Question

閱讀下面短文并回答問題，然后將答案寫到答案卡相應(yīng)的位置上（請注意每題的詞數(shù)要求）。

Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876．He was abandoned by his father， “Professor” William Henry Chaney，a fortune telling person，and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman，a music teacher．London’s stepfather，John London，whose surname he took，was a failed storekeeper. London’ youth marked by poverty. At the age of the he became a crazy reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Library, where Ina Coolbirth told him to read the works of Flaubert, Tolstoy and other major novelists.

After leaving school at the age of 14，London worked as a seaman，rode in trains as a wanderer and adopted socialistic views as a member of the protest armies of the unemployed．In 1894 he was arrested in Niagara Fails and put into prison for wandering． These years made him determined to raise himself out of poverty but they also gave later materials for such works as The Sea Wolf（1 904），which partly came from his horrible experiences as a sailor in the Pacific Ocean．

Without having much formal education，London spent much time in public libraries reading fiction，philosophy，poetry，political science，and at the age of 19 got admittance to the University of California in Berkeley．During this period he had already started to write．London left the school before the year was over and went to seek his fortune in the Klondike gold rush of 1 89 7．His attempt was unsuccessful．London spent the winter near Dawson City，suffering from illness．In the spring he returned to San Francisco with his notebook full of plans for stories．For the remainder of 1 89 8 London again tried to earn his living by writing．London’s first novel，The Son of the Wolf，appeared’in 1900．By 1904 Jack London was the author of 10 books．The Son of the Wolf got a wide audience as did his other Alaska stories，The Call of the Wild（1903），White Fang（1906），and Burning Daylight（1910）．Jack London died on November 22，1916．

1.What did Ina Coolbirth tell London in the Oakland Public Library?（Within 15 words）

2.Why were London's horrible experiences as a sailor good for him?（Within 12 words）

3.What was wrong with London near Dawson City?（Within 5 words）

4.What is London’s first novel?（Within 5 words）

5.How is the text developed?（Within 5 words）

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.Ina Coolbirth told London to read the works of （Flaubert, Tolstoy and other） major novelists.

2.Because they are the materials for his works like The Sea Wolf。/Because it provided materials for his works later.

3.He suffered from illness。/He was ill

4.The Son of the Wolf

5.In time order/In order of time

【解析】

試題分析：

1.根據(jù)第一段At the age of the he became a crazy reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Library, where Ina Coolbirth told him to read the works of Flaubert, Tolstoy and other major novelists.描述，可知艾娜庫伯斯讓他讀一些主要小說家的作品。故答：Ina Coolbirth told London to read the works of （Flaubert, Tolstoy and other） major novelists.

2.根據(jù)第二段These years made him determined to raise himself out of poverty but they also gave later materials for such works as The Sea Wolf（1 904），which partly came from his horrible experiences as a sailor in the Pacific Ocean．描述，可知這些經(jīng)歷為他的后期創(chuàng)作提供了豐富的創(chuàng)作材料。故答：Because they are the materials for his works like The Sea Wolf。/Because it provided materials for his works later。

3.根據(jù)短文最后一段London spent the winter near Dawson City，suffering from illness．描述，可知他在道森市附近生病了。故答：He suffered from illness。/He was ill。

4.根據(jù)短文最后一段London’s first novel，The Son of the Wolf，appeared’in 1900．描述，可知他的第一本小說是The Son of the Wolf。故答：The Son of the Wolf。

5.通過閱讀短文可知這篇短文主要是以時間順序介紹了美國小說家杰克倫敦的生平故事。故答：In time order/In order of time。

考點(diǎn)：傳記類記述文閱讀