Question

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答案卡相应的位置上（请注意每题的词数要求）。

Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876．He was abandoned by his father， “Professor” William Henry Chaney，a fortune telling person，and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman，a music teacher．London’s stepfather，John London，whose surname he took，was a failed storekeeper. London’ youth marked by poverty. At the age of the he became a crazy reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Library, where Ina Coolbirth told him to read the works of Flaubert, Tolstoy and other major novelists.

After leaving school at the age of 14，London worked as a seaman，rode in trains as a wanderer and adopted socialistic views as a member of the protest armies of the unemployed．In 1894 he was arrested in Niagara Fails and put into prison for wandering． These years made him determined to raise himself out of poverty but they also gave later materials for such works as The Sea Wolf（1 904），which partly came from his horrible experiences as a sailor in the Pacific Ocean．

Without having much formal education，London spent much time in public libraries reading fiction，philosophy，poetry，political science，and at the age of 19 got admittance to the University of California in Berkeley．During this period he had already started to write．London left the school before the year was over and went to seek his fortune in the Klondike gold rush of 1 89 7．His attempt was unsuccessful．London spent the winter near Dawson City，suffering from illness．In the spring he returned to San Francisco with his notebook full of plans for stories．For the remainder of 1 89 8 London again tried to earn his living by writing．London’s first novel，The Son of the Wolf，appeared’in 1900．By 1904 Jack London was the author of 10 books．The Son of the Wolf got a wide audience as did his other Alaska stories，The Call of the Wild（1903），White Fang（1906），and Burning Daylight（1910）．Jack London died on November 22，1916．

1.What did Ina Coolbirth tell London in the Oakland Public Library?（Within 15 words）

2.Why were London's horrible experiences as a sailor good for him?（Within 12 words）

3.What was wrong with London near Dawson City?（Within 5 words）

4.What is London’s first novel?（Within 5 words）

5.How is the text developed?（Within 5 words）

Answer

1.Ina Coolbirth told London to read the works of （Flaubert, Tolstoy and other） major novelists.

2.Because they are the materials for his works like The Sea Wolf。/Because it provided materials for his works later.

3.He suffered from illness。/He was ill

4.The Son of the Wolf

5.In time order/In order of time

【解析】

试题分析：

1.根据第一段At the age of the he became a crazy reader, and borrowed books from the Oakland Public Library, where Ina Coolbirth told him to read the works of Flaubert, Tolstoy and other major novelists.描述，可知艾娜库伯斯让他读一些主要小说家的作品。故答：Ina Coolbirth told London to read the works of （Flaubert, Tolstoy and other） major novelists.

2.根据第二段These years made him determined to raise himself out of poverty but they also gave later materials for such works as The Sea Wolf（1 904），which partly came from his horrible experiences as a sailor in the Pacific Ocean．描述，可知这些经历为他的后期创作提供了丰富的创作材料。故答：Because they are the materials for his works like The Sea Wolf。/Because it provided materials for his works later。

3.根据短文最后一段London spent the winter near Dawson City，suffering from illness．描述，可知他在道森市附近生病了。故答：He suffered from illness。/He was ill。

4.根据短文最后一段London’s first novel，The Son of the Wolf，appeared’in 1900．描述，可知他的第一本小说是The Son of the Wolf。故答：The Son of the Wolf。

5.通过阅读短文可知这篇短文主要是以时间顺序介绍了美国小说家杰克伦敦的生平故事。故答：In time order/In order of time。

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