18.Jane Austen(1775-1817),an English novelist,started writing young and completed six novels in her life.Today Austen's books are more popular than ever.In the last 10years,five of her six novels have been made into Hollywood films,while her books continue to be best-sellers.
Richard Jenkyns,a professor of English at Oxford University,says that her novels are about marriage,friendships and the family,which are still with us today."The stories are timeless,"Jenkyns said.
Pride and Prejudice(偏见)(1813)is Austen's most famous work.It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr.Darcy.At first,these two dislike each other.Elizabeth is pretty,smart and lively.She is proud because Darcy doesn't know about her family.Mr.Darcy is handsome,rich and has a better family background.So,he is proud as well.At the same time,Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family.He has no understanding of why the family,especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands.He thinks they are vulgar.Anyway,Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple but their families don't want them to.
In Pride and Prejudice,some of the main things that Jane Austen wants to teach people are as follows.Opposites can attract each other.Lovers should not ony make each other feel relaxed or comfortable,but also educate and improve each other.
Austen os often called the greatest romanti writer,so it is surprising she remained unmarried.‘Maybe she was too romantic,waiting for the perfect man,"Jenkyns says.
34.From Paragraph 1and Paragraph 2,we can knowB.
A.Jane Austen passed away in her fifties
B.Austen's works remain popular today
C.all of Austen's works have been made into Hollywood films.
D.Austen's works are mostly about war and the family.
35.Which of the following sentences is True?D
A.Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight.
B.Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy.
C.Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth's family.
D.Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end.
36.What does the underlined word"vulgar"in Paragraph 3 mean?A
A.粗俗的
B.鲁莽的
C.吝啬的
D.伪善的
37.From what Jenkyns says,we can learnC.
A.opposites can attract each other
B.lovers should improve each other.
C.Austen's works go beyond her times
D.Austen married a perfect man at last.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类短文.主要介绍了简•奥斯汀英国著名小说家,主要完成了六部小说,其中五部已经被好莱坞拍成了电影.她的作品主要关于婚姻、友谊和家庭,其最著名的作品是《傲慢与偏见》主要叙述了伊丽莎白•本内特和达西之间的爱情故事,历经重重困难终于成为爱人.
解答 34.B.细节理解题.根据"which are still with us today."这部小说仍然和我们在一起,可知这部小说现在仍然很受欢迎.故选B.
35.D.细节理解题.根据"Anyway,Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple"可知伊丽莎白和达西有情人终成眷属,成了一对浪漫的恋人.故选D.
36.A.词义理解题.根据"He has no understanding of why the family,especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands."达西不理解他的家庭,尤其是妈妈和女儿应该努力去找有钱的,有势的丈夫.可知他认为他们是粗俗的.故选A.
37.C.推理判断题.根据"Maybe she was too romantic,waiting for the perfect man,"或许她太浪漫了,在等待那个完美的男人.结合她的作品的内容,可以推知奥斯丁的作品已经超过了她的那个年代了.故选C.
点评 首先要仔细阅读短文,掌握大意,然后结合具体的题目,再读短文,找出相关信息,就可以确定正确答案.