Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices(偏見) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously (匿名).

     But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced (增強)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related(相關的) books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

    You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

A. in her early twenties                        B. in her early teens

C. in her late twenties                         D. in her late teens

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C. Bath remains(保持) almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

3.The author writes this passage in order to________.

A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

4.It takes you about one and a half hours________.

A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析:這篇短文中作者主要介紹了英國著名的女作家簡奧斯汀的情況。文章描述了她曾經(jīng)對Bath一地游覽并將該地作為她的第二故鄉(xiāng),并在她的作品中有了明顯的體現(xiàn),意在鼓勵人們游覽Bath一地并進一步了解Bath以及簡奧斯汀。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. 可知,她是在1796-1800年到訪Bath的,而她出生于1775年,所以這時她應該在20歲早期;故選A。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段 The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels.可知,Bath在Jane Austen時代是幾乎沒有大的變化的;故選C。

3.文章意圖題。根據(jù)短文最后兩段的內(nèi)容描述可知,文中介紹了游覽此地的景點、有經(jīng)驗的導游會帶人游覽此地等信息可推斷文章的主要目的就是引導大家參觀簡奧斯丁的故鄉(xiāng);故選A。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath The tour lasts about one and a half hours.可知,徒步游覽Bath一地大概要需要一個半小時的時間;故選D。

考點:人物類短文閱讀。

 

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