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The French writer Honore de Balzac is known around the world for the novels and shorter works of fiction that he collected under the general title The Human Comedy. His ambition (eagerness) in this great work was to describe all of French society.
Balzac was born on May 20,1799, in Tours, where his father was a civil servant. At the age of 8,he was sent to a boarding school. He was an undisciplined child, and he was often sent to detention, or kept in. He looked on this punishment as a blessing in disguise（因祸得福）because it gave him all the time he wanted to read. When his family moved to Paris in 1814, he went to school there.
For a while Balzac studied law, but he had no taste for legal work. He wanted to write plays, but his first play, Gromwell（1819）, was a failure. He turned to writing sensational（神圣地）novels under various pen names. Realizing that he would never make his fortune this way, he went into business as a publisher and later as a printer. But he earned only debts.
In 1829,Balzac started the novels that made him famous. Some were fantastic, like the Wild ass’s Skin（1831）. This novel tells how a young man acquires a magic piece of leather that grants（允许）his every wish but shrinks a little every time he uses it. He knows he will die when the leather has shrunk to nothing. Others were realistic, like Eugenie（Garnet）（1833）, the story of a miser who loves his gold more than his daughter.
Balzac lived extravagantly（奢侈地）, and he was always in debt. His many women friends inspired the sensitive portraits of women in his novels. Just before his death, he married a Polish Countess（女伯爵）, Eveline Hanska.
Balzac worked as intensely（紧张的）as he lived. By writing as much as 16 hours a day, he published over 80 titles between 1829 and 184(7) This great labor brought on a serious illness before he was able to complete The Human Comedy. But when he died in Paris on August 18,1850, he left a vivid record of his time.
(1) The world knows Balzac because of________.
[ ]
A．his great work The Human Comedy.
B．his collection of novels and short stories
C．his description of the French society
D．his hard work
(2) When Balzac was at school, ________.
[ ]
A．he was often praised by his teachers
B．he often broke the school rules
C．he did some reading in his spare time
D．his family moved to Paris
(3) The word“detention”in the second paragraph suggests ________.
[ ]
A．preventing from leaving after school
B．headmaster’s or teacher’s office
C．being stopped going to classes
D．a room used for punishing students
(4) Before Balzac was thirty, ________.
[ ]
A．he had come to be famous
B．he had some interest in laws
C．he never made his fortune
D．he was in great debt
查看习题详情和答案>>The French writer Honore de Balzac is known around the world for the novels and shorter works of fiction that he collected under the general title The Human Comedy. His ambition (eagerness) in this great work was to describe all of French society.
Balzac was born on May 20,1799, in Tours, where his father was a civil servant. At the age of 8,he was sent to a boarding school. He was an undisciplined child, and he was often sent to detention, or kept in. He looked on this punishment as a blessing in disguise（因祸得福）because it gave him all the time he wanted to read. When his family moved to Paris in 1814, he went to school there.
For a while Balzac studied law, but he had no taste for legal work. He wanted to write plays, but his first play, Gromwell（1819）, was a failure. He turned to writing sensational（神圣地）novels under various pen names. Realizing that he would never make his fortune this way, he went into business as a publisher and later as a printer. But he earned only debts.
In 1829,Balzac started the novels that made him famous. Some were fantastic, like the Wild ass’s Skin（1831）. This novel tells how a young man acquires a magic piece of leather that grants（允许）his every wish but shrinks a little every time he uses it. He knows he will die when the leather has shrunk to nothing. Others were realistic, like Eugenie（Garnet）（1833）, the story of a miser who loves his gold more than his daughter.
Balzac lived extravagantly（奢侈地）, and he was always in debt. His many women friends inspired the sensitive portraits of women in his novels. Just before his death, he married a Polish Countess（女伯爵）, Eveline Hanska.
Balzac worked as intensely（紧张的）as he lived. By writing as much as 16 hours a day, he published over 80 titles between 1829 and 184(7) This great labor brought on a serious illness before he was able to complete The Human Comedy. But when he died in Paris on August 18,1850, he left a vivid record of his time.
(1) The world knows Balzac because of________.
[ ]
A．his great work The Human Comedy.
B．his collection of novels and short stories
C．his description of the French society
D．his hard work
(2) When Balzac was at school, ________.
[ ]
A．he was often praised by his teachers
B．he often broke the school rules
C．he did some reading in his spare time
D．his family moved to Paris
(3) The word“detention”in the second paragraph suggests ________.
[ ]
A．preventing from leaving after school
B．headmaster’s or teacher’s office
C．being stopped going to classes
D．a room used for punishing students
(4) Before Balzac was thirty, ________.
[ ]
A．he had come to be famous
B．he had some interest in laws
C．he never made his fortune
D．he was in great debt
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Where to eat? Melbourne is a paradise for gourmands（美食家）. And its top chefs use fresh produce and have a talent for the experimental. But for something different, indulge your culinary senses with an Australian Wine Tour Company trip. Departing from the city centre daily. You will taste wines at four of the region’s best vineyards. It costs from 48 per person, including all wine tasting, lunch and a visit to Damien Chandon(00 613 9419 4444. austwinetourco.com.au) .
