．
C．	For his writings．
D．	For his wealth．

(5)

What does “he took his own life” mean?
[　　]
A．	He lived a poor life．
B．	He enjoyed his life．
C．	He died．
D．	He killed himself．

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　　As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began to write his books. He worked very hard but it did not help him.

　　Once he promised(允诺) a New York magazine(杂志) to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story. At last he went to Jack London's room and left him a note(字条).

　　“Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I'll come to your room and kick you downstairs, and I always keep my promise.”

　　Jack London read the note and answered: “Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too.”

1．Jack London ________ when he began to write his books.

[　　]

A．had much money

B．didn't have enough money

C．didn't have any money

D．didn't need any money

2．Once Jack London was ________ busy ________ write a story for a New York magazine as he promised.

[　　]

3．The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London to ________ the story.

[　　]

4．At last the boss ________ left a note in Jake London's room.

[　　]

5．Jack London's answer meant he ________ do his work with his feet.

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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________.