Question

(NMET 2005 Jiangsu)?

Jane Austen ,a famous English writer ,was born at Steventon ,Hampshire ,on December 16,1775,and died on July 18,1817.She began writing early in life ,although the prejudices(偏见) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名).?

But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors .She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806,Bath was her home .Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels，Northanger Abbey and Persuasion ,which are largely set in Bath .The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it ,keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels .Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced(增强) by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street .Here ,in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city ,you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.?

The Center has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society .After your visit to the Center ,you can look round the attractive shop ,which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books ,cards and many specially designed gifts .Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.?

You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath ,which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath .The tour lasts about one and a half hours .The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived ,walked and shopped.?

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath _______.?

A.in her early twenties　　 B.in her early teens?

C.in her late twenties D.in her late teens?

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage??

A.Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.?

B.The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.?

C.Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.?

D.No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.?

3.The author(作者) writes this passage in order to _______.?

A.attract readers to visit the city of Bath?

B.ask readers to buy Austen's books?

C.tell readers about Jane Austen's experience?

D.give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society?

4.It takes you about one and a half hours _______.?

A.to get to the Jane Austen Center in Gay Street?

B.to buy Jane Austen related books ,cards and gifts?

C.to find a guide to take you to the Center?

D.to look around the city of Bath on foot

Answer 1

1.?解析：从第一段可知，她出生在1775年，第二段说“She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century”，据此推算，可知答案为A。?

答案：A

2. 解析：第二段有这样一句“The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it,keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels”，意思是“这个城市依然很像Jane Austen所熟知的那样”,言外之意没有发生很大的变化。其他三项都不符合事实。所以C 为正确答案。?

答案：C

3. 解析：从整篇文章来看，作者是说Jane Austen和The city of Bath 的联系;文章最后的很多字眼如“You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath” “The tour...” “The experienced guides will take you...”都暗示读者要去这个城市旅游观光。?

答案：A

4.解析：从最后一段这句“You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath,...the tour lasts about one and a half hours”可知步行参观Jane Austen's Bath大约需一个半小时。故答案为D。?

答案：D