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　　One of the most famous English writers was a woman called Jane Austen who lived in the late 18th century．At that time English women from educated, middle class families did not work－that is, they did not have jobs or work for money．Instead, they stayed at home to do things like organizing the house, sewing, reading books and writing letters．

　　Jane Austen was an unusual woman because she was determined to be a writer．She wanted to write about the ordinary lives of young women like herself－their hopes, dreams and problems．She finished her first novel when she was only 20 years old．By the time she was 24, she had finished two more．

　　Jane’s only problem was that no one wanted to publish her novels．Her father sent one to a publisher, but he refused to look at it．He didn’t think anyone would want to read about women’s lives．For fourteen years, Jane’s work remained unpublished and unread．

　　Finally, Jane decided she had waited long enough．She chose one of her novels Sense and Sensibility, and paid to have it published herself．Jane’s gamble(赌博)paid off．To the publisher’s surprise, every one of her books was sold．The publisher realized that women’s novels were interesting and agreed to publish all her other novels．

　　Jane Austen completed six books altogether, and all of them are still being read today．In the last few years, several of her novels have been made into films, including Sense and Sensibility, the novel which she had to publish herself all those years ago．

　　During Jane’s lifetime, some people looked down upon her novels．They said that no one would want to read about women and women’s lives．They believed that men’s lives were much more important and interesting．Now we know that they were very wrong．In fact, Jane Austen’s novels are wonderful because they tell us ________．They give us the details of life which are not recorded in history books．Her novels show us that although nearly 200 years have passed, and modern life is very different, people are still basically the same．

Questions：

1．What were considered to be good examples of women at Jane Austen’s time?

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2．How many books had Jane Austen written by the age of 24?

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3．Why are Jane Austen’s novels still being read by many people today?

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4．Please complete the sentence in the sixth paragraph with proper words or phrases．(Please answer within 10 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the sixth paragraph into Chinese．

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Answer 1

答案：
解析：

　　1．根据第一段最后一句话“Instead, they stayed at home to do things like organizing the house, sewing, reading books and writing letters．”可以知道，那时妇女的楷模是Good housewives。因此答案为“Good housewives”。

　　2．本题为细节理解题，根据第二段最后一句话“By the time she was 24, she had finished two more．”应该为three。因为答案为“three”。

　　3．根据文章第二段中“She wanted to write about the ordinary lives of young women like herself－their hopes, dreams and problems．”和最后一段中的“Her novels show us that although nearly 200 years have passed, and modern life is very different, people are still basically the same．”可知答案为“Because they are about true life, which has something in common with the life today”。

　　4．本题可根据第二段中的“She wanted to write about the ordinary lives of young women like herself－their hopes, dreams and problems．”知道答案应为“all about the ordinary lives of women at that time”。

　　5．在奥斯汀在世期间，许多人瞧不起她的小说。他们认为没有人愿意读有关女人和女人生活的故事。他们认为男人的生活更加重要有趣。

提示：

这是一篇仿照高考新题型的练习。这种题型不仅要求学生注重细节理解，还要提高自己归纳的能力和表达能力，平时要多练习。