Question

【題目】 The success of The Pickwick Papers made Dickens very popular. He suddenly found himself at twenty-four the most famous novelist of his day. Busy as his social life was, he worked on two novels at the same time—Oliver Twist and The Pickwick Papers. He was particularly proud of The Pickwick Papers, which was a huge success and was regarded as a comedy (喜劇) masterpiece (杰作). “If I were to live a hundred years and write novels in each, I should never be so proud of any of them as I am proud of The Pickwick Papers,” he said.

It has been said of Dickens that he grasped (抓住) the imagination of his readers because his imagination grasped himself. The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry. When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest until Fagin, the wrongdoer (做壞事的人), had been hanged.

Dickens’ marriage to Catherine Hagarth, with whom he had ten children, ended unhappily in 1858. He started to travel about giving readings of his works. His interest in theater gave his novels the qualities that made them suitable for reading aloud on the stage. A tiring travel to the United States affected his health. On June 9, 1870, when he was working on a new novel, he died, as he had wished. He said he wanted to die working.

【1】Dickens became a famous novelist .

A.because his social work

B.when he began to give readings of his works

C.because he was writing two novels at the same time

D.with the success of The Pickwick Papers

【2】According to this passage, we know that Dickens .

A.was only interested in writing novels

B.didn’t like Oliver Twist

C.didn’t think he could write a better novel than The Pickwick Papers in his life

D.wished to live one hundred years and write three novels in each

【3】Fagin must be .

A.a person in real life

B.a character in Oliver Twist

C.a character in The Pickwick Papers

D.one of Dickens’ works

【4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Dickens had a happy marriage to Catherine Hagarth.

B.Dickens was a successful actor.

C.Dickens’ death had little to do with his hard work.

D.Dickens had wished to die in the course of his work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了英國(guó)作家Dickens，他的杰作、他的寫作特點(diǎn)以及他的愛(ài)好。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段關(guān)鍵句“The success of The Pickwick Papers made Dickens very popular. He suddenly found himself at twenty-four the most famous novelist of his day.”可知，The Pickwick Papers《匹克威克外傳》的成功使Dickens非常受歡迎，他突然發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)時(shí)自己是最著名的小說(shuō)家。推斷可知，是The Pickwick Papers的成功使Dickens成為最著名的小說(shuō)家。故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段關(guān)鍵句“If I were to live a hundred years and write novels in each, I should never be so proud of any of them as I am proud of The Pickwick Papers”可知，Dickens認(rèn)為如果他活到100歲，每年都寫一部小說(shuō)，他應(yīng)該不會(huì)對(duì)它們中的任何一個(gè)感到驕傲，像他為The Pickwick Papers感到驕傲那樣�？梢酝茢喑鏊�認(rèn)為在他的一生中不會(huì)寫出比The Pickwick Papers更好的小說(shuō)了。故選C項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段關(guān)鍵句“The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry.”可知，Dickens作品中的人物非常真實(shí)。再根據(jù)下一句“When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest until Fagin, the wrongdoer (做壞事的人), had been hanged”可知，寫Oliver Twist《霧都孤兒》時(shí)，他說(shuō)他不能休息，直到Fagin，那個(gè)做壞事的人被吊死�？赏茢喑�Fagin是Oliver Twist中的一個(gè)角色。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段關(guān)鍵句“On June 9, 1870, when he was working on a new novel, he died, as he had wished. He said he wanted to die working.”可知，當(dāng)Dickens在寫一部新小說(shuō)時(shí)，他去世了，正如他所希望的那樣。他說(shuō)他想寫作到生命的盡頭�？赏茢喑�Dickens想在工作的過(guò)程中死去。故選D項(xiàng)。