【題目】 A famous writer -Edith Wharton

Where she was from: New York City, America

When she was born: in 1862

Why she began writing: Some people think Edith began writing because she found the people around her so boring. Others say she put pen to paper when her husband became sick and she needed something to do. But the fact is that she thought of herself as a writer when she was a child. Writing made her feel free from the control(控制) of her social class.

What she enjoyed doing: writing; designing, caring for gardens.

Her works: fifteen novels, seven novellas, eighty-five short stories and books on a number of subjects .

Her achievements(成就)

In 1899, her collection of stories The Greater Inclination appeared. When she was in London. she visited a bookstore. The storeowner, not knowing who she was, gave her the book and said to her, ”Everyone in London is talking about this book now.”

Three years later, her first novel, The Valley of Decision, was published(出版) .Three years after that, she wrote and published the novel The House of Mirth.

In 1920, she published The Age of Innocence and it won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel was made into a movie in 1993. Edith died in 1937 in France.

1Why did Edith Wharton begin writing?

A.To make her boring life interesting.

B.To make herself known by others.

C.To make money to look after her sick husband.

D.To run away from the control of her social class.

2What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A.Londoners began to show interest in novels.

B.There were no other books on sale in the store.

C.Edith's collection of stories was a great success in London

D.Edith was the first American writer to be so famous in London.

3When was The House of Mirth published?

A.In 1896B.In 1899C.In 1902.D.In 1905

4Which of the following is TRUE about Edith?

A.She was from EuropeB.She died at the age of 74

C.She liked writing and gardening.D.She published The Valley of Decision in 1901.

5In which of the following magazines may you read this passage?

A.Today's SportsB.Famous people.

C.News in the World.D.Short Stories

【答案】

1D

2C

3D

4C

5B

【解析】

本文講述了著名作家伊迪絲·華頓。她來(lái)自美國(guó)紐約,出生于1862,死于1937年。她為了脫離社會(huì)階層的控制開(kāi)始寫(xiě)書(shū),她的書(shū)曾受倫敦人的喜愛(ài)。她還喜歡設(shè)計(jì),愛(ài)護(hù)花園。她主要作品有15部小說(shuō),7篇中篇小說(shuō),85篇短篇小說(shuō)和一些主題的書(shū)籍。

1句意:伊迪絲·華頓為什么開(kāi)始寫(xiě)作?

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. To make her boring life interesting.讓她無(wú)聊的生活變得有趣。B. To make herself known by others.讓別人知道她。C. To make money to look after her sick husband.為了賺錢(qián)來(lái)照顧她生病的丈夫。D. To run away from the control of her social class.為了逃避她的社會(huì)階層的控制。 根據(jù)But the fact is that she thought of herself as a writer when she was a child. Writing made her feel free from the control(控制) of her social class.她想脫離社會(huì)階層的控制,故選D

2句意:我們能從劃線句子中學(xué)到什么?

推理判斷題。A. Londoners began to show interest in novels.倫敦人開(kāi)始對(duì)小說(shuō)感興趣。B. There were no other books on sale in the store.這家書(shū)店沒(méi)有其他的書(shū)出售。C. Edith's collection of stories was a great success in London.伊迪絲的故事集在倫敦大獲成功。D. Edith was the first American writer to be so famous in London.伊迪絲是第一位在倫敦如此出名的美國(guó)作家。根據(jù)劃線部分Everyone in London is talking about this book now,每個(gè)在倫敦的人都談?wù)撨@本書(shū),可知這本書(shū)很暢銷(xiāo),故選C

3細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)In 1899, her collection of stories The Greater Inclination appeared. Three years later, her first novel, The Valley of Decision, was published(出版) .Three years after that, she wrote and published the novel The House of Mirth.1899年她的書(shū)問(wèn)世,兩個(gè)3年,也就是六年后她出版了The House of Mirth.,所以是1905年,故選D。

4句意:關(guān)于伊迪絲,下列哪項(xiàng)是正確的?

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. She was from Europe她來(lái)自歐洲。B. She died at the age of 74享年74歲。C. She liked writing and gardening. 她喜歡寫(xiě)作和園藝。D. She published The Valley of Decision in 1901.她在1901年出版了The Valley of Decision。根據(jù)文章第一句知道她來(lái)自美國(guó),排除A。她出生在1862年,死于1937年,所以她是75歲。排除B。根據(jù)文章是1902年出版的The Valley of Decision,排除D。故選C

5文章來(lái)源題。根據(jù)文章講述了著名作家伊迪絲·華頓的生平,是名人,故選B

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