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【题目】 Lewis Carrol is one of the most famous writers for children of all time. He is the author of the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

Lewis Carrol was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was the oldest boy in a family of eleven children. As a child, he did well in mathematics and won many prizes. He also created games for himself and his brothers and sisters.

Lewis Carrol studied at Richmond School (1844-1845) and Rugby School (1846-1850). In 1850, he started studying at Christ Church, Oxford. After finishing his studies, he became a teacher of mathematics at Oxford. Apart from teaching mathematics, he also took photos and wrote essays and poems.

Lewis Carrol loved children. He became friends with the children of Henry George Liddel, Alice and her sisters Lorina and Edith. The three little girls often visited the young mathematics teacher in his college rooms. They spent many hours with Carrol, sitting on his couch while he told them fantastic stories about dream worlds. He also drew pictures for these stories.

During an afternoon picnic in 1864, Dodgson told the Liddel children a story of Alice’s Adventures Underground. Alice liked it very much and when they returned home, she asked him to write it down for her. He fulfilled the little girl’s wish and wrote the story down. He illustrated (配图) it with his own drawings and gave it to Alice.

One day, the story fell into the hands of the novelist Henry Kingsley. He read it and told Carrol that he should publish it. The book was published as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. It became very successful. Carrol wrote some more stories and in 1871 published Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

Lewis Carrol died on January 14, 1898. By the time of his death, Alice had become the most popular children’s book in England, and by 1932 it was one of the most popular children’s books in the world.

【1】What was Lewis’ first job?

A.a game designer.B.a mathematics teacher.C.a painter.D.a writer.

【2】Which of the following can best describe Lewis?

A.honest.B.lonely.C.clever.D.humorous.

【3】The underlined word “fulfilled'” is closest in meaning to __________.

A.praisedB.satisfiedC.changedD.regretted

【4】What is the correct order of the following events?

a. Lewis made friends with three kids.

b. Lewis wrote the story of Alice Adventures.

c. Lewis was encouraged by Henry Kingsley to publish his story.

d. Lewis told the kids the story of Alice’s Adventures Underground.

e. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland became famous all over the world.

A.a-d-b-c-eB.a-b-d-c-eC.b-a-d-e-cD.b-c-a-d-e

【5】What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?

A.To describe the Alice’s Adventures books.

B.To tell Lewis Carrol’s early life as a teacher.

C.To show Lewis Carrol’s friendship with kids.

D.To introduce a writer named Lewis Carrol.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

本文介绍了著名作家路易斯·卡罗尔，他是有史以来最著名的儿童作家之一，他是儿童经典作品《爱丽丝漫游奇境记》和《爱丽丝镜中奇遇》的作者。

【1】细节理解题。根据“After finishing his studies, he became a teacher of mathematics at Oxford.”可知，完成学业后，他成为牛津大学的数学老师，所以刘易斯·卡罗尔的第一份工作是数学老师。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据“As a child, he did well in mathematics and won many prizes. He also created games for himself and his brothers and sisters. ”可知，小时候，他的数学很好，还得过很多奖。 他也为自己和他的兄弟姐妹创造了游戏。由此可知，刘易斯很聪明。故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。praised赞扬；satisfied满足；changed改变；regretted后悔。根据“she asked him to write it down for her”和“He illustrated (配图) it with his own drawings and gave it to Alice.”可知，爱丽丝请求刘易斯把这个故事给她下来，刘易斯写下了这个故事，并用自己的画给故事配了图，所以此处是刘易斯满足了爱丽丝的愿望；所以fulfilled与satisfied的意思最接近。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据第四段“He became friends with the children of Henry George Liddel, Alice and her sisters Lorina and Edith.”可知，刘易斯与三个小孩成了好朋友，所以a排第一；根据第五段开头“Dodgson told the Liddel children a story of Alice’s Adventures Underground”可知，刘易斯给孩子们讲了《爱丽丝漫游奇境》这则故事，所以d排第二；根据第五段He fulfilled the little girl’s wish and wrote the story down.可知，刘易斯满足了小女孩的愿望，并写下了《爱丽丝漫游奇境》这则故事，所以b排第三；根据第六段“He read it and told Carrol that he should publish it.”可知，在读了刘易斯的故事以后，亨利·金斯利鼓励刘易斯出版这个故事，所以c排第四；根据最后一段“By the time of his death, Alice had become the most popular children’s book in England, and by 1932 it was one of the most popular children’s books in the world.”可知，在出版以后，《爱丽丝漫游奇境》在全世界变得很出名，所以e排第五，所以正确的顺序是a-d-b-c-e。故选A。

【5】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Lewis Carrol is one of the most famous writers for children of all time. He is the author of the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.”以及文章的主要内容，可知，路易斯·卡罗尔是有史以来最著名的儿童作家之一，他是儿童经典作品《爱丽丝漫游奇境记》和《爱丽丝镜中奇遇》的作者，所以本文作者写这篇文章的目的就是介绍这位作家。故选D。