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【题目】阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Charles Dickens (1812—1870), the great nineteenth century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt (债) and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory. 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 in a lawyer’s office. After that, he worked as a reporter in the law courts, and later for London newspapers. His life as a writer of novels began in 1833 with short stories and essays in newspapers, and in 1837 his novel “The Pickwick Papers” made him the most popular author at his time in England.

He was a great observer (观察者) of people and their places because he was concerned about life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a picture of all classes of England society, showing deep concern for the poor.

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 unfair social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any useful method to achieve that goal.

【1】 Dickens only received a little formal education because ________.

A. he wanted to teach himself

B. he wanted to work and made a lot of money

C. he was too poor to afford any more formal education

D. he needed some working experiences to become a writer

【2】According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was ________.

A. rich B. just C. comfortable D. unfair

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

A. Oliver Twist. B. The Pickwick Papers.

C. A Tale of Two Cities. D. Great Expectations.

【4】 According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is TRUE?

A. He studied writing novels at school.

B. He wrote more than twenty novels all his life.

C. He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old.

D. He found some good ways to improve the lives of the poor.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇人物传记，记述了狄更斯的生活与作品。

【1】C 推理判断题。由文章第一段第二句His father ran heavily into debt (债) and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory.（他的父亲负债累累，他12岁时就不得不去工作）可知，他家太穷了，上不起学，答案选C。

【2】D细节理解题。由文章最后一段中的drew attention to the unfair social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago可知，当时的英国社会很不公平，答案选D。

【3】B 细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句in 1837 his novel “The Pickwick Papers” made him the most popular author at his time in England可知，The Pickwick Papers《匹克威克外传》是他的成名作。

【4】C 细节理解题。文章开头提到了Dickens出生于1812年，第一段最后一句提到了他于1833年开始写小说，由此可知C项正确。Dickens只上过两年学，更没有在学校学习写小说；第二段第二句提到He wrote 19 novels all his life可知，他一生写了19部小说；根据最后一段最后一句but failed to find any useful method to achieve that goal可知，他没有找到改善穷人生活的办法，因此A、B、D项错误。