It has been said of Dickens that he gripped (控制) the imagination of his readers because his imagination gripped himself. The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry. When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest until Fagin, the wrongdoer, had been hanged.

Dickens’s marriage to Catherine Hagarth, with whom he had nine children, ended unhappily in 1858.He started to travel about giving readings of his works. His interest in theatre gave his novels the qualities that made them suitable for reading aloud on the stage. A tiring travel to the United States affected his health. On June 9, 1870, when he was working on a new novel, he died, as he had wished. He said he wanted to die working.

1.It seems clear that Dickens became a famous novelist ______.

A. because of his social work

B.with the success of Pickwick

C.because he was writing two novels at the same time

D.when he began to give readings of his works

2.According to this passage we know that Dickens ______.

A. was only interested in writing novels

B.didn’t like Oliver Twist

C.wished to live a hundred years and write three novels in each

D.didn’t think he could write a better novel than Pickwick Papers in his life

3.As a novelist, Dickens ______.

A. was full of imagination

B.found it hard to satisfy his readers

C.always wrote about real people in life　　  

D.wrote works according to his reader’s imagination

4.From the passage we can see that Fagin must be ______.

A. a person in real life

B.a character in Oliver Twist

C.a character in Pickwick Papers

D.one of Dickens’ works

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Dickens had always enjoyed his marriage to Catherine Hagarth.

B.Dickens was a successful actor.

C.Dickens’ death had little to do with his hard work.

D.Dickens had wished to die in the course of work.

The success of Pickwick Papers made Dickens very popular. He suddenly found himself at twenty-four, the most famous novelist of his day. Busy as his social life was, he worked on two novels at the same time—Oliver Twist and Pickwick Papers. He was particularly proud of Pickwick, which was a huge success and was regarded as a comedy masterpiece.“If I were to live a hundred years and write novels in each, I should never be so proud of any of them as I am of Pickwick.”

It has been said of Dickens that he gripped (控制) the imagination of his readers because his imagination gripped himself. The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry. When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest until Fagin, the wrongdoer, had been hanged.

Dickens’s marriage to Catherine Hagarth, with whom he had nine children, ended unhappily in 1858.He started to travel about giving readings of his works. His interest in theatre gave his novels the qualities that made them suitable for reading aloud on the stage. A tiring travel to the United States affected his health. On June 9, 1870, when he was working on a new novel, he died, as he had wished. He said he wanted to die working.

1.It seems clear that Dickens became a famous novelist ______.

A. because of his social work

B.with the success of Pickwick

C.because he was writing two novels at the same time

D.when he began to give readings of his works

2.According to this passage we know that Dickens ______.

A. was only interested in writing novels

B.didn’t like Oliver Twist

C.wished to live a hundred years and write three novels in each

D.didn’t think he could write a better novel than Pickwick Papers in his life

3.As a novelist, Dickens ______.

A. was full of imagination

B.found it hard to satisfy his readers

C.always wrote about real people in life　　  

D.wrote works according to his reader’s imagination

4.From the passage we can see that Fagin must be ______.

A. a person in real life

B.a character in Oliver Twist

C.a character in Pickwick Papers

D.one of Dickens’ works

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Dickens had always enjoyed his marriage to Catherine Hagarth.

B.Dickens was a successful actor.

C.Dickens’ death had little to do with his hard work.

D.Dickens had wished to die in the course of work.

阅读理解

　　The success of Pickwick Papers made Dickens very popular．He suddenly found himself at twenty-four，the most famous novelist of his day．Busy as his social life was，he worked on two novels at the same time-Oliver Twist and Pickwick Papers． He was particularly proud of Pickwick，which was a huge success and was regarded as a comic（喜剧）masterpiece（杰作）．“ If I were to live a hundred years and write novels in each，I should never so proud of any of them as I am proud of Pickwick．”

　　It has been said of Dickens that he grasped（抓住）the imagination of his readers because his imagination grasped himself． The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry．When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest until Fagin，the wrongdoer（做坏事的人），had been hanged．

　　Dickens'marriage to Catherine Hagarth，with whom he had nine children，ended unhappily in 1858．He started to travel about giving readings of his works．His interest in theatre gave his novels the qualities that made them suitable for reading aloud on the stage．A tiring travel to the United States affected his health．On June 9，1870，when he was working on a new novel，he died．Dickens had always wanted to die of working．

1．It seems clear that Dickens became the most famous novelist ________．

[　　]

A．because his social work

B．with the success of Pickwick

C．because he was writing two novels at the same time

D．when he began to give leading of his works

2．According to this passage，we know that Dickens ________．

[　　]

A．was only interested in writing novels

B．didn't like Oliver TwistC．wished to live one hundred years and write three novels in each

D．didn't think he could write a better novel than Pickwick in his life

3．As a novelist，Dickens ________．

[　　]

A．was full of imagination

B．found it hard to satisfy his readers

C．always wrote about real people in life

D．wrote works according to his readers'imagination

4．Fagin must be ________．

[　　]

A．a person in real life

B．a character in Oliver Twist

C．a character in Pickwick

D．one of Dickens'works

5．Which of the following is true？

[　　]

A．Dickens had always enjoyed his marriage to Catherine Hagarth．

B．Dickens was a successful actor．

C．Dickens'death had little to do with his hard work．

D．Dickens had wished to die in the course of work．

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. 1.

   Dickens only received a little formal education because______.

   1. A.
      he wanted to teach himself
   2. B.
      he wanted to work and made a lot of money
   3. C.
      he was too poor to afford any more formal education
   4. D.
      he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist
2. 2.

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

   1. A.
      just
   2. B.
      poor
   3. C.
      comfortable
   4. D.
      unsatisfying
3. 3.

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

   1. A.
      Oliver Twist
   2. B.
      The Pickwick Papers
   3. C.
      A Tale of Two Cities
   4. D.
      Great Expectations
4. 4.

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

   1. A.
      He didn't go to school at all.
   2. B.
      He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them.
   3. C.
      He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old.
   4. D.
      He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor.
5. 5.

   It can be inferred from the passage that________.

   1. A.
      Dickens had a miserable childhood
   2. B.
      Dickens tried many different jobs before he became a professional writer
   3. C.
      Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular
   4. D.
      Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor