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1、课时阅读训练十Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary要点讲解课. 阅读理解AJANE AUSTEN(17751817)is often regarded as the greatest English woman novelist on the strength of her six completed novels. Known particularly for their social comedy and accurate description of human relationships, they are still as widely read today
2、 as they have ever been. As the seventh child of a country priest(牧师), Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire. Her father, the Reverend George Austen, was an intelligent and sensitive man who encouraged Jane in her love of reading. From an early age she was familiar with
3、the works of Henry Fielding, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Richardson, Fanny Burney and the poet George Crabbe. Her early attempts at writing include burlesques(滑稽作品) of popular romances. When her father retired in 1801 the family moved to Bath, which was later to feature in her novel Northanger Abbey(pu
4、blished in 1818). After his death in 1805 the family moved first to Southampton and then in 1809 to Chawton in Hampshire, where Jane Austen is known to have written her last three novels: Mansfield Park(1814), Emma(1815)and Persuasion(also published in 1818). Although her other novels were written m
5、uch earlier, it was not until 1811 that Sense and Sensibility was first published. Pride and Prejudice, which followed in 1813, features Jane Austens own favourite hero, Elizabeth Bennet. Surrounded by her lively and warm family and wholly buried herself in her writing and housework, Jane Austen led
6、 a life often known for its lack of events. She did, however, attract several admirers and even accepted a proposal of marriage from one admireronly to change her mind the following morning. Jane Austens independent life often seems reflected in her novels, which seem to display the world in miniatu
7、re(缩影). Sir Walter Scott praised Jane Austen for“that unique touch which makes ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting”, while William Somerset Maugham claimed that she had at her command “the most precious gift a novelist can possess to keep the readers interest”. Jane Austen died in
8、 1817. 【语篇概述】 简奥斯汀因为她的六本小说被人们称为英国最伟大的女小说家。文章主要介绍了简奥斯汀的生平事迹。1. The underlined word “touch” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “”. A. styleB. contactC. tasteD. attitude【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据最后一段倒数第二句内容可知, 沃尔特斯科特伯爵赞扬简奥斯汀, 是因为她那独一无二的化平凡无奇为生动有趣的手法, 故选A项。2. Which of Jane Austens novels were publishe
9、d after her death? A. Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park. B. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. C. Pride and Prejudice and Emma. D. Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Northanger Abbey(published in 1818)”和“Persuasion(also published in 1818)”, 以及最后一段“Jane Austen died in 1817. ”可
10、知, Northanger Abbey和Persuasion这两本小说是在简奥斯汀去世之后才出版的, 故选B项。3. We can infer from the passage that Jane Austen had a gift for. A. attracting admirersB. reflecting her own life in all her novelsC. making dull things and characters interestingD. holding the readers interest【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的倒数第二句的后半句可知
11、, 威廉萨默塞特毛姆称她(简奥斯汀)有最珍贵的她自己能灵活运用的天赋, 那就是一个小说家能够拥有的把握读者兴趣的天赋, 故选D项。4. This passage is most probably a. A. collection of women novelists and their worksB. comment on Jane Austen and her worksC. brief introduction of Jane AustenD. description of Jane Austens road to success【解析】选C。推理判断题。通读文章可发现, 文章主要介绍简奥
12、斯汀的生平事迹。BLittle Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors, cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. H
13、e didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word.
14、 In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked
15、 at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns(修女)? ”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then, ” she asked again, “WHAT was it? ”Little Tommy looked at her an
16、d said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed(钉) to the plus sign, I knew they werent joking. ”【语篇概述】Tommy学习一直不用功, 其父母想尽了一切办法都不奏效, 最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。当他看见有人被钉在十字架上时, Tommy担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。他一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯, 很快就把数学成绩提了上去。可见, 误解有时也可以起到好的效果。5. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son. A. was still the same as usualB. ate so much at d
