题目内容
7.Charles Dickens (1812-1870),the great nineteenth century English novelist,was born near Portsmouth.His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve,he had to go and work in a factory for making boot polish.The only formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school for poor children.In fact,he had to teach himself all he knew.He worked for a time as junior clerk in a lawyer's office.After that,he worked as a reporter in the law courts,and later in parliament,for London newspapers.His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833with short stories and essays in periodicals,and in 1837his comic novel The Pickwick Papers made him the most popular author at his time in England.He was a great observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London.He wrote 19novels all his life and in many of them,Dickens gave a realistic picture of all classes of England society,showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate,exposing the injustice and inhumanity of the bourgeoisie.
Many of his novels like Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,Nicholas Nickleby,Great Expectations,A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago.
Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism.He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor,but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end.
21.Dickens only received a little formal education becauseC.
A.he wanted to teach himself
B.he wanted to work and made a lot of money
C.he was too poor to afford any more formal education
D.he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist
22.According to Dickens,the society at his time in England wasD.
A.just
B.poor
C.comfortable
D.unsatisfying
23.Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England?B
A.Oliver Twist
B.The Pickwick Papers
C.A Tale of Two Cities
D.Great Expectations
24.According to the passage,which of the following about Dickens is true?C
A.He didn't go to school at all.
B.He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them.
C.He began to write fictions when he was 21years old.
D.He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor.
分析 文章介绍了大文豪狄更斯的一生.
解答 21:C 推理题.根据第一段2,3行His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve,he had to go and work in a factory for making boot polish说明他家很穷,读不起书.故C正确.
22:D 细节题.根据第三段第2行drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions和第2段最后两行,说明那个时候的伦敦社会不公平,是很不令人满意的.故D正确.
23:B 细节题.根据第一段最后一行in 1837 his comic novel The Pickwick Papers made him the most popular author at his time in England.说明B正确.
24:C 计算题.根据His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833和Charles Dickens (1812-1870)他是1812年出生的,1833年开始写fiction,那么应该是21岁开始的,故C正确.
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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