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【題目】Jane Austen ever popular

This summer, the UK will honor its favorite writers, Jane Austen (1775-1817), by making her the face of the new 10 note. In the 200 years since her death, Austen has been getting more and more popular all over the world.

And yet Austen’s works are so English that it’s rather strange she should be so popular all over the world. Her novels are so of their time that it’s strange that she’s still enjoyed in this very different age. Her most famous works including Pride and Prejudice, the one which she is most known for are about the world of the English gentry(貴族階層)in the late 18th century.

Most of her works is about young women of that time. Women of the gentry could not work so their chances of happiness or even basic living depended upon finding a husband. This is a very serious subject matter, of course, but the joy of Austen’s stories is her ability to make wonderful, but also touching, comedy out of something so serious.

Take Pride and Prejudice as an example. Elizabeth Bennet is one of six daughters in a family that struggles with money problems. Her mother wants to marry off as many of them as possible. Mrs Bennet is one of the great comic characters of English literature.

The novel is developed by the love-hate relationship between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy. The pleasure of the novel is reading how these obstacles(障礙) are overcome and how the comical and unexpected ending is achieved.

If we think about this story, it’s clear why Jane Austen is still popular 200 years after her death, and why readers can still identify with characters from the long dead world of the 18th century English gentry. Although there have been many changes since that time, it’s still the greatest challenge in life for men and women to find the partner of their dreams.

【1】From Paragraph 2 we can know that the writer ______.

A. believes Jane Austen’s works were ahead of their time

B. thinks that everyone should read Jane Austen’s books

C. is surprised that Jane Austen’s books are still so famous

D. doubts if Jane Austen is still popular all over the world

【2】According to the passage, Pride and Prejudice __________.

A. has a sad and unexpected ending

B. deals with a serious social problem in a lighthearted way

C. is mainly about poor people’s struggles in the 18th century

D. tells readers that everyone can succeed through hard work

【3】According to the passage, Jane Austen remains popular today because______.

A. readers enjoy reading love stories about wealthy people

B. her works are developed by the love-hate relationship

C. readers can always find something new from her novels

D. her works deal with problems many of today’s readers still face

【4】The passage is mainly written to ______.

A. explain why Jane Austen is still popular today

B. introduce the story of Pride and Prejudice

C. introduce Jane Austen’s creative writing style

D. explain why Jane Austen was chosen to be on the new 10 note

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】 本文介紹了簡奧斯丁的作品為什么在她死后200年，仍然還如此受歡迎。在文中重點介紹了《傲慢與偏見》的故事情節(jié)。

【1】主旨大意題。從第二段的內(nèi)容可知，簡奧斯丁的作品為什么在當(dāng)代如此的還受歡迎。特別是《傲慢與偏見》。選項C是說，從第2段我們可以知道，作者驚訝于簡奧斯丁的書仍然如此出名。故選C。

【2】主旨大意題。由句子This is a very serious subject matter, of course, but the joy of Austen’s stories is her ability to make wonderful, but also touching, comedy out of something so serious.可知，奧斯丁的故事的樂趣在于她能做出一些精彩的，但也很感人的喜劇，來解決一個非常嚴(yán)肅的社會問題。也就是B項的解釋：他能以一種輕松的方式來處理一個嚴(yán)重的社會問題。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。由短文的最后一段我們知道，簡奧斯丁的作品在她死后200年仍然是受歡迎是因為在書中介紹的故事對于當(dāng)今社會的男人和女人來說，找到他們夢想中的伴侶仍然是人生最大的挑戰(zhàn)。她的作品處理了許多當(dāng)今讀者仍然面臨的問題。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文的第一段的句子In the 200 years since her death, Austen has been getting more and more popular all over the world. 可知，這篇短文主要介紹了簡奧斯丁為什么在當(dāng)今仍然還受歡迎。故選A。