1、Module 3Literature Section Introduction&Reading PrereadingStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 51Where did Dickens live between April 1837 and December 1839?2Who opened Dickens House Museum?3Could you tell us several novels written by Dickens?Charles Dickens and his family lived at 48 Doughty Street between
2、 April 1837 exactly a year after his marriage to Catherine and December 1839.This coincided(相巧合)with a period of increased prosperity for the young novelist.The serialization(连载)of The Pickwick Papers was such a success that the move from the rather cramped chambers of the Furnivalls Inn，Holborn was
3、 made possible.Doughty Street was at that time a private street,sealed off at both ends by gates which were manned by porters(守门人).Although his period of residency at number 48 was relatively short compared to his other homes,he published and completed some of his most famous works there,including T
4、he Pickwick Papers,Oliver Twistand Nicholas Nichleby.It was an extremely busy and productive period of his career.Lord Birkenhead opened the Dickens House Museum on June 9th,1925 the front of 48 Doughty Street.Dickens family expanded with his fame，and after his third child was born in October 1839,h
5、e began looking for more spacious accommodation，which by then he could easily afford.A letter describes：“A house of great promise(and great premium)，undeniable situation,and excessive splendor is in view.”This was No.1 Devonshire Terrace,Regents Park,to which the family moved at the end of 1839.It w
6、as demolished in 1959.The Doughty Street house itself came under threat of demolition in 1923，but was saved by the Dickens Fellowship(founded in 1902),who raised the mortgage and bought the freehold(不动产所有权).The house was renovated(修复)and the Charles Dickens Museum(then the Dickens House Museum)was o
7、pened,under the direction of an independent trust.1.What do you know about Charles Dickens?Do you like reading Dickens novels?Which one do you like best?_参考答案：Charles Dickens,one of the Englands most famous novelists,was born on Feb.7,1812 and died on June 9,1870.Many of his novels take place in Lon
8、don.My favouriteone is one of his most popular novels named Oliver Twist.2Match the following novels with their names.ADavid CopperfieldBA Tale of Two CitiesCHard TimesDGreat Expectations答案：(1)B(2)D(3)A(4)CRead the passage quickly and match the main idea with each part.1Part 1(Para.1)AOliver was cho
9、sen to ask for more food.2Part 2(Para.23)BAll the boys in the workhouse were hungry.3Part 3(Para.413)COliver was hit and locked.答案：1.B2.A3.CChoose the best answer according to the passage.1Which of the following is TRUE?AThe room where the boys were fed was large with pots at two ends.BThe boys neve
10、r needed to wash their bowls as somebody did that for them.CThe boys slowly starved for three months and were wild with hunger.DFor each meal,the boys could get one bowl of soup and 60 grams of bread.2Why did the boys choose Oliver to ask for more food?ABecause he was tall and too hungry.BBecause he
11、 was good at telling stories.CBecause he was brave and had rich experience.DBecause his name was picked out after the boys wrote their names on a piece of paper.3We can infer from the passage that _.Athe tall boys father had kept a small cook shopBthe poor suffered a lot and had no right in the old
12、societyCwhen Oliver asked for more,he was immediately locked in a roomDOliver Twist would be put into prison4When Oliver went to ask for more food,his feeling was _.AhopefulBhappyCdesperate Dexcited5When Oliver asked for more food,the wardens face became very pale because he was _.Afrightened by Oli
13、vers wordsBastonished at Olivers wordsCvery angry about Olivers wordsDbadly ill 答案：1.C2.D3.B4.C5.BFill in the blanks according to the passage.Oliver and a lot of boys lived in the 1.At meal times,each boy was allowed only 2.So the boys in the workhouse 3.and chose Oliver Twist to ask for more 4.When
14、 Oliver did this,5.was so surprised and angry that he hit Oliver 6.The workhouse managers were very 7.and 8.Oliver in a room.A notice was put up to 9.to anyone who would employ him.Everybody believed that Oliver would be 10.workhousewere starvingone bowl of soupfoodon the headthe wardenangrylockedoffer a reward hangedDo you like literature?Whose novels are your favourite?Why?_参考答案：Yes.I like Lu Xuns novels very much,because he created a lot of works of bitter satire.His novels reflect the real society and its disadvantages.
