When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a1that most of us would not recognize.
But today Austen’s books are in great2than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been3into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still4?
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still5people because they6the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.
Her novels are about women7to find a perfect husband, but also8issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction9are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.
The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a10story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two11do not get on. They12fall in love, but still have to13opposition to their relationship from their families.
All of Austen’s books are14to read, making them popular with children and adults,
15they work on different levels so people can take16they need from them, author Kate Henry says.
“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them,17you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.
18is often hailed(赞扬) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained19. “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a20
man,” Henry says.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      circle
   2. B.
      world
   3. C.
      village
   4. D.
      city
2. 2.
   1. A.
      requirement
   2. B.
      desire
   3. C.
      demand
   4. D.
      hope
3. 3.
   1. A.
      done
   2. B.
      made
   3. C.
      developed
   4. D.
      project
4. 4.
   1. A.
      optimistic
   2. B.
      particular
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      popular
5. 5.
   1. A.
      appeal to
   2. B.
      keep to
   3. C.
      get to
   4. D.
      turn to
6. 6.
   1. A.
      focus on
   2. B.
      depend on
   3. C.
      rely on
   4. D.
      hold on
7. 7.
   1. A.
      leading
   2. B.
      intending
   3. C.
      trying
   4. D.
      planning
8. 8.
   1. A.
      solve
   2. B.
      answer
   3. C.
      explore
   4. D.
      discuss
9. 9.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      who
   3. C.
      how
   4. D.
      which
10. 10.
    1. A.
       family
    2. B.
       love
    3. C.
       couple
    4. D.
       friend
11. 11.
    1. A.
       men
    2. B.
       actors
    3. C.
       heroes
    4. D.
       characters
12. 12.
    1. A.
       eventually
    2. B.
       partly
    3. C.
       obviously
    4. D.
       fortunately
13. 13.
    1. A.
       meet
    2. B.
       overcome
    3. C.
       offer
    4. D.
       create
14. 14.
    1. A.
       difficult
    2. B.
       worth
    3. C.
       easy
    4. D.
       worthy
15. 15.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       so
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       since
16. 16.
    1. A.
       that
    2. B.
       which
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       what
17. 17.
    1. A.
       but if
    2. B.
       and that
    3. C.
       now that
    4. D.
       and so
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Henry
    2. B.
       Jenkyns
    3. C.
       Austen
    4. D.
       Elizabeth
19. 19.
    1. A.
       married
    2. B.
       young
    3. C.
       unmarried
    4. D.
       beautiful
20. 20.
    1. A.
       handsome
    2. B.
       perfect
    3. C.
       tough
    4. D.
       strong

When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a   21  that most of us would not recognize.

But today Austen’s books are in great   22   than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been   23   into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still   24  ?

Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still  25  people because they  26  the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.

Her novels are about women   27  to find a perfect husband, but also  28  issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction   29  are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.

The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a   30   story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two   31  do not get on. They   32   fall in love, but still have to   33   opposition to their relationship from their families.

All of Austen’s books are   34   to read, making them popular with children and adults,

  35  they work on different levels so people can take  36  they need from them, author Kate Henry says.

“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them,  37  you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.

  38  is often hailed(赞扬) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained  39  . “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a    40

man,” Henry says.

When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a   21 that most of us would not recognize.
But today Austen’s books are in great   22  than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been   23  into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still   24 ?
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still  25  people because they  26 the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.
Her novels are about women   27 to find a perfect husband, but also  28 issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction   29 are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.
The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a   30  story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two   31 do not get on. They   32  fall in love, but still have to   33  opposition to their relationship from their families.
All of Austen’s books are   34  to read, making them popular with children and adults,
  35 they work on different levels so people can take  36 they need from them, author Kate Henry says.
“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them,  37 you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.
  38 is often hailed(赞扬) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained  39 . “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a    40
man,” Henry says.

When Jane Austen (1775--1817) wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a   21 that most of us would not recognize.

But today Austen’s books are in great   22  than ever. In the last ten years, five or six novels have been   23  into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still   24 ?

Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University argued that her novels still  25  people because they  26 the same issues today as they were when she wrote them.

Her novels are about women   27 to find a perfect husband, but also  28 issues surrounding marriages, friendships and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless about human interaction   29 are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.

The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a   30  story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two   31 do not get on. They   32  fall in love, but still have to   33  opposition to their relationship from their families.

All of Austen’s books are   34  to read, making them popular with children and adults,

  35 they work on different levels so people can take  36 they need from them, author Kate Henry says.

“You can choose to see the politics and feminism(男女平等思想) in them,  37 you don’t want to take on those issues you can turn a blind eye to it,” she says.

  38 is often hailed(赞扬) as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained  39 . “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a    40

man,” Henry says.

There are many famous writers in the English world, among whom Jane Austen  (1775—1817) has been popular with all ages. But then Jane Austen wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a world that most of us would not recognize.

But today Austen’s books are in greater demand than ever. In the last ten years, five of the six novels have been made into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be bestsellers. So why is Austen still popular?

    Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University, argues that her novels still appeal to people because they focus on issues that are as relevant today as they were when she wrote them. Her novels are about women trying to find a perfect husband, but also explore issues surrounding marriage, friendship and the family. “The plots are fairly timeless stories about human interaction which are familiar to us,” Jenkyns says.

    The most famous book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a love story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. At first the two characters do not get on. They finally fall in love, but still have to overcome opposition (反对) to their relationship from their families.

    All of Austen’s books are easy to read, making them popular with children and adults, but they work on different levels so people can take what they need from them, author Kate Henry says.

Austen is often praised as the greatest romance writer in the English language, so it is surprising she remained unmarried. “Maybe she was too much of a romantic, waiting for a perfect man,” Henry says.

Which of the following can NOT explain why Austen is still popular?

A. Her novels are all about love and marriage.

B. Her novels still make sense to today’s people.

C. All her novels are easy to read.

D. Her novels benefit people of different reading levels.

The underlined word “relevant” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

A. strange   B. related     C. funny      D. unimportant

According to Henry, Austen remained unmarried because ______.

A. she was used to the life of being single

B. the perfect man didn’t appears in her life

C. she was too busy to think of marriage

D. she was afraid of marriage

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

A. More and more people like reading Austen’s novels.

  B. Austen died when she was 42 years old.

  C. Pride and Prejudice is a novel about love.

  D. Austen is often regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.