教材试题 Unit 5 The Rise of English Authoresses in the Century Comprehending

Unit 5 Enjoying novelsComprehending1 After skimming the text quickly, tick this chart to show the issue each writer was most concerned with.Name of writerDatesPersonal issuesSocial issuesJane Austen17751817Charles Dickens18121870Charlotte Bront18161855George Eliot18191880Look at the chart. Can you see a difference between the content of Charles Dickens books and those of the women writers?2 Read the passage again carefully and then answer these questions.1 Why do you think so many authoresses wrote about love and marriage?2 Which writer was the most reserved in her descriptions of feelings? Why do we still read her books?3 In which way were George Eliots books similar to those of Charles Dickens?4 In which way were George Eliots books similar to those of Charlotte Bront?* 3 The Bront sisters and Mary Ann Evans had to pretend they were male writers before anyone would take them seriously. In pairs, discuss how you would disguise yourself if you were a girl and wanted to follow one of these careers. What problems might arise in the 19th century China? Add one career of your own.CareerDisguisePossible problemsSuccess?a soldieran official a merchantAnswer key to Exercise 1：Name of writerDatesPersonal issuesSocial issuesJane Austen17751817Charles Dickens18121870Charlotte Bront18161855George Eliot18191880The content of Charles Dickens novels concentrate more on external matters such as social injustice and problems while those of the women writers concentrate more on internal matters such as the personal feelings and reactions of the heroines in the novels. Suggested answers to Exercise 2：1 This was the experience and the dilemma for these women writers and this was also a common longing for most women. 2 Jane Austin was most reserved in her description of personal feelings. We read her books for their humour, irony and characterization. 3 George Eliots books were concerned with the way social pressures made people behave badly or stupidly, while Charles Dickens novels are concerned with injustice in society. So both are concerned with society and its effect on the individual but they deal with it from different points of views. 4 George Eliot describes the personal distress that people bring upon themselves when they behave badly according to the expectations of society at that time. Charlotte Bront describes how emotional necessity makes people behave against the expected behaviour of society. So they are both concerned with how a persons feelings affect their decisions. Suggested answers to Exercise 3：Answers may vary. CareerDisguisePossible problemsSuccess?a soldiersoldiers uniformin bedroom, bathroom with other soldiers in their barracks possiblean officialofficial robesin physical examination for postexplaining about lack of familyunlikely