Question

As we all know，Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain，but also in many other 1    in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked2   He was an actor. Maybe it's interesting to hear that but that's 3    his books were so good.

He made public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in  a magazine in parts. People always wanted 4    part. He wrote a lot,and most of them were popular. There were films and plays of them5   Oliver Twist became a famous musical play,and Great Expectations became a wonderful6    Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor,and his mother sent him to work in a factory when he was 12. He

7    it,but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 8   he died. When he died in 1870, he was  9   a story. But what a pity！We'll never know 10    it ended.

(   ) 1. A. cities    B. countries C. towns    D. villages

(   ) 2. A. reading    B. writing C. acting    D. playing

(   ) 3. A. what    B. how C. when    D. why

(   ) 4. A. the next    B. next C. next to    D. next time

(   ) 5. A. either    B. as well C. as well as    D. also

(   ) 6. A. book    B. story C. play    D. film

(   ) 7. A. hated    B. enjoyed C. wanted    D. shamed

(   ) 8. A. as    B. while C. until    D. since

(   ) 9. A. drawing    B. singing C. writing    D. making

(   ) 10. A. what    B. how C. who    D. which

Answer 1

l.B根据句意不但在英国，而且在世界上其他国家非常有名。故选B。

2. C根据下文He was an actor.说明他喜欢表演。故选C。

3.D承接上文他喜欢表演，是个演员，说明"那就是他的书为什么好的原因。"故选D。

4. A根据上文,他的故事分部分刊登在杂志上， 那么人们就总想知道"下一部分"（the next part) 故选A。

5. B either"也"，位于句尾，但用于否定句；as well"也"，位于句尾；as well as"也"，位于句中，后接名词或代词；also"也"，位于系动词之后，行为动词之前。故选B。

6. D 根据前一句There were films and plays of them as well.可知，他的故事被制成电影和戏剧。Oliver Twist被制成音乐剧，那么Great Expectations我们可以判断是一部电影。故选D。

7. A根据下文的连词but表示转折，可以判断他讨厌很小就出去工作。故选A。

8. C考査连词的用法。as意为"像……一样；当 ……时"；while意为"在……期间"；until意为"直到……为止";since意为"既然；自从"。根据句意"他继续写直到去世为止。"故选C。

9. C根据上文他一直写书直到去世,说明他死的时候正在写故事。故选C。

10. B依据前后句意可推断我们不会知道故事是 如何结束的。故选B。