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1.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 a 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(期刊),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 middle class.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.
24.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
25.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.
26.It can be inferred from the passage thatA.
A.Dickens had a miserable(悲惨的;可怜的)childhood
B.His career as a writer of fiction began in 1837
C.Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular
D.Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped 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 24.C 推理判断题.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.
25.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.
26.A 推理题.根据文章第一段前四行可知他的童年是很悲惨的,故A正确.
点评 在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节,分析文章结构,根据上下文内在联系,挖掘文章的深层含义,对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机,事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析,进一步增强理解能力,抓住材料实质性的东西.
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