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More information Contact the official tourism site for Melbourne at visitmelbourne. Com/uk.
Use the links below for more on
Destination guide: Melbourne
Click here for our Melbourne page
60. To get more information about Hidden Secrets Tour, you should call____________ .
A. 00 613 9419 4444 B. 00 613 9419 8637
C. 0845 7 747 767 D. 00 613 9329 9665
61.If you are interested in Australian wines, you will have to pay___.
A. 48 B. 54 C. 34 D. 766
62.Where can you find the passage?
A.In a magazine B.On the Internet C.In a guidebook D.In a newspaper
63.The passage is written to__________.
A.introduce places of interest in Australia
B. tell readers to travel to Australia
C. offer tourists some information about Melbourne
D. introduce the history and culture about Melbourne
Why Melbourne ? Having long lived in the shadow of Sydney ,Melbourne has become a Mecca(圣地) for fashion and design and cultural centre of Australia, with an enjoyable programmed of festivals.
What to see? The City center’s grid(格子) system of streets conceals a maze of lanes and turn-of-the-century arcades where you will find the best cafes, bars and boutique shopping. The hidden secrets tour (00613 9329 9665,hiddensecretstours.com) guides will make sure you find what you’re after ,whether it is fashion ,art and design or wine. From $34 per person.
Where to eat ? Melbourne is a paradise for gourmands（美食家）and its top chefs use fresh produce and have a talent for the experimental .But for something different , indulge your culinary senses with an Australian Wine Tour Company trip. Departing from the city centre daily .You will taste wines at four of the region’s best vineyards. It costs from $48 per person, including all wine tasting, lunch and a visit to Damien Chandon (00 613 9419 4444.austwinetourco.com.au).
Where to stay ? The nunnery is an old convent (女修道院) on the edge of the city .It has double rooms with breakfast from $54 per night (00 613 9419 8637, nunnery. com.au).
How to get there ?Qantas (0845 7747 767,qantas .com.au)flies from Heathrow to Melbourne twice daily from $766 return , including taxes.
More information Contact the offical tourism site for Melbourne at visitmelbourne .com/uk.
Use the links below for more on
Destination guide : Melbourne
Click here for our Melbourne page
To get more information about Hidden Secrets Tour, you should call____
A. 00 613 9419 4444 B. 00 613 9419 8637
C. 0845 7747 767 D. 00 613 9329 9665
If you are interested in Australian wines, you will have to pay $_____
A. 48 B. 54 C. 34 D. 766
Where can you find the passage?____
A . In a magazine B. On the internet C. In a guidebook D. In a newspaper
The passage is written to _____.
A. introduce places of interest in Australia
B. tell readers to travel to Australia
C. offer tourists some information about Melbourne
D. introduce the history and culture about Melbourne
查看习题详情和答案>>Why Melbourne? Having long lived in the shadow of Sydney, Melbourne has become a Mecca(圣地) for fashion and design and cultural centre of Australia, with an enjoyable programme of festivals
What to see? The City center’s grid（格子） system of streets conceals a maze of lanes and turn-of-the-century arcades where you will find the best cafes, bars and boutique shopping. The hidden secrets tour(00613 9329 9665,hiddensecretstour.com) guides will make sure you find what you’re after, whether it is fashion, art and design or wine. From 34 per person .
Where to eat? Melbourne is a paradise for gourmands（美食家）. And its top chefs use fresh produce and have a talent for the experimental. But for something different, indulge your culinary senses with an Australian Wine Tour Company trip. Departing from the city centre daily. You will taste wines at four of the region’s best vineyards. It costs from 48 per person, including all wine tasting, lunch and a visit to Damien Chandon(00 613 9419 4444. austwinetourco.com.au) .
Where to stay? The nunnery is an old convent（女修道院） on the edge of the city. It has double rooms with breakfast from54 per night (00 613 9419 8637, nunnery.com.au).
How to get there ? Qantas(0845 7747 767, qantas.com. au) flies from Heathrow to Melbourne twice daily from 766 return, including taxes.
More information Contact the official tourism site for Melbourne at visitmelbourne. Com/uk.
Use the links below for more on
Destination guide: Melbourne
Click here for our Melbourne page
60. To get more information about Hidden Secrets Tour, you should call____________ .
A. 00 613 9419 4444 B. 00 613 9419 8637
C. 0845 7 747 767 D. 00 613 9329 9665
61.If you are interested in Australian wines, you will have to pay___.
A. 48 B. 54 C. 34 D. 766
62.Where can you find the passage?
A.In a magazine B.On the Internet C.In a guidebook D.In a newspaper
63.The passage is written to__________.
A.introduce places of interest in Australia
B. tell readers to travel to Australia
C. offer tourists some information about Melbourne
D. introduce the history and culture about Melbourne
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