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【题目】根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in one of the small towns of England.

When Dickens was nine years old, his father found a job in London and the family moved there. Later on his father was put in to prison (监狱) for owing (负债). His mother could not supply enough food to him and his younger brothers and sisters. He had to do something for his family. He did some housework and looked after his brothers and sisters. Their life was hard, so he could not go to school.

Only until his father was out of prison could Charles go to school. At that time he was already twelve. But he did not finish school. Two years later he began to work in a factory.

The future writer often went to the library to read books. He read a lot. Then, at the age of twenty-two, Dickens began to write and he wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life. Dickens died over a hundred years ago, but people are still reading his books with great interest.

【1】What was Charles Dickens?

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【2】How long did Dickens live in his hometown?

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【3】Why couldn’t Dickens go to school?

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【4】When did Dickens begin to work?

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【5】Where did Dickens read a lot?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He was an English writer.

【2】He lived there for nine years.

【3】He had to do some housework and look after his brothers and sisters at home.

【4】When he was fourteen, he began to work.

【5】He read a lot in the library.

【解析】

Charles Dickens是一位伟大的英国作家，出生于1812年。童年生活悲惨而凄凉：父亲因负债累累，被关进了监狱，而Charles Dickens挑起了生活的重担，十二岁时才上学，两年后不得不辍学去工作。

【1】根据“Dickens began to write and he wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life. Dickens died over a hundred years ago, but people are still reading his books with great interest.”狄更斯开始写作，他一生写了很多小说和故事。狄更斯去世一百多年了，但人们仍然怀着极大的兴趣阅读他的书。可知，他是个英国作家。故答案为：He was an English writer.

【2】根据“When Dickens was nine years old, his father found a job in London and the family moved there.”狄更斯九岁时，他父亲在伦敦找到了一份工作，全家搬到了那里。可知，他在家乡住了九年。故答案为：He lived there for nine years.

【3】根据“Later on his father was put in to prison (监狱) for owing (负债). His mother could not supply enough food to him and his younger brothers and sisters. He had to do something for his family. He did some housework and looked after his brothers and sisters.”可知，Dickens的父亲因负债累累，被关进了监狱，他不得不做些家务，在家照顾他的弟弟妹妹。故答案为：He had to do some housework and look after his brothers and sisters at home.

【4】根据“At that time he was already twelve. But he did not finish school. Two years later he began to work in a factory.”那时他已经十二岁了。但他没有完成学业。两年后他开始在一家工厂工作。可知，Dickens在十二岁时才上学，两年后不得不辍学去工作，他那时应该是十四岁。故答案为：When he was fourteen, he began to work.

【5】根据“The future writer often went to the library to read books. He read a lot.”这位未来的作家经常去图书馆看书。他读了很多书。可知，他是在图书馆看了很多书。故答案为：He read a lot in the library.

本题是根据短文回答问题的题型。我们应该先浏览一下问题，心中对所给任务有一个初步的了解，然后带着问题回到阅读材料中，采用跳读的方式来寻找细节所在的段落，然后锁定目标段落，寻找总结自己所要的答案。例如4小题。根据“At that time he was already twelve. But he did not finish school. Two years later he began to work in a factory.”那时他已经十二岁了。但他没有完成学业。两年后他开始在一家工厂工作。可知，Dickens在十二岁时才上学，两年后不得不辍学去工作，他那时应该是十四岁。故答案为：When he was fourteen, he began to work.