B
Little Women, published in 1868, is a novel written by an American writer, Louisa May Alcott. The novel follows the lives of four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March from childhood to womanhood.
These four sisters live with their mother. Meg and Jo March, the elder sisters, both work outside the home to support the family. Meg teaches four children in a nearby family, while Jo helps her grand-aunt March, who is very rich. Beth helps with the housework, and Amy attends school. Their nearest neighbour is a rich man whose orphaned (孤儿) grandson lives with him. The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy, Laurie, who is the age of Jo.
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Meg is the beautiful sister, Jo is the tomboy (假小子), Beth is the musician, and Amy is the charming artist with blond curls (卷发). Jo is easy to get angry. One of her challenges in growing up is to control her anger. Laurie enjoys his neighbours, joining the family often in play. His grandfather, Mr Laurence, is charmed by Beth, and gives her the piano used by Laurie’s late sister.
() 5. Who wrote the novel Little Women?
A. Louisa May Alcott.
B. Jo March.
C. Mr Laurence.
D. Laurie.
() 6. What does Little Women tell about?
A. The lives of four sisters when they are young.
B. The lives of four sisters when they are old.
C. The lives of four sisters after they get married.
D. The lives of four sisters as they grow up.
() 7. What is Amy and what does she look like?
A. She is an artist and has golden curly hair.
B. She is a musician and is charming.
C. She is a teacher and has blond curls.
D. She is an artist and is easy to get angry.
() 8. Who is Mr Laurence?
A. He is an American writer.
B. He is Laurie’s neighbour.
C. He is Laurie’s grandfather.
D. He is Jo’s grandfather.

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5. 题目问《小妇人》的作者是谁。根据原文第一句“Little Women, published in 1868, is a novel written by an American writer, Louisa May Alcott.”可知作者是Louisa May Alcott，选A。
6. 题目问《小妇人》讲述了什么。原文提到“The novel follows the lives of four sisters...from childhood to womanhood.”，即从童年到成年的成长过程，D选项“四姐妹成长的生活”符合，选D。
7. 题目问Amy的身份和外貌。原文最后一段“Amy is the charming artist with blond curls”，“blond curls”即金色卷发，A选项“她是艺术家，有金色卷发”正确，选A。
8. 题目问Mr Laurence是谁。原文提到“Their nearest neighbour is a rich man whose orphaned grandson lives with him. The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy, Laurie...”以及“His grandfather, Mr Laurence...”，可知Mr Laurence是Laurie的祖父，选C。


翻译:
B
《小妇人》出版于1868年，是美国作家路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的一部小说。这部小说讲述了马奇家的四姐妹梅格、乔、贝丝和艾米从童年到成年的生活。
这四姐妹和她们的母亲住在一起。姐姐梅格·马奇和乔·马奇都外出工作以维持家庭生计。梅格在附近的一个家庭教四个孩子，而乔则帮助她非常富有的马奇姑婆。贝丝帮忙做家务，艾米上学。她们最近的邻居是一个富人，他的孤儿孙子和他住在一起。姐妹们向这个英俊害羞、和乔同龄的男孩劳里作了自我介绍。
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梅格是美丽的姐姐，乔是假小子，贝丝是音乐家，艾米是有着金色卷发的迷人艺术家。乔很容易生气。她成长过程中的一个挑战就是控制自己的脾气。劳里喜欢他的邻居们，经常和这个家庭一起玩耍。他的祖父劳伦斯先生被贝丝吸引，把劳里已故姐姐用过的钢琴送给了她。
（ ）5. 谁写了《小妇人》这部小说？
A. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特。
B. 乔·马奇。
C. 劳伦斯先生。
D. 劳里。
（ ）6. 《小妇人》讲述了什么？
A. 四姐妹年轻时的生活。
B. 四姐妹年老时的生活。
C. 四姐妹结婚后的生活。
D. 四姐妹成长过程中的生活。
（ ）7. 艾米是什么样的人，她长什么样？
A. 她是一名艺术家，有着金色的卷发。
B. 她是一名音乐家，很迷人。
C. 她是一名教师，有着金色的卷发。
D. 她是一名艺术家，很容易生气。
（ ）8. 劳伦斯先生是谁？
A. 他是一位美国作家。
B. 他是劳里的邻居。
C. 他是劳里的祖父。
D. 他是乔的祖父。