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1、CharlesDickensisprobablyEngland’smostpopularauthor.阅读理解答案 阅读理解CharlesDickensisprobablyEngland’smostpopularauthor.HewasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812.Hestartedattendingschoolattheageofnine,butwasforcedtoleavewhenhewas12becausehisfatherhadbeenputinprisonf
2、orgettingintodebtaftercarelesslyspendinghismoney.Dickensworkedinashoefactoryduringhisfather’stimeinprison.Fortunately,hisfatherwasreleasedfromprisonlaterthesameyearandDickenswasabletoreturntoschooL Attheageof15,Dickensstartedtoworkasaclerk.Thenhewasgive
3、nabetter-paidjobasalawcourtreporter,becausehecouldwritequickly. In1836,hethendecidedtowritehisfirstbook,PickwickPapers,akindofcomicforadults.ThisbookwasfollowedbymanymoreincludingOliverTwist,NicholasNickleby,andsoon.Withthesebooks,Dickenscontinuedtodesc
4、ribethepoorconditionsthattheworkingclassesandpoorpeoplehadtoliveunder.Hehopedthatbydoingso,thingscouldchangeforthe betterbutthesituationjustseemedtogetworse In1842,DickenswenttoAmericaandlecturedinfavorofinternationalcopyright,sothatauthorscouldgetpa
5、idwhentheirbookswerepublishedinanothercountry.By1857,Dickenswasfamousforhiswritingandhehadgainedmanyinternationalfans.HebecameveryrichandwasabletotourAmericaandEuropetotalkabouthisworks. In1860,Dickenswroteoneofhismostpopularstories,GreatExpectations,th
6、estoryofayoungboy,withnomoney,whoaspiredtobecomerichoneday.PerhapsDickenswasthinkingabouthisownearlylifewhendecidingonthetopicofthestory. On8thJune,1870,havingspentthedayworkingonwhatwastobehislastnovel,TheMysteryofEdwinDrood,Dickenssuddenlyfelldownatth
7、edinnertableanddiedthenextevening. 21.WhatwasthefirstjobDickenstookinhislife A.Afactoryworker.B.Anofficeclerk. C.Anewsreporter.D.Awriter. 22.WhatdidDickensmainlyde scribeinhisbooks A.Comicadultlife. B.Commonpeoplelivinginhardship. C.Thetransfor
8、mationofpeoplefrompoortorich. D.Thebetterlivingconditionsoftheworkingclasses. 23.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph A.Nobodysupportedcopyrightinthe19thcenturyinEngland. B.Dickensgavespeechesallovertheworldtosupportco
