Question

It is believed that Huck Finn is based on（基于）a childhood friend of Mark Twain’s. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character（虚构的角色）on a real-life person.

Severus Snape / John Nettleship

Severus Snape is a skillful wizard（巫师）teaching magic in Harry Potter. The writer, J.K. Rowling, once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers.

The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. At first, Nettleship felt surprised. “I know I am a strict teacher,” he said. “But I don’t think I am as bad as Snape!” On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so ill-tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad. Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans.

Alice / Alice Liddell

Famously, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell.

Carroll was close to the Liddell family. One day, ten-year-old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down. And the rest is history.

Dill / Truman Capote

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Capote once said, “Lee was my best friend. Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I’m a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!”

1.Snape and Nettleship have something in common EXCEPT__________.

A.their jobs B.their looks C.their hobbies

2.What does the underlined word “ill-tempered ” mean in Paragraph 3?

A.沉着冷静的 B.优柔寡断的 C.脾气暴躁的

3.What made Carroll decide to create Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?

A.Alice Liddell’s requirement.

B.His great interest in rabbits.

C.His experience of travelling.

4.Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote felt________.

A.proud B.unsatisfied C.surprised

5.The text is mainly about ________.

A.purposes of writing fictional stories

B.introductions to famous writers’ childhood friends

C.characters of fictional stories from real-life persons

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

短文介绍了一些小说中所塑造的人物角色取材于现实生活中的真实人物。例如《哈利波特》中的西弗勒斯·斯内普是以J.K.罗琳的化学老师约翰·内特利希普为原型而塑造的；刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝梦游仙境》是根据爱丽丝·利德尔改编的；在《杀死一只知更鸟》中迪尔这一人物是以哈珀·李童年朋友杜鲁门·卡波特为原型而塑造的。

1.细节理解题。根据文中句子Severus Snape is a skillful wizard（巫师）teaching magic in Harry Potter.可知，西弗勒斯·斯内普是一位熟练的巫师，在《哈利波特》中教授魔法。根据文中句子The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. 可知，约翰·内特利希普是罗琳的化学老师，因此两个人的职业相同；根据文中句子Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans.可知，约翰·内特利希普以前留着长发，有一间不整洁的实验室，这听上去像是《哈利波特》迷们所熟悉的。由此判断两个人的相貌相似。故答案选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据“ill-tempered ”所在句子的从句“…that most of his students avoided making him mad.”大多数学生都避免让他生气。由此推断约翰·内特利希普的脾气比较暴躁，故答案选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中句子One day, ten-year-old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. 一天，十岁的爱丽丝让卡罗尔给她讲一个新故事。卡罗尔开始创作他著名的爱丽丝故事，以及她从兔子洞里掉下来后发生的事情。由此可以看出爱丽丝·利德尔的要求让卡罗尔决定创作《爱丽丝梦游仙境》。故答案为A。

4.细节推理题。根据短文最后的句子Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I’m a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived! 你读过《杀死一只知更鸟》吗？我是那个故事里的人物！故事发生在我们居住的小镇上！由此推断作为《杀死一只知更鸟》的角色，杜鲁门·卡波特感到骄傲与自豪。答案为A。

5.主旨大意题。短文介绍了一些小说中所塑造的人物角色取材于现实生活中的真实人物。故答案为C。