Question

【題目】 Reuel Tolkien (1892－1973), the British linguist, writer. He created a fantasy novel “The Lord of the Rings” the wellknown trilogy (三部曲)．

Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. When he was 4 years old, his father died and his family moved back to England. Tolkien graduated from Oxford University when he was 23 years old, and participated in the First World War. During the war, Tolkien suffered from “trench fever” and stayed in the hospital until the end of World War Ⅰ. It was the days in the hospital that he began his writing career first.

After the war, Tolkien became a linguist. He was an editor of the “New English Dictionary” of 1918－1920. However, he was more researching into AngloSaxon language which makes his extensive contacts in Britain and the Nordic spread all over the folklore and mythology.

In 1937, Tolkien completed his first work “The Hobbit”. Although this was a fairy tale, it was also suitable for adults to read. Because of good sales, the publisher Allen & Unwin convinced Tolkien to write its sequel. This encouraged Tolkien to complete his most famous works the epic (史詩) trilogy “The Lord of the Rings”. The works of writing went on for almost a year with the support from his good friend Lewis.

At the beginning “The Lord of the Rings” was similar works for children, but after that writing style quickly became serious and dark. “The Lord of the Rings” was one of the most popular literary works in the 20th century in terms of sales and readers' evaluation. Tolkien's influence is important, for the success of “The Lord of the Rings” makes the fantasy novels of this literature genre (體裁) develop rapidly.

【1】When did Tolkien take part in World War Ⅰ？

A.1896.B.1915.

C.1916.D.1937.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Tolkien's father died of “trench fever”.

B.Tolkien wrote the “New English Dictionary” himself.

C.“The Lord of the Rings” was finished about half a year.

D.Tolkien began his writing career in the hospital.

【3】What is Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings” considered to be?

A.The first works of Tolkien.

B.Always serious and dark.

C.Beneficial to the development of the fantasy novels.

D.The most popular literary works in the 20th century.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇人物傳記，介紹了《指環(huán)王》的作者瑞爾托爾金生平。他早年喪父，后來參加了第一次世界大戰(zhàn)。戰(zhàn)時患上“戰(zhàn)壕熱”，在醫(yī)院期間他開始了他的寫作生涯。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句中的“Reuel Tolkien (1892—1973)”以及第二段的第三句“Tolkien graduated from Oxford University when he was 23 years old, and participated in the First World War.”可知，瑞爾托爾金生于1892年，他23歲時參加了第一次世界大戰(zhàn)；據(jù)此可以判斷，他是在1915年參加第一次世界大戰(zhàn)的，故B項正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的最后一句“It was the days in the hospital that he began his writing career first.”可知，瑞爾托爾金是在醫(yī)院開始他的寫作生涯的，故D項正確。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的最后一句“Tolkien's influence is important, for the success of ‘The Lord of the Rings' makes the fantasy novels of this literature genre (體裁) develop rapidly.”可知，“The Lord of the Rings”促進了魔幻小說的快速發(fā)展，故C項正確。