Question

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other　 31　 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's　 33　 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted　 34　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them　 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 37　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write　 38　 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39　 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 40 it ended.

31. A. cities　　　　　 B. countries　　　 C. towns　　　　 D. villages

32. A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　 C. acting　　　　 D. playing

33. A. what　　 　　　B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

34. A. the next　　　 B. next　　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. next time

35. A. too　　　　　 B. as well　　　　 C. as well as　　 D. also

36. A. book　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. film

37. A. hated　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. shamed

38. A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. since

39. A. drawing　　　 B. singing　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. making

40. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　 D. which

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本文介绍了英国著名作家查尔斯狄更斯的一生：生活虽然很穷苦，但是，他写了很多著名的故事，他的故事被搬上舞台和屏幕，他一直写书到去世。他的一生给人们留下了深刻的印象。

31. B 根据句意“不但在英国……”，英国是一个国家，所以“而且在世界上其他国家。”故选B。

32. C 根据下文“He was an actor”说明他喜欢表演。故选C。

33. D根据下文给出了它书的好处，所以该句为“你就是它的书为什么好的原因。”故选D。

34. A 根据上文，他的故事总是出现一部分，那么人们就总想知道“下一部分”。The next特指“下一部分”。故选A。

35. B  too意思是“也”，位于句尾，和前句用逗号隔开；as well意思是“也”，位于句尾；as well as意思是“也”，位于居中；also意为“也”，位于系动词之后，行为动词之前。故选B。

36. D 根据Great Expectations我们可以判断是一部电影。故选D。

37. A 根据下午的连词but表示转折，所以，可以判断他讨厌。故选A。

38. C 连词的用法。as意为“一样地,同样地”；while意为“当……时候”；until意为“直到……”；since意为“既然；自从”。根据句意“他继续写直到去世。”故选C。

39. C根据上文他一直写书到死，说明他死的时候正在写故事。故选B。

40. B依据前后句意可推断我们不会知道故事是如何结束的。故选B。