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閱讀理解 　　In the 19th century the novel came into its own．Thousands upon thousands of novels were published．Of those novels, very few are remembered today．However, there are exceptions; the works of Jane Austen-Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility-for example．They achieved only modest success at first but grew and grew in fame and reputation． 　　How did Jane Austen become so popular? 　　Of course, the novels are romantic．Everyone knows the love story of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett(in Pride and Prejudice), and how they overcome their own pride and prejudice to live happily ever after．The lovers are almost as famous today as Romeo and Juliet． 　　But there is more to Austen's popularity than the fact that she wrote about love．The books are very witty and ironic, and show a great understanding of society and of people．Pride and Prejudice opens with what must be the most famous sentence in the English novel："It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife．" 　　The truth, of course, is the opposite; wealthy, unmarried young men are extremely attractive to young women．And women-specially penniless or near-penniless ones-are the subjects of Austin's tales． 　　Women nowadays may be more equal to men than they were in Jane Austen's day．However, a sense that women still basically live in a world dominated by men ensures that Austen still has many keen readers． (1) What is the point of the passage? [　　] A． To describe the status of women in Jane Austen's time． B． To promote Jane Austen's novels among teenagers． C． To explore the characteristics of Jane Austen's novels． D． To analyze why Jane Austen's novels have such a lasting appeal． (2) What can be concluded from the first paragraph? [　　] A． Jane Austen wrote a total of four novels in her lifetime． B． Most of the novels written mihe 19th century are romances． C． Jane Austen is one of the most successful novelists of the 19th century． D． Jane Austen's novels were a hit when they were first published． (3) According to the article, most of the female characters in Austen's works ________． [　　] A． are poor and young B． are happily married C． many old and wealthy men D． are penniless but witty (4) According to the author, what made Jane Austen's works so popular? a．They are mostly love stories． b．Most of them have a happy ending． c．They are full of wit and irony． d．People can still relate to them today． e．They explain how to succeed in a male-dominated society． [　　] A． a, b, c B． a, c, d C． c, d, e D． b, c, e

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答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;4．B;