“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things.
Jane Austen was one of the most well-known women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice written in 1779 was the most popular.
 
Victor Hugo, born in 1802 in France, was one of the best writers in the19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe.
 
Ernest Hemingway, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.
 
小題1:When was Jane Austen born?
A.In 1775B.In 1799C.In 1802D.In 1899
小題2:Where was Victor Hugo from?
A.England.B.America.C.Italy.D.France.
小題3:Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize mainly because of _________.
A.The Hunchback of Notre-DameB.Pride and Prejudice
C.The Old man and the Sea D.The Sun Also Rises

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析:本文敘述了閱讀使人完美。介紹了Jane Austen, Victor Hugo 和Ernest Hemingway這三位作家。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“She was born in England in 1775.”可知選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Victor Hugo, born in 1802 in France,”可知選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句“He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.”可知選C。
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