Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.

Daniel Defoe (about 1660-1731 ) was an important novelist in the English literature. When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain，Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism. He wrote a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. (18) It was not until he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel Robinson Crusoe， which was published in May，1719. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every household very soon. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into three parts. (19) The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages，the second about his hunting, hiding in caves, farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small deserted island, the third is about the things which happened after his return from the deserted island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown. Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. (20) His novel writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, he was in poor health and lived very poorly.

 

题目

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given IS seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the passage.

18. Daniel Defoe began to write Robinson Crusoe when he was

A. in his sixties B. in his fifties

C. over sixty D. sixty

19. What was the first part of Robinson Crusoe talking about?

A. His lonely life.

B. His characters.

C. His journeys by sea.

D. His fame and wealth.

20. What was Defoe’s contribution to the English literature?

A. He wrote a very interesting story.

B. He made people happy while reading his story.

C. He set a milestone of the modern English novel.

D. He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

 

答案解析

Passage 2

18. B细节题。文章说到“直到他快60岁了，他才开始写那本著名的小说。”也就是说 他是在五十多岁时写的《鲁滨逊漂流记》，故B项正确。

19.  C细节题。文中介绍到小说的第1部分描写了鲁滨逊的3次海上旅行，故应选C 项。journeys by sea 是 voyages 的同义替换。

20.  C细节题。文章最后说他的小说写作为现代英国小说树立了一个里程碑，故选 C项。