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【题目】 Charles Dickens was born in 1812. His father was a clerk and wasn’t paid much, so the family lived in an old, poor house. Then Mr. Dickens lost his job and went deep into debt(债).

One day, the police showed up and asked Mr. Dickens if he could pay his debts. When Mr. Dickens said he didn’t have enough money, one policeman answered that he had to go to debtor’s prison.

With no one to support them, Mrs. Dickens and the children, except Charles, moved into prison with their father. Even though Charles was only 12 years old, he got a job in a dirty, black shoe polish factory working 12 hour days.

When Mr. Dickens received some money from a relative, he paid his debts and got out of prison. He then got a job as a court reporter.

Charles went back to school. Charles studied hard and learned quickly. He also studied people, paying attention to what they did and why they did it.

After two years, he got a job as a reporter at England’s Houses of Parliament and he found it attractive.

Then one day Dickens decided to be imaginative, and he wrote a story of his own. Every character seemed to be a little like someone he had known. Finally one evening he dropped off his story, under the penname Boz, at The Monthly Magazine office.

A month later Dickens was shouting joyfully, “They printed my story! I’m an author!”

The magazine wanted more and more stories by Boz. Soon Dickens was writing stories about children working in factories, families living in debtor’s prison and poor people being hungry. He made the stories fun to read in high hopes that people would do something about the things that were wrong.

【1】Charles Dickens was born in a poor family, wasn’t he?

【2】Why was Mr. Dickens sent to debtor’s prison one day?

【3】Who helped Mr. Dickens pay the debts and get out of prison?

【4】What did Charles Dickens think of his job as a reporter at England’s Houses of Parliament?

【5】What were Charles Dickens’ stories about?

They were____________, families living in debtor’s prison and poor people being hungry.

【6】What kind of person do you think Charles Dickens was? Give your reasons.

_______________because_____________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, he was.

【2】Because he didn’t have enough money.

【3】A relative.

【4】he found it attractive.

【5】about children working in factories。

【6】 He was clever/ He was hand-working Charles studied hard and learned quickly. He also studied people, paying attention to what they did and why they did it./ even though Charles was only 12 years old, he got a job in a dirty, black shoe polish factory working 12 hour days.

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了作家查尔斯·狄更斯的生平经历。

【1】题干“查尔斯·狄更斯出生在一个贫穷的家庭，不是吗？” 根据文中“His father was a clerk and wasn’t paid much, so the family lived in an old, poor house.” 他父亲是个职员，工资不高，所以全家住在一所破旧的穷房子里。可知，Charles Dicken出生在一个贫穷的家里，这里这里做肯定回答。Yes, he was.是的，他是。故答案为Yes, he was.

【2】题干“为什么有一天狄更斯先生被送进了债务人的监狱？” 根据文中“When Mr. Dickens said he didn’t have enough money, one policeman answered that he had to go to debtor’s prison.”可知，当狄更斯先生说他没有足够的钱时，一个警察回答说他必须。故答案为Because he didn’t have enough money.

【3】题干“是谁帮狄更斯先生还债出狱的？” 根据文中“When Mr. Dickens received some money from a relative, he paid his debts and got out of prison.”可知，狄更斯先生从亲戚那里得到一些钱后，就还清了债务，出狱了。故答案为A relative.

【4】题干“查尔斯·狄更斯如何看待他在英国议会大厦做记者的工作？” 根据文中“After two years, he got a job as a reporter at England’s Houses of Parliament and he found it attractive.”可知，他觉得这份工作很有吸引力。故答案为he found it attractive.

【5】题干“查尔斯·狄更斯的故事是关于什么的？” 根据文中“Soon Dickens was writing stories about children working in factories, families living in debtor’s prison and poor people being hungry.” 很快狄更斯就开始写关于在工厂工作的孩子，住在债务人监狱里的家庭，以及穷人挨饿的故事。这里是是关于工厂工作的孩子们。故答案为about children working in factories。

【6】题干“你认为查尔斯·狄更斯是什么样的人？说出你的理由。”

He was clever because Charles studied hard and learned quickly. He also studied people, paying attention to what they did and why they did it.

/He was hand-working because even though Charles was only 12 years old, he got a job in a dirty, black shoe polish factory working 12 hour days.