【正确答案】：
THE SETTINGS OF HIS STORIES, E.G. LONDON, HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY VIVIDNESS;
CHARACTER-PORTRAYAL IS THE MOST DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF HIS WORKS;
(1)SOME PECULIARITY IN PHYSICAL TRAITS, SPEECH OR MANNER;
(2) HIS BEST-DEPICTED CHARACTERS ARE THOSE INNOCENT, VIRTUOUS, PERSECUTED, HELPLESS CHILD CHARACTERS SUCH AS OLIVER TWIST, LITTLE NELL, DAVID COPPERFIELD AND LITTLE DORRIT. DICKENS WRITES BEST WHEN HE WRITES FROM THE CHILD’S POINT OF VIEW.
(3) HORRIBLE AND GROTESQUE CHARACTERS
IN LANGUAGE: HIS ADEPTNESS WITH THE VERNACULAR AND LARGE VOCABULARY; DICKEN’S WORKS ARE ALSO CHARACTERIZED BY A MINGLING OF HUMOR AND PATHOS.
【题目解析】：本题考查对狄更斯的写作特点以及对《雾都孤儿》内容的理解。答题时要从背景、人物刻画以及语言三个角度展开，并结合《雾都孤儿》举例说明。1. 背景：故事背景生动形象。例：伦敦2. 人物刻画（显著特征）：身体特征、言语或者举止；他最出色的人物形象是那些天真、善良、受迫害、无助的儿童角色，如奥利弗·斯特林、小内尔、大卫·科波菲尔和小多瑞特。狄更斯从孩子的角度写作时写得最好；恐怖怪诞的人物。3. 语言：娴熟运用白话，词汇量丰富；语言方面既有幽默又有悲怅。