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1、ReuelTolkien(1892-1973),theBritishlinguist,阅读理解答案 阅读理解ReuelTolkien(1892-1973),theBritishlinguist,writer.Hecreatedafantasynovel“TheLordoftheRings”thewell-knowntrilogy（三部曲）. TolkienwasborninBloemfontein,SouthAfrica.Whenhewas4yearsold,hisfatherdiedandhisfamilymovedbacktoEnglan
2、d.TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold,andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.Duringthewar,Tolkiensufferedfrom“trenchfever”andstayedinthehospitaluntiltheendofWorldWarI.Itwasthedaysinthehospitalthathebeganhiswritingcareerfirst. Afterthewar,Tolkienbecamealinguist
3、.Hewasaneditionofthe“NewEnglishDictionary”of1918-1920.However,hewasmoreresearchingtoAnglo-SaxonlanguagewhichmakeshisextensivecontactsinBritainandtheNordicspreadalloverthefolkloreandmythology. In1937,Tolkiencompletedhisfirstwork“TheHobbit.”Althoughthiswasafairytale,itwasalsos
4、uitableforadultstoread.Becauseofgoodsales,publi shers(Allen&Unwin)convincedTolkientowriteitssequel.ThisencouragedTolkientocompletehismostfamousworkstheepic(史诗)trilogy“TheLordoftheRings.”TheworksofwritingwentonforalmostayearwiththesupportfromhisgoodfriendLewis. Atthebeginn
5、ing“TheLordoftheRings”wassimilarworksforchildren,butafterthatwritingstylequicklybecameseriousanddark.“TheLordoftheRings”wasoneofthemostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury,intermsofsalesandreaders’evaluation.Tolkien’sinfluenceisimportant,forthesuccessof“LordoftheRings”,thefan
6、tasynovelsofthisliteraturegenre(体裁)hasdevelopedrapidly. 28.WhendidTolkientakepartintheWorldWarI A.1896B.1915C.1916D.1937 29.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue A.Tolkien’sfatherdiedof“trenchfever” B.Tolkienwrotethe“NewEnglishDictionary”himself C.“TheLordoftheRings”wasfin
7、ishedabouthalfayear D.Tolkienbeg anhiswritingcareerinthehospital 30.WhatisTolkien’s“TheLordoftheRings”consideredtobe A.ThefirstworksofTolkien B.Alwaysseriousanddark C.Beneficialtothedevelopmentofthefantasynovels D.Themostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury 31.Thewo
8、rd“evaluation”inthelastparagraphisclosettothemeaningof. A.opinionB.
