14.Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824 and his first novel--a historical romance called"Anatonia"--was published when he was 26.Shortly after this he met Charles Dickens,and they formed a close friendship that lasted for ten years and influenced both men's writing.Collins went on to publish 25novels as well as many short stories,plays and works of non-fiction.However,he is most well known for the two mystery novels"The Woman in White"and"The Moonstone".
Collins published both mysteries as serials in All the Year Round.When it appeared in the magazine in 1860,"The Woman in White"was so popular that it became the subject of a song and a play.It even influenced fashion,and many women started to dress in white.Eight years later"The Moonstone"was published and earned Collins the title"the father of the modern English detective novel".T S Elliot,another famous writer,said that The Moonstone was the"first and greatest of English detective novels",and it is still admired by modern crime writers today.
An author of many mysteries,Dorothy L Sayers considered"The Moonstone"to be"probably the finest detective story ever written",and many people agree with her.There are several reasons why they think so.One is that Collins uses different characters to tell each section of the story.The characters have very different personalities and voices,which are interesting and often amusing.There are also several features of the plot which started trends in mystery writing.For example,many detective stories are set in a country house,where the theft must have been committed by one of the people in the house.The character of a famous detective with an unusual appearance and habits occurs in many books,and an innocent person is often under suspicion at first.A number of modern films have also used the idea of a cursed jewel stolen from a religious statue.And of course,in The Moonstone and most other good mystery novels,the person who at first seems the least likely to be the criminal turns out to be guilty.
25.Anatonia was published inB.
A.1824 B.1850 C.1860 D.1868
26.All the Year Round was a title ofD.
A.one of Wilkie Collins'books
B.one of Charles Dickens'books
C.a(chǎn) story of a magazine
D.a(chǎn) magazine
27.Collins is known as the father of the modern English detective novel becauseC.
A.he was older than the other detective story writers.
B.his son was also a famous detective story writer.
C.many aspects of his writing are copied by other detective story writers.
D.the Moonstone is the most popular detective story.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,屬于人物傳記.主要講述了威爾基•柯林斯(Wilkie Collins)于1824年出生于倫敦,他的第一部小說-"阿納托尼亞"(Anatonia)的歷史浪漫史被發(fā)表在26歲.柯林斯被稱為現(xiàn)代英語偵探小說的父親,因?yàn)樗膶懽鞯脑S多方面都被其他偵探故事作家所模仿.
解答 25.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824 and his first novel--a historical romance called"Anatonia"--was published when he was 26.可知,他生于1824年,第一部小說在26歲時(shí)出版,即1850年.故選B.
26.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Collins published both mysteries as serials in All the Year Round.When it appeared in the magazine in 1860可知,Collins在雜志All the Year Round發(fā)布了故事作為序列.故All the Year Round為雜志.故選D.、
27.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)When it appeared in the magazine in 1860,"The Woman in White"was so popular that it became the subject of a song and a play.It even influenced fashion,and many women started to dress in white.Eight years later"The Moonstone"was published and earned Collins the title"the father of the modern English detective novel".可以推測出,柯林斯被稱為現(xiàn)代英語偵探小說的父親,因?yàn)樗膶懽鞯脑S多方面都被其他偵探故事作家所模仿.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.