7.Charles Dickens is probably England's most popular author.He was born in Portsmouth,England in 1812.He started attending school at the age of nine,but was forced to leave when he was 12because his father had been put in prison for getting into debt after carelessly spending his money.Dickens worked in a shoe factory during his father's time in prison.Fortunately,his father was released from prison later the same year and Dickens was able to return to schooL
At the age of 15,Dickens started to work as a clerk.Then he was given a better-paid job as a law court reporter,because he could write quickly.
In 1836,he then decided to write his first book,Pickwick Papers,a kind of comic for adults.This book was followed by many more including Oliver Twist,Nicholas Nickleby,and so on.With these books,Dickens continued to describe the poor conditions that the working classes and poor people had to live under.He hoped that by doing so,things could change for the better but the situation just seemed to get worse.
In 1842,Dickens went to America and lectured in favor of international copyright,so that authors could get paid when their books were published in another country.By 1857,Dickens was famous for his writing and he had gained many international fans.He became very rich and was able to tour America and Europe to talk about his works.
In 1860,Dickens wrote one of his most popular stories,Great Expectations,the story of a young boy,with no money,who aspired to become rich one day.Perhaps Dickens was thinking about his own early life when deciding on the topic of the story.
On 8th June,1870,having spent the day working on what was to be his last novel,The Mystery of Edwin Drood,Dickens suddenly fell down at the dinner table and died the next evening.
21.What was the first job Dickens took in his life?A
A.A factory worker.
B.An office clerk.
C.A news reporter.
D.A writer.
22.What did Dickens mainly describe in his books?B
A.Comic adult life.
B.Common people living in hardship.
C.The transformation of people from poor to rich.
D.The better living conditions of the working classes.
23.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?C
A.Nobody supported copyright in the 19th century in England.
B.Dickens gave speeches all over the world to support copyright.
C.Dickens benefited a lot from the law of copyright.
D Copyright was a familiar concept to most people in Dickens'time.
24.Which book do you think represents the early life of Dickens?D
A.Pickwick Papers                   
B.Nicholas Nickleby
C.The Mystery of Edwin Drood         
D.Great Expectations.

分析 本文講述了狄更斯可能是英國最受歡迎的作家,他9歲上學,12歲當學徒,開始獨立謀生.15歲時在律師事務所當繕寫員,后擔任報社采訪記者.他只上過幾年學,全靠刻苦自學和艱辛勞動成為知名作家.

解答 21.A  細節(jié)理解 根據(jù)Dickens worked in a shoe factory during his father's time in prison.可知,狄更斯最先在一家鞋廠當工人,故答案為A
22.B 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)Dickens continued to describe the poor conditions that the working classes and poor people had to live under.可以得知,狄更斯作品中描寫的大都是普通老百姓的貧困生活,故答案為B
23.C 推理判斷題  根據(jù)第四段最后一句He became very rich and was able to tour America and Europe to talk about his works.可以得知,著作權的承認讓狄更斯受益了,故答案為C
24.D 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)Perhaps Dickens was thinking about his own early life when deciding on the topic of the story.可以得知,書中的故事應該是狄更斯自己早期生活的真實寫照,故答案為D

點評 人物傳記類文章的閱讀策略和解題技巧:
1、把握文體特征,注意寫作手法如前文所述,人物傳記是記敘文體的一種,因此在閱讀時要把握好時間、地點、人物和事件這四大要素.
其次,還應該注意人物傳記類文章的結構多按時間順序排列,一般采用倒敘的寫作手法,有時也采用插敘和補敘等手段.弄清楚人物傳記類文章的特征和寫作手法,能幫助考生在閱讀和回答問題時做到高效省時、準確無誤.
2、抓住題干關鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié)描述事實細節(jié)題是人物傳記類文章的主要題型
3、抽絲剝繭,推理判斷深層含義推理判斷題主要提問那些未曾在文中說明,但已特別暗示的內(nèi)容,考查考生對文章的準確理解和判斷.

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