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

He was a great observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a realistic picture of all classes of England society, showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate, exposing the injustice and inhumanity（不人道） of the bourgeoisie（资产阶级）.

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 unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago.

Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism（人文主义）. He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end.

61. 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 wanted some working experiences to be a novelist

62. According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was________.

A. just     B. poor    C. comfortable        D. unsatisfying

63. 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

64. According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true?

A. He didn’t go to school at all.

B. He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them.

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

D. He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor.

65. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. Dickens had a miserable childhood

B. Dickens tried many different jobs before he became a professional writer

C. Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular

D. Dickens criticized capitalist（资本主义的）society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据括号内的中文提示写出英文单词的正确形式。

66. As parents, you shouldn’t show _______（偏心）for any one of your children.

67. Because of the ______（有效的）prevention, few people are infected with the virus.

68. You didn’t mean to, but you really put me in an ____________（尴尬的）position.

69. You’d better take off the coat because it is too heavy for such a ___（温和的）day.

70. We care more about quality than _________（数量）.

71. She has _______（潜力）in designing, but she needs training.

72. My computer broke down. Luckily it was still under ________（担保）, so I got it repaired free of charge.

73. People are waiting __________（焦虑地）for the government’s final decision.

74. What you did was a(an) __________（违法的）act and will lead to your arrest.

75. The department applies the policy in a ___________(灵活的)manner.

写作（共1小题，25分）

 While he was ______ about in the street, Mary came up to him.

         A. wandering            B. wondering            C. wondered             D. wandered

 Problems _____ because they were lack of communication.

         A. raised                     B. rose                                 C. arose                      D. aroused

 Specialists may be useful to _____ a situation and suggest solutions.

         A. analytical              B. analyze                           C. analysis                 D. analyst

 The conference had been held to discuss the effects of tourism ___ the wildlife in the rainforest.

         A. in                             B. on                                     C. at                            D. with

 The salmon dish was _______, wasn’t it?

         A. success                           B. the success          C. a success              D. successes

 Pine trees, of which there are almost one hundred ____, are found throughout the North Temperate Zone.

         A. species                            B. samples                          C. specimens   D. Standards

 His way of speaking suggested that he ____ very angry.

         A. should be              B. be                                     C. is                    D. was