高中英语the bronte sisters 阅读理解

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1、The Bronte Sisters勃朗特三姐妹是英国家喻户晓的作家：夏洛蒂·勃朗特在《简·爱》中对女性独立性格的叙述；艾米丽·勃朗特在《呼啸山庄》中对极端爱情和人格的描写；安妮·勃朗特在《艾格尼丝格雷》中让人印象深刻的寂寞情绪，令人回味无穷。一家三姐妹占据了英国文学名人史中的三个席位，恐怕连众多男性作家都自叹不如，难怪崇拜者们对这三位传奇女性想做更多的了解。 ThelivesoftheBrontesistershasbeenthesubjectofpublicinterest.Charlottewasbornin1816,Emilyin1818andA

2、nnein1820.Charlottewholivedthelongestwasseenasthemosttalentedofthesisters.Hermotherdiedin1821leavinghersixchildreninthecareoftheiraunt.Charlotte'stwoeldersistersdiedonlyfouryearslater.Attherectory,Charlottewouldhavelittletodobutreadandwriteandoccasionallywalkonthemoors(旷野).Thelon

3、elinessexperiencedbyCharlottewasclearlysharp.Soitislessshockingthatinherearlyteensshewroteatleast23complete“novels”(theywereoflittleornorealvalue).SheattendedRoeHeadschoolbetween1831and1832,andthentaughtatthesameschoollaterinthedecade.From1839to1842sheworkedasagoverness(家庭教师).Mea

4、nwhile,EmilyattendedRoeHeadin1835butreturnedtotherectoryduetohomesickness.Likehereldersistershebecameagoverness.Sheseemstohavebeenthemostintrospective(内省的)ofthesisters,havingveryfewfriends.Nevertheless,shewasatoughwoman,controllingafiercedogwithherbarehands.Anne,theyoungestsister

5、alsoattendedRoeHeadschoolin1837.Shealsobecameagoverness,actuallyforsometimelongerthanhereldersisters.AnnefoundmaterialforAgnesGrey(《艾格尼丝格雷》)(1847)inthespoiltchildrenofheremployers.By1847,thethreesistershadeachwrittenanovel.EmilyproducedWutheringHeights(《呼啸山庄》),AnneAgnesGrey.Bothw

6、erecriticizedbythepress,Emily'snovelespeciallyforitssupposedlymorbid(病态的)outlookandinappropriatesubjects.Nevertheless,historyandparticularlythegreatsuccessofthenovelshavevindicated(澄清)them.CharlottewroteJaneEyreatthistimeanditwasimmediatelysuccessful.In1848,EmilydiedinDecemberwit

7、hAnnefollowinglessthanayearlater.CharlottecontinuedtowriteandproducedShirley(《雪莉》)(1849).HerfinalnovelVillette(《维莱特》)appearedin1853.Hermarriagein1854toA.B.Nichollswasfollowedonlymonthslaterbyherdeathfromtuberculosis.True(T)orFalse(F)?1．CharlotteBronteisrememberedastheauthorofWuth

8、eringHeights.(     )2．ThethreeBrontesist