Published in 1896 and one of the most memorable horror stories ever written, Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker,is the story of a vampire（吸血鬼）,someone who lives on human blood. Stoker wrote the book after reading stories about Central European vampires and set his novel in Transylvania. Even today,there are readers of the book who believe that Transylvania is a mythical（神話的）country,a figment（虛構(gòu)）of Stoker’s imagination. Nothing could be further from the truth. Transylvania is part of modern-day Central European country Romania,and the country does indeed have a history of mythological vampires.
However,Romanians are always puzzled by the description of the novel’s central character, Count Dracula,a tall,elegant aristocrat（貴族）with impeccable（完美的）manners who also happens to speak very good English. This is a world away from the images of vampires that they have grown up with. Romanian vampires are half-human creatures who live solitary lives in the forests,not aristocrats living in castles with well-stocked libraries.
So where did Stoke get the image for his Dracula? The answer becomes clearer when one learns of his relationship with a man called Henry Irving,the greatest British stage actor of his time.
Stoker was working as a civil servant in his home city of Dublin when he first met Irving. Bored with his tedious life and work, Stoker took every opportunity to visit the theatre and for a while was the drama critic for the Dublin Evening Mail. One of the reviews he wrote was of a performance of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet,with Irving in the lead role.
Irving was so pleased with Stoker’s review of his performance that he asked to meet him. Stoker couldn’t believe his luck when one night,he was invited to a dinner party where Irving was the guest of honour. Irving entertained the assembled dinner guests with some renditions（表演）of famous poems and speeches from Shakespeare.
Stoker was already writing the first chapters of Dracula and began to base the central character on Irving,in the vain hope that if it ever became a stage play, Irving would play the central character. Sadly,Irving never did,but the two men became close friends,and in 1878 Stoker left the civil service and became Irving’s manager in London.
小題1:Bram Stoker set his novel in Transylvania because       .
A．it is in modern-day Romania
B．Transylvania is a mythical country
C．he wanted to tell a true story
D．he had read stories about vampires from the area
小題2:The central character of the novel       .
A．is very similar to the vampires that Romanians know about
B．Is completely different from the vampires Romanians know about
C．Has impeccable manners,like a real Romanian vampire
D．Is puzzled by the comparison with Romanian vampires
小題3:What was Stoker’s hope?
A．That the book would become a stage-play.
B．That Irving would play the central character in the stage play.
C．That he could live in London.
D．That Irving would work for him.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B

試題分析：本文介紹了作者Bram Stoker寫(xiě)的一部小說(shuō)關(guān)于吸血鬼的故事，作者在讀了一些關(guān)于吸血鬼的故事后，開(kāi)始構(gòu)思他的吸血鬼的內(nèi)容，他筆下的吸血鬼是貴族偶像路線，他們往往相貌英俊，舉止瀟灑，談吐間散發(fā)出邪惡的迷人魅力。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Stoker wrote the book after reading stories about Central European vampires他在讀了一些關(guān)于吸血鬼的故事后， 故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Count Dracula,a tall,elegant aristocrat（貴族）with impeccable（完美的）manners who also happens to speak very good English. This is a world away from the images of vampires that they have grown up with. Romanian vampires are half-human creatures who live solitary lives in the forests,not aristocrats living in castles with well-stocked libraries.兩個(gè)小說(shuō)的人物完全不同，故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)in the vain hope that if it ever became a stage play, Irving would play the central character.他希望Irving 給他當(dāng)主演，故選B。
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