Jane Austen(1775-1817),an English novelist, started writing young and completed six novels in her life. Today Austen’s books are more popular than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels have been made into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be best-sellers.
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University, says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today. “The stories are timeless,”Jenkyns said.
Pride and Prejudice(偏见)(1813) is Austen’s most famous work. It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. At first, these two dislike each other. Elizabeth is pretty ,smart and lively. She is proud because Darcy doesn’t know about her family. Mr. Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background. So, he is proud as well. At the same time, Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family. He has no nderstanding of why the family, especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. Anyway, Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple but their families don’t want them to.
In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wants to teach people are as follows. Opposites can attract each other. Lovers should not ony make each other feel relaxed or comfortable, but also educate and improve each other.
Austen is often called the greatest romanti writer,so it is surprising she remained unmarried. ‘Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man,” Jenkyns says.
1.From Paragraph 1and Paragraph 2,we can know .
A. Jane Austen passed away in her fifties
B. Austen’s works remain popular today
C. all of Austen’s works have been made into Hollywood films.
D. Austen’s works are mostly about war and the family.
2.Which of the following sentences is True?
A. Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight.
B. Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy.
C.Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth’s family.
D. Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end.
3.What does the underlined word”vulgar” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.粗俗的 B.鲁莽的 C.吝啬的 D.伪善的
4.From what Jenkyns says,we can learn __________.
A. opposites can attract each other
B. lovers should improve each other.
C. Austen’s works go beyond her times
D.Austen married a perfect man at last
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Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good of the city of London, from the street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service(服务) of all kinds of passengers(乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is for him to stop two or three times for some food.He said, “I never________when I’m working, otherwise, I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He usually goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning.
There are times he has to stay________ and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to ________ it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor ________ from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! Their rides are ________ by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the ________ and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
1.A. catch B. meet C. follow D. throw
2.A. taste B. knowledge C. dream D. teacher
3.A. noisiest B. coldest C. dirtiest D. loneliest
4.A. usual B. strange C. dangerous D. impossible
5.A. speak B. sing C. run D. drink
6.A. shorter B. longer C. earlier D. higher
7.A. give B. lend C. send D. return
8.A. elderly B. farmers C. patients D. children
9.A. paid B. borrowed C. sent D. spent
10.A. buildings B. mountains C. beaches D. roads
I know him well_______ we have been friends since we were born.
A. so B. but C. because. D. And
Anne’s father had his daughter’s diary ________after Anne died _______illness.
A. publish ; from B. was published ; of
C. publishing ; from D. published ; of
To _______surprise, a large number of people from Syria come to their country.
A. Germans’ B. German’s
C. Germen’s D. Germens’
He had to _________in hospital ________he was better.
A. not remain ; until B. be remain ; till
C. be remained ; until D. remain ; till
