Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland: she has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.
The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer's real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much.
Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice's Adventures under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success.
One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll's works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.
Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about _____.
| A．Charles' family life |
| B．a girl's adventurous experience |
| C．a magical world called wonderland |
| D．the birth of a book and its lasting influences |
| A．The writer published his works under his real name. |
| B．The character Alice was based on from George's child. |
| C．John contributed partly to the popularity of the book. |
| D．Charles offered a copy to George as a present. |
| A．Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles' writings |
| B．Charles was good at reasoning and writing |
| C．Charles had his works translated into fifty languages |
| D．The Matrix was based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
| A．c-b-a-d-e | B．c-a-b-e-d | C．b-a-d-c-e | D．b-a-c-e-d |
【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
解析试题分析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了《爱丽丝历险记》这本书的来历。
【小题1】D考查文章的主旨要义。根据文章的整体内容可知，文章主要介绍了爱丽丝历险记这本书的来历。故选D。
【小题2】C考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel可知，这本书是由John提供的美术作品。所以，他也为本书出了一份力。故选C。
【小题3】B考查推理判断。根据第三段中的Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words.和Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.可知C正确。
【小题4】C考查细节理解。根据文章的内容可知，第二段中的One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. 是最早的；第三段中的Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice's Adventures under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. 可知a第二；根据第三段中的Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. 可知d第三；根据第三段中的It was first printed in 1866,可知c第四；最后本书取得成功。故选C。
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| A．a driver from the US |
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