Module 3 Literature

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

Sense and sensibility was written by British author Jane Austen. It shows two sisters’ love experiences and their complicated marriages. The novel offers the contrast between sense and sensibility in a humorous way.

The elder sister， Elinor Dashwood， is the perfect representation of sense. She always refrains （克制） from expressing her emotions， even when she finds out that Edward， her lover， was engaged to another woman. Meanwhile， Marianne Dashwood is the perfect representation of sensibility. She is idealistic. When she is confronted with the disinterest of her lover John Willoughby， Marianne is greatly annoyed.

Besides the themes of sense and sensibility， the novel also shows the status of women in that era. Elinor and Marianne used to live with their parents. But when their father passes away， the family’s property is passed down to their father’s son born out of wedlock. The sisters and their mother don’t have money and have to rely on their distant relative.

Due to their poor status， Willoughby， Marianne’s former lover， eventually marries a woman who does not have as much taste or elegance but who is rich.

The author showed readers the importance of money rather romance in this era. Marriages often depend on the financial situations of either side.

As the story evolves， Elinor and Marianne learn from each other. Marianne learns more self-restraint， and she marries her long-time admirer Colonel Brandon. Elinor is finally able to better express her emotions， and gets married with her lover Edward.

Through their parallel experience of love loss， the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

1. What is the theme of the novel Sense and Sensibility？

A. Sense should mix with sensibility. B. Status and money govern marriages.

C. Real love is never a selfish emotion. D. There is seldom true love in the real world.

2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. The sisters’ family background. B. The rules of love in Austen’s era.

C. The loss of Dashwood’s property. D. Women’s social position in Austen’s era.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Elinor Dashwood according to the text？

A. She finds her true happiness finally. B. Her lover gets married to a rich woman.

C. Colonel Brandon admires her at first. D. Her sister marries Willoughby in the end.

4. What type of writing is the text？

A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A biography. D. A movie poster.

阅读七选五

How to Write a News Article

Writing a news article is different from writing other articles or informational pieces. 1 Knowing how to write a news article can help you exercise your writing skills and convey information clearly and briefly.

Gather all your facts. Before you write a news article， make a list or outline of all the connected facts and information that need to be included in the article. 2 It will help you write a clean， brief article.

Start with the lead. 3 This is one of the most important parts of the piece， so start with the leading statement when you write a news article. Your lead should be one sentence which states the topic of the article.

Give all the important details. The next important step to write news articles is including all the relevant facts and details that relate to your lead statement. 4 These details are important， because they are the key point of the article that fully informs the reader.

5 Be sure to double check all the facts in your news article before you contribute it，  including names， dates， and contact information or addresses. Writing accurately is the best way to make yourself a suitable news article writer.

A. Check facts before concluding.

B. Follow up main facts with additional information.

C. Include the basics of where， when， who， what and why.

D. A leading sentence is to catch readers’ attention and interest them.

E. Unlike other articles， news articles present information in a specific way.

F. Avoid any statements or description that could be constructed as support or criticism.

G. This list helps prevent you from leaving out any relevant information about the topic or story！

1. ___________   2. __________   3. __________   4. __________   5. __________

跟踪导练（二）

完形填空

Charles Dickens was born in 1812. He was the 1 of a clerk in a government office. When Charles was still a little boy， his father was sent to prison for debt. In those days， men who 2 quite small amounts had to stay in 3 until the debt was paid.

When Charles was 12， he had to work in a factory. The only formal education he 4 was a two-year schooling at a school for 5 children. His career as a 6 of novels began in 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals （期刊）， and in 1837， when he was 25， his short stories were 7 into the novel The Pickwick Papers， which made him the most 8 author of his time in England.