It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first ente¬ring a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. Questions: A. What is the title of the novel from which the excerpt is taken? Who is the author? B. What is the author’s main literary concern? C. What is the style of this novel?
【正确答案】：A: THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL IS PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND JANE AUSTEN IS THE AUTHOR.B: AUSTEN’S MAIN LITERARY CONCERN IS ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS IN THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.C: THE STRUCTURE OF THE NOVEL IS EXQUISITELY DEFT, THE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE MEMORABLE, WHILE THE IRONY HAS A RADIANT SHREWDNESS UNMATCHED ELSEWHERE. THE STYLE IS LUCID AND GRACEFUL, WITH TOUCHES OF HUMOR AND MILD SATIRE.
【题目解析】：教材223页及225页。A. 本题选自奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》。B. 奥斯汀的创作主题总是与个人的生活及人际关系有关，正因如此，她的作品具有普遍的意义。（223页）C. 这部小说结构精致灵巧，人物塑造与语言都不失幽默。小说风格清晰、典雅，充满幽默与讽刺。
