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【題目】閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

Charles Dickens (1812—1870), the great nineteenth century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt (債) 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 (觀察者) 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】

本文是一篇人物傳記，記述了狄更斯的生活與作品。

【1】C 推理判斷題。由文章第一段第二句His father ran heavily into debt (債) and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory.（他的父親負債累累，他12歲時就不得不去工作）可知，他家太窮了，上不起學，答案選C。

【2】D細節理解題。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，當時的英國社會很不公平，答案選D。

【3】B 細節理解題。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《匹克威克外傳》是他的成名作。

【4】C 細節理解題。文章開頭提到了Dickens出生于1812年，第一段最后一句提到了他于1833年開始寫小說，由此可知C項正確。Dickens只上過兩年學，更沒有在學校學習寫小說；第二段第二句提到He wrote 19 novels all his life可知，他一生寫了19部小說；根據最后一段最后一句but failed to find any useful method to achieve that goal可知，他沒有找到改善窮人生活的辦法，因此A、B、D項錯誤。