Question

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other　 31　 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's　 33　 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted　 34　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them　 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 37　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write　 38　 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39　 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 40 it ended.

31. A. cities　　　　　 B. countries　　　 C. towns　　　　 D. villages

32. A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　 C. acting　　　　 D. playing

33. A. what　　 　　　B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

34. A. the next　　　 B. next　　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. next time

35. A. too　　　　　 B. as well　　　　 C. as well as　　 D. also

36. A. book　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. film

37. A. hated　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. shamed

38. A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. since

39. A. drawing　　　 B. singing　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. making

40. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　 D. which

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本文介紹了英國著名作家查爾斯狄更斯的一生：生活雖然很窮苦，但是，他寫了很多著名的故事，他的故事被搬上舞臺和屏幕，他一直寫書到去世。他的一生給人們留下了深刻的印象。

31. B 根據(jù)句意“不但在英國……”，英國是一個國家，所以“而且在世界上其他國家�！惫蔬xB。

32. C 根據(jù)下文“He was an actor”說明他喜歡表演。故選C。

33. D根據(jù)下文給出了它書的好處，所以該句為“你就是它的書為什么好的原因。”故選D。

34. A 根據(jù)上文，他的故事總是出現(xiàn)一部分，那么人們就總想知道“下一部分”。The next特指“下一部分”。故選A。

35. B  too意思是“也”，位于句尾，和前句用逗號隔開；as well意思是“也”，位于句尾；as well as意思是“也”，位于居中；also意為“也”，位于系動詞之后，行為動詞之前。故選B。

36. D 根據(jù)Great Expectations我們可以判斷是一部電影。故選D。

37. A 根據(jù)下午的連詞but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，所以，可以判斷他討厭。故選A。

38. C 連詞的用法。as意為“一樣地,同樣地”；while意為“當(dāng)……時候”；until意為“直到……”；since意為“既然；自從”。根據(jù)句意“他繼續(xù)寫直到去世。”故選C。

39. C根據(jù)上文他一直寫書到死，說明他死的時候正在寫故事。故選B。

40. B依據(jù)前后句意可推斷我們不會知道故事是如何結(jié)束的。故選B。