Question

“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things.

Jane Austen(简.奥斯汀) was one of the most well-known women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice《傲慢与偏见》 written in 1779 was the most popular.

Victor Hugo(维克多.雨果), born in 1802 in France, was one of the best writers in the19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame<巴黎圣母院>, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe.

Ernest Hemingway（欧内斯特.海明威）, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.

1.When was Jane Austen born?

A. In 1775 B. In 1779 C. In 1597 D. In 1899

2.Where was Victor Hugo from?

A. England. B. America. C. Italy. D. France.

3.Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize mainly because of _________.

A. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

B. Pride and Prejudice

C. The Old man and the Sea

D. The Sun Also Rises

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Bacon said the famous words: “Reading makes a full man”.

B. Maybe, Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises in France or Italy.

C. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was very famous in Europe in the 18th century.

D. English woman writer Jane Austen is famous for Pride and Prejudice.

Answer 1