Question

     Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously ( ���� ).

      But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced (��ǿ)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

    You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

  A. in her early twenties                      B. in her early teens

  C. in her late twenties                       D. in her late teens

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

  A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

  B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

  C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

  D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

3.The author writes this passage in order to________.

  A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath

  B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

  C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

  D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

4.It takes you about one and a half hours________.

  A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

  B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

  C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

  D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

Answer

1.A

【详解】细节题。考查学生提取信息、处理信息的能力。需要把前后文进行联系。由She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century，说明她是在1795至1800年期间到这里的，从她生于1775死于1817可以判断出她那时是20至25岁，所以是in her early twenties又从后面的and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home.可以得出她在26至31岁的时候，是回到了家里。

2.C

【详解】细节题。由第一段The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels.这句话可以看出答案应该选择C。与原来基本上相同，说明还是有所改变，不能选D（完全没改变）。

3.A

【详解】归纳推理题。从最后一段，描写你可以在这个城市里做各种事情，可以看出，作者在前面所介绍的内容都是为了吸引读者的兴趣去看一看这个城市。如果是叫人买书或介绍经历的话就不用花那么多笔墨介绍这个城市了，而文章根本没有介绍社会情况。综上所述，选择答案A。

4.D

【详解】细节题。由最后一段的The tour lasts about one and a half hours.可以直接看出答案。

此篇是介绍的一个名作家与一个古城的关系，最终的意图还是希望别人去那城市旅游。