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 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his 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 19 novels 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（不人道） of the bourgeoisie（布尔乔亚阶级）.

　　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.

1.Dickens only received a little formal education because______.

2.According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was________.

3.Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England?

4.According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true?

5.It can be inferred from the passage that________.

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 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his 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 19 novels 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（不人道） of the bourgeoisie（布尔乔亚阶级）.
　　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.
【小题1】Dickens only received a little formal education because______.

With his work completed，the businessman stepped back to his seat，feeling pleased　　 he was a man of action.?

A.which　　　 B.that　　　 C.what　　　　　 D.whether

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 　 26　 student in his class. He was at the top in every 　 27　 . He was a champion. k`

　　　 But the boy 　 28　 after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His 　 29　 started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was 　 30　 all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like 　 31　 himself. All of this because he felt 　 32　 and that no one loved him.

His 　 33　 started worrying about the boy. But 　 34　 they did not know what was wrong with him. 　 35　 his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.

　　　 They sat 　 36　 the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him 　 37　 questions about his classes, teachers and 　 38　 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,　 39　 I am here today?”

　　　 The boy 　 40　 , “to check my grades?”

　　　 “No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about 　 41　 . I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY 　 42　 .”

These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He 　 43　 his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

　　　 Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this 　 44　 who cared for him deeply. He 　 45　 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

26.　 A. richest　　　　　　　　　　 B. prettiest　　　　　　　　　 C. laziest　　　　　　　 D. brightest

27.　 A. game　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　 C. competition　　　　　　 D. group

28.　 A. changed B. died C. arrived D. regretted

29.　 A. hair　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tears　　　　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. grades

30.　 A. worried　　　　　　　　　 B. careless　　　　　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　　　　 D. busy

31.　 A. teaching　　　　　　　　　 B. killing　　　　　　　 C. helping　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoying

32.　 A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. worthless　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sick

33.　 A. parents　　　　　　　　　　 B. classmates　　　　 C. teachers　　　　　　　　　 D. companions

34. A. even　　　　 　 B. now　　　　 　　　 C. yet　　　　 D. then

35.　 A. And 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. But 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

36.　 A. toward　　　　　　　　　　 B. along　　　　　　　　　　　 C. opposite　　　　　　　　　 D. on

37.　 A. serious　　　　　　　　　　 B. casual　　　　　　　 C. personal　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

38. A. work　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sports　　　　　　　 D. education

39.　 A. when　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

40.　 A. turned away　　　　　　 B. answered back　 C. whispered anxiously 　　　 D. cried out

41.　 A. it　　　　　 　 B. you　　　　 C. myself 　　　 D. us

42.　 A. LIFE　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ANXIETY　　　　 C. CARE　　　　　　　 D. NEED

43.　 A. forgave　　　　　　　　　 B. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hugged　　　　　　　　　　 D. begged

44.　 A. side　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. earth　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trip　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. day

45.　 A. meant　　　　　　　 B. owed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　　　　 D. left

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　　    My grandfather was a teacher. He was the headteacher of a school　　 for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he was　　 a kind and gentle man at heart, because when I was young (and he was　　 old), he gave me presents, and set me on his knee, and told me stories.　　 But I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.

　　    At school, when he walked into a room full of noisy boys there was　　 silence at once. When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his　　 eyes, that boy went red in the face, and looked down at his shoes. If　　 a boy brought him poor, careless work that was not the best that boy　　 could do, my grandfather would pick up the boy's book and threw it　　 across the room, shouting, "Do it again and bring it back first in the　　 morning." If the boy was late, or if he forgot to bring his work,　　 he had to do it again, and again and yet again. My grandfather never　　 forgot.

　　    He was a very different man at school, from the man I saw day by　　 day in his own home.

　　 1. My grandfather was ________________.　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   A. a kind and gentle teacher 　　   B. a teacher who gave presents to the pupils 　　   C. the headteacher of boy's school 　　   D. a boy at a school where any one was afraid of the head 　　　　  teacher 　　2. I knew my grandfather was kind and gentle, because __________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. he was the headteacher of a boy's school 　　   B. he was not afraid of 　　   C. he told me stories about how kind he was 　　   D. he let me sit on his knee 　　3. When he looked at a boy in a certain way, that boy ___________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. went red and couldn't return my grandfather's look 　　   B. looked back at my grandfather's red face 　　   C. he looked at his shoes to see if they were dirty 　　   D. went red in the face because his shoes were dirty 　　4. My grandfather did not like to receive ________________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. worse work than he could do himself 　　   B. work that the boys couldn't do 　　   C. work that was not as good as the boys could do 　　   D. the most careful work that the boys could do 　　5. He was a different man at home in that ______________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. he did not get angry at school like he did at home 　　   B. he was not as gentle as at home 　　   C. he didn't throw books about at school like he did at home 　　   D. he did not get angry at home