( )11. Where should the sentence "It was the loneliest time of his life." be put in the passage?
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
( )12. What can be inferred about *A Christmas Carol* from the passage?
A. Dickens got his inspiration by visiting the poor people on the "black streets".
B. It is impossible for the readers to know the characters before reading the book.
C. Scrooge becomes a generous and kind man in the end.
D. The book is only written to criticize the selfishness of the rich.
( )13. Why is *A Christmas Carol* such an important work according to the last paragraph?
A. It is very popular among readers.
B. It serves as a turning point in Dickens' writing career.
C. It helped Dickens make a lot of money.
D. Its theme is about a wonderful time full of love and giving.
( )14. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To show the greatness of Charles Dickens.
B. To recommend some great works of Charles Dickens.
C. To present how poor Dickens' life was.
D. To introduce the book *A Christmas Carol*.
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
B
( )12. What can be inferred about *A Christmas Carol* from the passage?
A. Dickens got his inspiration by visiting the poor people on the "black streets".
B. It is impossible for the readers to know the characters before reading the book.
C. Scrooge becomes a generous and kind man in the end.
D. The book is only written to criticize the selfishness of the rich.
C
( )13. Why is *A Christmas Carol* such an important work according to the last paragraph?
A. It is very popular among readers.
B. It serves as a turning point in Dickens' writing career.
C. It helped Dickens make a lot of money.
D. Its theme is about a wonderful time full of love and giving.
B
( )14. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To show the greatness of Charles Dickens.
B. To recommend some great works of Charles Dickens.
C. To present how poor Dickens' life was.
D. To introduce the book *A Christmas Carol*.
D
答案：【解析】：
本题主要考察了阅读理解、文章逻辑分析以及选项对比的能力。题目给出了一篇关于Charles Dickens和他的作品《A Christmas Carol》的文章，并附带了四个选择题。
1. 对于第11题，需要分析文章中的句子和段落，找出“It was the loneliest time of his life.”这句话应该插入的位置。这需要理解文章的内容和句子之间的逻辑关系。
2. 对于第12题，需要从文章中推断出关于《A Christmas Carol》的信息，这需要具备对文章细节的理解和分析能力。
3. 对于第13题，需要理解文章最后一段的内容，找出《A Christmas Carol》之所以重要的原因，这需要对文章段落的主题和细节有准确的理解。
4. 对于第14题，需要分析文章的整体内容，确定文章的主要目的，这需要对文章的主题和结构有全面的理解。
【答案】：
11. B
在文章中，“How lonely and worthless he felt there! All his hopes and dreams of making something of his life were ended. It seemed not an adult in the world cared for his hopes or his abilities, not even his own parents. He wondered 'how he could be so easily thrown away at such a young age'.”描述了Dickens的孤独感和无用感，以及他对生活的绝望。因此，“It was the loneliest time of his life.”这句话应该放在这里，即选项B，以总结这一段的内容。
12. C
文章中提到，“You will need to read the story yourself to see how Scrooge finally changes his ways.”这说明Scrooge最终改变了他的方式，根据常识和文章暗示，我们可以推断出他最终变得慷慨和善良。因此，选项C是正确的。A选项虽然文章中有描述Dickens在黑暗的街道上看到穷人，但并未明确说明这是他获得《A Christmas Carol》灵感的来源；B选项与文章中的“He filled the story with characters and scenes which he had already written about in his other stories.”相矛盾；D选项过于绝对，文章并未表明这本书只是为了批评富人的自私。
13. B
文章最后一段提到，“New inspiration and fresh confidence set Dickens on a new path to success.”这说明《A Christmas Carol》对Dickens的写作生涯来说是一个转折点，因此选项B是正确的。A选项虽然正确，但并不是这本书重要的原因；C选项文章并未提及；D选项虽然描述了书的主题，但并不是它重要的原因。
14. D
文章主要介绍了Charles Dickens的生活背景，他的作品《A Christmas Carol》的创作背景和过程，以及这本书对他的影响。因此，文章的目的是介绍这本书，即选项D。A选项过于宽泛；B选项文章并未推荐其他作品；C选项只是文章的一部分内容，并不是主要目的。
本题主要考察了阅读理解、文章逻辑分析以及选项对比的能力。题目给出了一篇关于Charles Dickens和他的作品《A Christmas Carol》的文章，并附带了四个选择题。
1. 对于第11题，需要分析文章中的句子和段落，找出“It was the loneliest time of his life.”这句话应该插入的位置。这需要理解文章的内容和句子之间的逻辑关系。
2. 对于第12题，需要从文章中推断出关于《A Christmas Carol》的信息，这需要具备对文章细节的理解和分析能力。
3. 对于第13题，需要理解文章最后一段的内容，找出《A Christmas Carol》之所以重要的原因，这需要对文章段落的主题和细节有准确的理解。
4. 对于第14题，需要分析文章的整体内容，确定文章的主要目的，这需要对文章的主题和结构有全面的理解。
【答案】：
11. B
在文章中，“How lonely and worthless he felt there! All his hopes and dreams of making something of his life were ended. It seemed not an adult in the world cared for his hopes or his abilities, not even his own parents. He wondered 'how he could be so easily thrown away at such a young age'.”描述了Dickens的孤独感和无用感，以及他对生活的绝望。因此，“It was the loneliest time of his life.”这句话应该放在这里，即选项B，以总结这一段的内容。
12. C
文章中提到，“You will need to read the story yourself to see how Scrooge finally changes his ways.”这说明Scrooge最终改变了他的方式，根据常识和文章暗示，我们可以推断出他最终变得慷慨和善良。因此，选项C是正确的。A选项虽然文章中有描述Dickens在黑暗的街道上看到穷人，但并未明确说明这是他获得《A Christmas Carol》灵感的来源；B选项与文章中的“He filled the story with characters and scenes which he had already written about in his other stories.”相矛盾；D选项过于绝对，文章并未表明这本书只是为了批评富人的自私。
13. B
文章最后一段提到，“New inspiration and fresh confidence set Dickens on a new path to success.”这说明《A Christmas Carol》对Dickens的写作生涯来说是一个转折点，因此选项B是正确的。A选项虽然正确，但并不是这本书重要的原因；C选项文章并未提及；D选项虽然描述了书的主题，但并不是它重要的原因。
14. D
文章主要介绍了Charles Dickens的生活背景，他的作品《A Christmas Carol》的创作背景和过程，以及这本书对他的影响。因此，文章的目的是介绍这本书，即选项D。A选项过于宽泛；B选项文章并未推荐其他作品；C选项只是文章的一部分内容，并不是主要目的。