Question

    Charles Dickens visited America in the fall of 1867．Wherever he went, the reception was always the same．The night before tickets went on sale, crowds arrived and lined up before the door．By morning，the street became campgrounds with men, women，and children sitting or sleeping on blankets．Hustlers(骗子)were asking $25 for 2 tickets and $50 for 5 seats．In New York City，over 5,000 people waited from 9 o’clock in the morning for the evening performance．Everywhere the readings were successful， but listeners were surprised to hear their favorite novel characters speak with an English accent on his return trip．When his fellow passengers requested a reading, he replied that rather than read a word，he would assault(威胁) the captain and be put in irons．

1.The reception which Dickens received suggests that ________.

A．his arrival had been well advertised

B．Americans loved his books

C．people wanted to impressed him

D．he was the first English novelist to Visit America

2.Dickens’ refusal to read to his fellow passengers on the return trip to England suggests that he ________.

A．was insulted by their request

B．disliked the passengers

C．was tired from the tour

D．needed time to prepare for his next tour

 

Answer 1

答案：B;C
提示：

1.         文中说到他所到之处都有人整夜买票，必定是他的小说非常受欢迎 2.         因为非常疲劳才无法读书