Charles Dickens(狄更斯) was born in London in 18...

Charles Dickens(狄更斯) was born in London in 1812. His family was rather poor. Two days after his 13th birthday, Dickens started working in a factory. In his life, he changed several jobs and met all kinds of people. Many of his novels were based on his past experiences. Dickens started writing novels in his early thirties and became successful almost immediately. Oliver Theist, his second novel, came out in 1838 and was very successful. It told a story of a young orphan(孤儿) in the dangerous streets of London. The story has a happy ending—the young boy finds his real parents and a lowing home. Because of this novel, great attention was paid to poor children. Over the next 25 years, Dickens wrote many other popular novels which are still read today. His books are liked by both the American and the British.

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Charles Dickens was born in 1812. His father was a clerk and wasn’t paid much, so the family lived in an old, poor house. Then Mr. Dickens lost his job and went deep into debt(债).

One day, the police showed up and asked Mr. Dickens if he could pay his debts. When Mr. Dickens said he didn’t have enough money, one policeman answered that he had to go to debtor’s prison.

With no one to support them, Mrs. Dickens and the children, except Charles, moved into prison with their father. Even though Charles was only 12 years old, he got a job in a dirty, black shoe polish factory working 12 hour days.

When Mr. Dickens received some money from a relative, he paid his debts and got out of prison. He then got a job as a court reporter.

Charles went back to school. Charles studied hard and learned quickly. He also studied people, paying attention to what they did and why they did it.

After two years, he got a job as a reporter at England’s Houses of Parliament and he found it attractive.

Then one day Dickens decided to be imaginative, and he wrote a story of his own. Every character seemed to be a little like someone he had known. Finally one evening he dropped off his story, under the penname Boz, at The Monthly Magazine office.

A month later Dickens was shouting joyfully, “They printed my story! I’m an author!”

The magazine wanted more and more stories by Boz. Soon Dickens was writing stories about children working in factories, families living in debtor’s prison and poor people being hungry. He made the stories fun to read in high hopes that people would do something about the things that were wrong.

1.Charles Dickens was born in a poor family, wasn’t he?

2.Why was Mr. Dickens sent to debtor’s prison one day?

3.Who helped Mr. Dickens pay the debts and get out of prison?

4.What did Charles Dickens think of his job as a reporter at England’s Houses of Parliament?

5.What were Charles Dickens’ stories about?

They were____________, families living in debtor’s prison and poor people being hungry.

6.What kind of person do you think Charles Dickens was? Give your reasons.

_______________because_____________.

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Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English writers, was born in 1812 in a small town of England. When he was nine years old, the family moved to London.  There were several younger children in the family. Their life was hard.  So Dickens could not go to school. When Charles went to school, he was already twelve years old.  But he didn't finish school Two years later he began to work. The future Writer often went to the library to read books.  He read a lot. Then Dickens wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life. Dickens died over a hundred years ago, but people are still reading his books with great interest.

判断正误：（Y 或N）

1. Charles Dickens was a great British writer.

2. Dickens began to go to school when he was very young.

3. At the age of fourteen Charles began to work.

4. The future writer bought lots of books to read.

5. Today, people still like the books written

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Charles Dickens was an English writer. He was born in 1812. He created some of the world’s best-known characters and many readers think he is the most important writer of the Victorian era (1837-1901). Some of his famous novels are Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. Most people in his novels lived in London.

In 1824, Dickens’ father went to prison(监狱) because he couldn’t pay money to someone. In those days, a man’s wife and young children went to prison with him. Charles was 12, so he left school to work in the prison. Life was hard, and a lot of children worked in those days. Dickens’ own experience helped him to write about poor children without a mother or father. Dickens'　 success began with the publication (出版) of The Pickwick Papers in 1836. And his book Oliver Twist is about a boy without father. Important people were more interested in the problems of poor people after reading Dickens’ books.

