【題目】After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a conclusion on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at a few in his list:

The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Banyan (1678)

A story of a man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyan’s prose makes this an English classic.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)

By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translations. This world-famous novel is a complex literature that one cannot resist.

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)

A great work that’s been repeatedly printed, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in English.

Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)

Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her dishonorable family to marry a wealthy man she dislikes, in the book that Samuel Johnson described as “the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the human heart”.

Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)

Tom Jones is a classic English novel that gets the spirit of its age and whose characters are well-known since they have come to represent the society at that time.

Emma by Jane Austen (1816)

Jane Austen’s Emma is her most outstanding work, mixing the best parts of her early books with a deep sense of feelings.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe (1838)

Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel—a classic adventure story with supernatural elements—has fascinated and influenced generations of writers.

【1】Which English book has got the most translations before the 20th century?

A. Robinson Crusoe. B. Gulliver’s Travels.

C. Tom Jones. D. Emma.

【2】What does Samuel Johnson think we can learn about from the book Clarissa?

A. A love story. B. Quarrels in a family.

C. The human heart. D. The spirits of the lime.

【3】What makes the characters in Tom Jones famous?

A. Their classic lifestyles.

B. Their different nationalities.

C. Their typical spirits of the age.

D. Their representation of the society.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】文章介紹了Robert McCrum評選的100篇最偉大的英語小說中的7篇小說的簡介及被評選的原因。

【1】A

細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)中By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions and translations.可知20世紀(jì)前 Robinson Crusoe的翻譯量最大，故選A.

【2】C

細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)中in the book that Samuel Johnson described as “the first book in the world that shows the knowledge about the human heart”.可知Samuel Johnson認(rèn)為這本書帶給我們的是關(guān)于human heart的知識，故選C.

【3】D

細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)中Tom Jones is a classic English novel that gets the spirit of its age and whose characters are well-known since they have come to represent the society at that time.可知Tom Jones中表現(xiàn)當(dāng)時社會的那些角色使這本書出名，故選D.

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