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【题目】(C)

Jack London was a famous writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was so poor that Jack had to leave school to make money at an early age. As a result, he had little education as a child. He worked hard in many different jobs--- working as a paper boy, a sailor, and a miller. Though he had to work long hours at these jobs, London spent all his free time on books, especially those travel and adventure books borrowed from the library. He travelled to Japan and Korea in 1893. These trips made London decide to educate himself and change his life. He returned to school, quickly completed high school and entered the University of California. After only one term, however, London gave up his studies and travelled to Alaska in 1897 in search of gold, but he failed as a gold miner.

Though unsuccessful, the trip to Alaska provided ideas for his career as a writer. Once back in California, London decided to work as a writer. He bought a typewriter and worked up to fifteen hours a day, changing his Alaskan adventures into short stories and novels.

In 1903, he became famous all over the country after he published the popular novel The Call of the Wild. He soon became the highest paid writer in the US. During his career, he wrote more than fifty books and got more than a million dollars. Several of his novels, including The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The White Fang (1906), have become American most famous novels. People can always get encouragement and ideas about life from his works. To Build a Fire, for example, tells the story of a man who fought against the extreme cold to live through the Alaskan winter.

Jack London was a great writer in the history of literature. His works have been translated into different languages and are still popular all over the world. However, he was not a happy man. In poor health, he killed himself in 1916.

【1】Why didn’t Jack London get much education when he was young?

A. Because he could learn from his jobs.

B. Because he spent all his time travelling.

C. Because his family couldn’t afford his schooling.

D. Because he could teach himself by reading books.

【2】Which of the following jobs didn’t Jack do in his life?

A. A miller. B. A sailor. C. A writer. D. A waiter.

【3】What made Jack London start writing?

A. The trip to Alaska.

B. The books he read.

C. The university education.

D. The trip to Japan and Korea.

【4】Which of the followings is in the right order?

a. He travelled to Japan and Korea.

b. He went to Alaska in search of gold.

c. He published the book the White Fang.

d. He became famous all over the country.

e. He returned to school and entered the university.

A. a-e-b-d-c B. a-b-e-c-d C. e-a-b-d-c D. e-d-c-a-b

【5】According to the passage, Jack London’s books are _______________.

A. surprising B. humourous C. encouraging D. sympathetic

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 D

【3】 A

【4】 A

【5】 C

【解析】

本篇文章主要讲了作家Jack London的生平故事。

【1】细节理解题，根据文章第一段“His family was so poor that Jack had to leave school to make money at an early age. As a result, he had little education as a child.”,我们可知Jack小时候不能得到教育的原因是家里穷，所以选项C，因为家里不能支付学费，符合，故选C。

【2】细节理解题，根据文章第一段“He worked hard in many different jobs--- working as a paper boy, a sailor, and a miller.”以及第二段“Once back in California, London decided to work as a writer.”我们可知Jack London做过sailor水手, miller碾磨工；writer.作家.故选D。

【3】细节理解题，根据文章第二段第一句“Though unsuccessful, the trip to Alaska provided ideas for his career as a writer”，我们可知Jack London开始写作是因为The trip to Alaska.，故选A.

【4】细节理解题，根据“He travelled to Japan and Korea in 1893”我们可知a为顺序一；“These trips made London decide to educate himself and change his life. He returned to school, quickly completed high school and entered the University of California”从这可知因为日本韩国之星让他重新学习，所以e为顺序二；“London gave up his studies and travelled to Alaska in 1897 in search of gold”从这里推断b为顺序三；“In 1903, he became famous all over the country” 从这里推断d为顺序四；The White Fang (1906) 从这里推断c为顺序五，故选A.

【5】细节理解题，根据倒数第二段“People can always get encouragement and ideas about life from his works”可知Jack London的作品给人鼓舞，故选C.

阅读理解也是英语必考题型之一。

做题步骤：首先快速浏览，快速浏览有助于我们迅速的了解文章的大致信息，掌握文章的主题思想。例如，在本篇文章中，这是一篇人物生平的文章，那么我们首先得确定主人公，写作的顺序，各个时间段的事情发展。其次读清题目，在答题时，一定不要急于去选择，要看清楚题目，看清题目说的是什么，问的是什么。例如问题2. Which of the following jobs didn’t Jack do in his life?这里要注意“ don’t ”,是Jack没有做过的工作是什么?可能在文中作者告诉我们的是Jack做了哪些工作，所以一定要读题仔细；接着对照阅读，将题目的问题与文章相应的部分进行对照阅读，能够帮助我们快速的寻找出答案所在。例如问题1.我们能很快的在文中找到对应解释说明的句子“His family was so poor that Jack had to leave school to make money at an early age. As a result, he had little education as a child.”。答案排异，一道题目中，如果有2个或多个答案为同一个意思，那么答案肯定就不是这几个，除非是多选题，所以，有时答题并我全靠文章，答案本身就有明显的提示！答案选择，如果对短文内容无法理解，那么我们就只能从答案入手了，如果4个答案有3个是一个意思，那么就选择另外一个。