Dickens’ novels are often very long and he wrote them in different parts for a newspaper each week. His novels have a lot of exciting and sad things in them. He wanted his readers to buy the newspaper every week. And the readers wanted to finish the story! Dickens’ novels are popular because many of his stories are about social(社会的) problems and family life. Dickens was successful in writing and he has been praised by other writers for his style and characters.

1.When was Charles Dickens born?

A. In 1812.　　 B. In 1824.　　 C. In 1836.　　 D. In 1901.

2.Where did Dickens work when he was 12?

A. In the prison.　　 B. At a school.　　 C. On a farm.　　 D. In an office.

3.Dickens’ novels are popular because_______.

A. they have a lot of exciting and sad things

B. they are about social problems and family life

C. he has been praised for his style and characters

D. he is the most important writer of the Victorian era

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Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother’s job in the theatre when she was ill.

When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife’ and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

1.Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A.look after her B.do the housework

C.do his mother’s job D.do his father’s job

2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A.Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B.Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C.people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D.Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

3.__ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A.From 1889 to 1936 B.From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

C.From 1953 to 1975 D.From the 1950s to the 1980s

4.We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A.his family B.his work

C.the US government D.the Swiss government

5.Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A.the acting B.the art C.the film D.the music

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Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A. look after her                              B. do the housework

C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A. his family                                  B. his work

C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

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Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A. look after her                              B. do the housework

C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A. his family                                  B. his work

C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

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阅读理解。

Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th,1975.

1.Chaplin used to when his mother was ill.

A．look after her　　　　　　　　　　 B．do the housework

C．do his mother's job　　　　　　 D．do his father's job

2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that .

A．Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old

B．Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C．people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D．Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

3.Chaplin made his most famous films.

A．From 1889 to 1936　　　　　　　　 B．From the 1920s to the 1950s

C．From 1953 to 1975　　　　　　　　 D．From the 1950s to the 1980s

4.We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of______

A．his family　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．his work

C．the US government　　　　　　　　 D．the Swiss government

5.Chaplin won the Oscar for when he was 83 years old.

A．the acting　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the art

C．the film　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the music

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阅读与回答问题。

Charles Dickens was born in one of the small towns in England.

When Dickens was nine years old, his father found a job in London and the family moved there. Later on his father was put in to prison(监狱)for owing(负债). His mother could not supply(供应) enough food to him and his younger brothers and sisters. He had to do something for his family, so he could not go to school.　　

Only until his father was out of prison, Charles could go to school. At that time he was already twelve. But he did not finish school. Two years later he began to work in a factory.

And at first he was a journalist(记者)and wrote for newspapers. The future writer often went to the library to read books. He read a lot. Then, at the age of twenty-two, Dickens began to write and he wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life.Dickens died over a hundred years ago，but people are still reading his books with great interest.

1.What was Charles Dickens?

________________________________________________________________________

2.How long did Dickens live in his hometown?

________________________________________________________________________

3.Why couldn't Dickens go to school？

________________________________________________________________________

4. When did Dickens begin to work? (in no more than 4 words)

________________________________________________________________________

5.Where did Dickens read a lot?( in no more than 3 words)

________________________________________________________________________

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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876 in America. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was a teenager.

But Jack loved studying, he worked hard to make living and finally he was able to return to school. He tried very hard at every subject, and he was especially good at literature.

However, he didn’t stay at school for very long. In 1897, he went to Alaska (阿拉斯加) to look for gold. Instead of gold, he found ideas for his books and stories. He returned and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties.

Most of stories in Jack’ books are about some characters who fight against difficulties. One of his most famous books is Love of life which was very successful. But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.

1.Jack London was from _______.

A. the USA B. London C. France D. Alaska

2.Jack London was a famous _______.

A. worker B. teacher C. writer D. doctor

3.In Alaska, Jack London _______.

A. found a lot of gold B. bought many books

C. became very rich D. learned a lot

4.He became famous for his _______.

A. gold B. books C. life D. stories

5.He began to work in _______ and died in _______.

A. 1897, 1916 B. 1888, 1916

C. 1900, 1956 D. 1876, 1900

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