Question

When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a   21 that most of us would not recognize.

But today Austen’s books are in great   22  than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been   23  into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still   24 ?

Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still  25  people because they  26 the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.

Her novels are about women   27 to find a perfect husband, but also  28 issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction   29 are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.

The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a   30  story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two   31 do not get on. They   32  fall in love, but still have to   33  opposition to their relationship from their families.

All of Austen’s books are   34  to read, making them popular with children and adults,

  35 they work on different levels so people can take  36 they need from them, author Kate Henry says.

“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them,  37 you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.

  38 is often hailed(赞扬) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained  39 . “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a    40

man,” Henry says.

1. A．circle B．world C．village D．city

2. A．requirement B．desire C．demand D．hope

3. A．done B．made C．developed D．project

4. A．optimistic B．particular C．special D．popular

5. A．appeal to B．keep to C．get to D．turn to

6. A．focus on B．depend on C．rely on D．hold on

7. A．leading B．intending C．trying D．planning

8. A．solve B．answer C．explore D．discuss

9. A．what B．who C．how D．which

10. A．family B．love C．couple D．friend

11. A．men B．actors C．heroes D．characters

12. A．eventually B．partly C．obviously D．fortunately

13. A．meet B．overcome C．offer D．create

14. A．difficult B．worth C．easy D．worthy

15. A．and B．so C．for D．since

16. A．that B．which C．when D．what

17. A．but if B．and that C．now that D．and so

18. A．Henry. B．Jenkyns C．Austen D．Elizabeth

19. A．married B．young C．unmarried D．beautiful

20. A．handsome B．perfect C．tough D．strong

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.B

【解析】略