JaneAusten,afamousEnglishwriter,wasborninSteventon,Hampshire,onDecember16,1775,anddiedonJuly18,1817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlife,althoughtheprejudices(偏见)ofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously.(匿名).
ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath’smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitsduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806,Bathwasherhome.Herdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovels,NorthangerAddeyandPersuasion,whicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewit,keepingitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell—orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten’sBathcanbeenhanced(增强)byvisitingtheJaneAustenCenterinGayStreet.Here,inaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecity,youcanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten’stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.
TheCenterhasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCenter,youcanlookroundtheattractiveshop,whichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbooks,cardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.
YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten’sBath,whichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelived,walkedandshopped.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath__________.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?.Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto_____________.AfteryouhavevisitedtheCenter,youcangetthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.
A.inherearlytwenties
B.inherearlyteens
C.inherlatetwenties
D.inherlateteens
A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten’sdeath.
B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.
C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten’stime.
D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceAusten’stime.
A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofbath
B.