(2018·浙*高考)In1812,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewer...
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(2018·浙*高考)In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century—most experts date the first novel to RobinsonCrusoe in 1719—But nobody wanted to do it professionally. The steampowered printing press was still in its early stages; the literacy (識字) rate in England was under 50%. Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like “By a lady.” Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral or just plain bad.
In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters—from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim—were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens' greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the pantheon (名人堂) of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the MonaLisa.
How did Dickens get to the top? For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass. Some 60,000 novels were published during the Victorian age, from 1837 to 1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a halfdozen of them. It's partly true that Dickens' style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. It's partly that his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But it's also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible—and important for our own culture—to understand how he made himself a lasting one.
篇章導讀：本文是一篇説明文，主要介紹了英國小説家狄更斯在文學上的成就。在他200週年誕辰之際，讓我們永遠記住這位對文學藝術作出巨大貢獻的小説家。
1．Which of the following best describes British novels in the 18th century?
A．They were difficult to understand.
B．They were popular among the rich.
C．They were seen as nearly worthless.
D．They were written mostly by women.
2．Dickens is compared with the MonaLisa in the text to stress ________.
A．his reputation in France
B．his interest in modern art
C．his success in publication
D．his importance in literature
3．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To remember a great writer.
B．To introduce an English novel.
C．To encourage studies on culture.
D．To promote values of the Victorian age.
【回答】
1.C 細節理解題。由題幹中的18世紀可定位到第一段。由該段最後一句“Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral or just plain bad.”可知，在18世紀，英國的小説幾乎被認為沒有價值。故選C。
2.D 細節理解題。由第二段最後兩句可知，把他從英國文學殿堂中剔除的意義如同盧浮宮拋售《蒙娜·麗莎》。將狄更斯與《蒙娜·麗莎》進行比較是為了強調狄更斯在文學上的重要*。故選D。
3.A 推理判斷題。根據最後一段最後一句以及全文可知，文章主要介紹了狄更斯的偉大成就，旨在讓人們永遠記住這位偉大的作家。故選A。
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