Question

【題目】

Every year in Bath, England, there is a special festival. People dress up in period clothes and have concerts and balls. They are celebrating the lane Austen Festival.

Jane Austen is an English writer. Born in Steventon, England, 1775, Austen was mostly educated at home, where she teamed how to play the piano, draw and write creatively. She read a lot and later came to enjoy social events such as parties, dances and balls. She disliked the busy life of towns and preferred the country life, where she took to taking long walks

In 1801, Jane, her parents and sister moved to Bath. Four years later, her father passed away and the family soon became poor. Austen and her family moved several times until finally settling(安頓)into a small house in Chawton. It was in this house that she wrote most of her works.

In March of 1817, Austen got serious health problems and was sent to Winchester for a cure so she had to stop writing. She died in July of the same year, at the age of only 4l.

Austen was famous for her humorous words and clever ideas. Most of her novels are about women in I8`h century England. At that time, if a woman wanted to have a happy life, she had to marry a rich man. But Austen said that a woman should marry for love, riot for money or social status(地位).So her characters were often strong women.

Pride and Prejudice(偏見)，published in 1813, is the most famous novel by Austen. It tells of a romantic story between a young woman Elizabeth and a tall, rich, and handsome man, Mr. Darcy. It has been changed into films, televisions and musicals

【1】Which of the following is TRUE about Austen?

A. She loved reading and taking long walks.

B. She received education in college.

C. She hated parties, balls and dances.

D. She preferred the city life

【2】Where did Austen write most of her works?

A. In a small house in Winchester.

B. In a small house in Chawton

C. In Steventon, England.

D. In the countryside of Bath.

【3】What's the correct order of the following events?

a. Jane Austen, her parents and sister moved to Bath.

b. Jane Austen got seriously ill and stopped writing.

c. Jane Austen learned how to play the piano, draw and write creatively.

d. Jane Austen wrote and published her most famous novel Pride and Prejudice.

A. c-a-d-b B. a-c-b-d C. d-b-c-a D. c-a-b-d

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 A

【解析】

【1】推理判斷題。題干句意：Which of the following is TRUE about Austen？

關(guān)于奧斯丁，下列哪項是正確的？選項A. She loved reading and taking long walks.她喜歡讀書和散步。B. She received education in college.她在大學(xué)受過教育。C. She hated parties, balls and dances.她討厭聚會、球類和舞會。D. She preferred the city life她喜歡城市生活。結(jié)合原文信息，依據(jù)文中第二段可知她喜歡鄉(xiāng)村生活，在家里接受教育，她喜歡舞會等社交活動�？芍�，BCD錯誤。正確答案為：A

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干句意：Where did Austen write most of her works？奧斯汀的大部分作品都是在哪里創(chuàng)作的？選項A. In a small house in Winchester.在溫徹斯特的一間小房子里。B. In a small house in Chawton在查頓的一間小房子里。C. In Steventon, England.在英格蘭的史蒂文頓。D. In the countryside of Bath.在巴斯的鄉(xiāng)下。結(jié)合原文信息，依據(jù)文中Austen and her family moved several times until finally settling(安頓)into a small house in Chawton. It was in this house that she wrote most of her works.奧斯丁和她的家人搬了幾次直到最后結(jié)算(安頓)到一個小房子在這里。她的大部分作品都是在這所房子里寫的。正確答案為：B

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干句意：What's the correct order of the following events？下列事件的正確順序是什么？選項a. Jane Austen, her parents and sister moved to Bath.簡·奧斯汀，她的父母和姐姐搬到了巴斯。b. Jane Austen got seriously ill and stopped writing.簡·奧斯汀得了重病，停止了寫作。c. Jane Austen learned how to play the piano, draw and write creatively.簡·奧斯汀學(xué)會了彈鋼琴、畫畫和寫作。d. Jane Austen wrote and published her most famous novel Pride and Prejudice.簡·奧斯汀寫并出版了她最著名的小說《傲慢與偏見》。結(jié)合原文信息，可知簡·奧斯汀先學(xué)會了彈鋼琴、畫畫和寫作。依據(jù)Pride and Prejudice(偏見),published in 1813, is the most famous novel by Austen.《傲慢與偏見》出版于1813年,是由奧斯丁最著名的小說。In March of 1817, Austen got serious health problems and was sent to Winchester for a cure so she had to stop writing.1817年3月，奧斯汀得了嚴(yán)重的健康問題，被送到溫徹斯特接受治療，因此她不得不停止寫作�？芍�，出版《傲慢與偏見》排在停止寫作之前。正確答案為：A