高三英语文学名著阅读题1. Rocky relationshipJane Austen(1775-1817), UKOther famous works: Sense and Sensibility《理智与情感》Emma 《爱玛》《傲慢与偏见》呈现英国等级制度下的爱情观。

ROMANCES are among the most popular kinds of stories. It isn’t difficult to see why, as finding a man or woman to spend the rest of one’s life with is something almost all people want. Stories about relationships can be tragedies (悲剧), like Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. They can al so be comedies, like Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813). This novel is certainly one of the funniest and most charming romances in world literature.But Pride and Prejudice also has a sad message. In the novel there is a clear sense of the unequal opportunities men and women enjoy in life.It is a story about the rich but snobbish (自命不凡的) Mr Darcy and the smart, but difficult and proud Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth is one of five daughters who live with their parents in respectable (尚可的) but rather poor conditions in Hertfordshire, near London. They belong to a class of people in England called the landed gentry. Members of the landed gentry can be rich, or they can be not so rich. The Bennets are not so rich. The money difficulties of the family drive the story of the novel.Many people know the famous opening sentence of the book: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This is of course a very ironic (讽刺的) remark. What is really true in the time of the novel is this: Single women from poorer families are very interested in a man with a good fortune, or even just a little money. Since they cannot pay their own way in life, they must find a husband.Because of this, Mrs Bennet is desperate to find husbands for her daughters. They will then no longer be a burden on her.In the end, Elizabeth and Darcy overcome the obstacles in their way to end up together. Elizabeth teaches Darcy to be less prejudiced (怀有偏见的), and she herself learns to be a little less proud. Jane, the oldest Bennet daughter, and her lover, Charles Bingley, also get engaged (订婚). Lydia finds herself a husband too – the good-for-nothing George Wickham. These marriages give Austen’s novel a happy ending.But if this humorous entertainment ends with marriages, as all romances do, we should also not forget those who do not find husbands, like the Bennet daughters Kitty and Mary. Nor should we forget Charlotte Lucas, who marries the horrible William Collins simply because she has to and wants to help her parents financially.Pride and Prejudice shows that for every lucky Jane and Elizabeth Bennet, who marry happily in the novel, there were a dozen other women in Austen’s time who lived without their contentment (满意).1. What is the main purpose of this text?A. To analyze why romances are among the most popular kinds of stories.B. To inform the reader about the impact of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.C. To explain what makes Pride and Prejudice stand out in world literature.D. To tell us about what inspired Jane Austen to create Pride and Prejudice.2. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Elizabeth is proud before Mr Darcy because she has a better family background than him.B. Mr Darcy becomes less prejudiced when he has a better understanding of Elizabeth and her family.C. The novel has a happy ending because the Bennet daughters all marry happily as their mother wishes.D. The novel is about the struggles of a group of young women who bravely fight for equal rights with men.3. In Pride and Prejudice, young women are described as _____.A. proud and snobbishB. smart and charmingC. a burden on their parentsD. having prejudice against the rich2. Killing to liveSuzanne Collins (1962- ), USOther famous works: The Underland Chronicles《地底王国》系列Year of the Jungle 《丛林记事》（绘本）《饥饿游戏》：残酷游戏中少女勇敢面对生命和人性的抉择。

THE Hunger Games books (2008-2010) by US author Suzanne Collins are set in a North American future which is very similar to the real North American present in some ways. In this world, the US is no more. In the new nation, “Panem”, a Capitol rules over 12 other districts. Life in the districts is hungry and always a struggle, completely different to the wealth enjoyed by the people of the Capitol.The Capitol holds an annual (一年一度的) “Hunger Games”. The games are a combination of ancient Roman gladiatorial (角斗的) contests and modern reality TV shows. The players are young people from the districts. As in the ancient games, these modern gladiators fight battles to the death with each other. And as in our own reality TV shows, the whole “entertainment” is filmed live for a TV audience.Although the Hunger Games are entertainment for the Capitol, they are punishment for the districts for a rebellion (叛乱) that failed. But over the course of the books we see how that rebellion is inspired again by a heroic new player, who turns the tables on the tyrants (暴君) in power.She is a teenager called Katniss Everdeen, from District 12. She is a brave and intelligent person. She becomes a contestant in the 74th Hunger Games, as does Peeta Mellark, a boy from the same place who has a crush on Katniss.The first book follows these two as they fight their way through the early rounds, which involve young people having to fight each other to the death. Katniss and Peeta both do well, proving themselves to be better fighters than the others. A rule change in the competition then allows contestants to team up, and from then on Katniss and Peeta fight together. As they beat all comers, theybelieve that they have survived the challenge of the Hunger Games. But another rule change forces them to fight against each other. Katniss and Peeta manage to foil (挫败) this by planning a suicide pact (自杀协议), giving the authorities no choice but to allow them to live.But Katniss and Peeta prove to be more than a hit with TV viewers. They bring back the spirit of rebellion in the Districts. The other books in the series tell the tale of this revolution against the Capitol and the increasingly important roles the central characters of Katniss and Peeta play in it.The Hunger Games books get their power from speaking indirectly about our own world. They speak to young Americans because of a growing sense of inequality in US society and the fear among the young that their futures will be a struggle. But the stories may well be relevant for a wider audience.1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Hunger Games, according to thearticle?A. They are held every decade.B. They are held to punish the districts for their rebellion.C. They are entertainment for both the Capitol and other districts.D. Winners of the Hunger Games receive a lot of prizes for their efforts.2. What happens during the 74th Hunger Games?A. Katniss and Peeta team up and manage to get though the early rounds.B. When Katniss and Peeta defeat all the other contestants, the games are overforever.C. Katniss and Peeta’s claim that they will commit suicide together saves bothof them in the end.D. Katniss and Peeta fight against each other until the last rounds.3. According to the article, The Hunger Games books ______.A. are set in the US of the futureB. speak directly about our world todayC.show that young Americans are more rebellious than everD. may also appeal to audiences beyond North America3 Eyre takes chargeCharlotte Bronte(1816-1855), UKOther famous works: Shirley 《谢利》Villette 《维莱特》《简·爱》讲述女性勇敢追求平等自由的非凡历程。