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Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously ( 匿名 ).
But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath磗 many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen磗 Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Center in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen磗 time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.
The Center has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Center, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.
You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen磗 Bath, which is a great way to find out moreabout Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked andshopped.
1. Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.
A. in her early twentiesB. in her early teens
C. in her late twentiesD. in her late teens
2. What can we learn about Bath from the passage?
A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen磗 death.
B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.
C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen磗 time.
D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen磗 time.
3.The author writes this passage in order to________.
A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath
B. ask readers to buy Austen磗 books
C. tell readers about Jane Austen磗 experience
D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society
4. It takes you about one and a half hours________.
A. to get to the JaneAustenCenter in Gay Street
B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts
C. to find a guide to take you to the Center
D. to look around the city of Bath on foot
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