Question

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 understanding 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

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了英国作家简·奥斯汀。年轻开始写作，完成了六部小说，其中五部被拍成好莱坞的电影。她的书籍一直畅销。她的作品是关于婚姻、友情及家庭的。简·奥斯汀被称为最伟大的爱情作家，但是她终生未婚。短文还介绍了她最著名的作品《骄傲与偏见》。

1.B 推理判断题。题意：从第1、2自然段，我们可以知道什么？A. Jane Austen passed away in her fifties简·奥斯汀五十多岁时去世；B. Austen’s works remain popular today简·奥斯汀的作品现在还流行；C. all of Austen’s works have been made into Hollywood films. 简·奥斯汀的所有作品都被拍成了好莱坞电影；D. Austen’s works are mostly about war and the family. 简·奥斯汀的作品主要是关于战争与家庭的。由第一段最后一句：while her books continue to be best-sellers她的书继续最畅销及第二段里的：The stories are timeless,故事是无时间的。可知她的作品现在都还很受欢迎。故选B。

2.2】D 推理判断题。题意：下面哪个句子是正确的？A. Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight. 伊丽莎白和达西一见钟情；B. Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy. 伊丽莎白比达西有更好的家庭背景；C.Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth’s family.达西对伊丽莎白的家庭第一印象好；D. Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end. 伊丽莎白和达西最终结为了夫妇。由第三段里的：Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple可知两人最终相爱结婚。故选D。

3.3】A 词义猜测题。题意：第三段中有下划线的单词”vulgar”是什么意思？A.粗俗的；B.鲁莽的；C.吝啬的；D.伪善的。句意：He has no understanding of why the family, especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. 他无法理解，为什么家庭里，特别是母亲和女儿应该尽力地找到有钱有权的丈夫，他认为他们vulgar。根据句意，可以推测出“向钱、权看齐”的人媚俗。故选A。

4.4】C 推理判断题。题意：从Jenkyns所说的话，我们可以了解到什么？A. opposites can attract each other相反的东西可以互相吸引；B. lovers should improve each other.爱人应该互相提高；C. Austen’s works go beyond her times奥斯汀的作品超越了她的时代；D.Austen married a perfect man at last奥斯汀最终和一个完美的男人成婚。根据文中的“The stories are timeless,”这些故事是永恒的，可知这些故事无时间区别，是超越时间的。故选C。

【考点定位】 考查人物传记类短文写作。