阅读下面的短文，根据其内容，回答所提的问题。Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in one of the small towns of England.When Dickens was nine years old， his father found a job in London and the family moved there.Later on his father was put in to prison(监狱)for owing(负债).His mother could not supply(供应) enough food to him and his younger brothers and sisters.He had to do something for his family.He did some housework and looked after his brothers and sisters.Their lifewas hard，so he could not go to school.Only until his father was out of prison ，could Charles go to school.At that time he was already twelve.But he did not finish school.Two years later he began to work in a factory.And he was a journalist(记者)and wrote for newspapers.The future writer often went to the library to read books.He read a lot.Then，at the age of twenty-two，Dickens began to writeand he wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life.Dicken s died over a hundred yearsago，but people are still reading his books with great interest.Questions：1.What was Charles Dickens?_________________________2.How long did Dickens live in his hometown?_________________________3.Why couldn't Dickens go to school?_________________________4.When did Dickens begin to work?_________________________5.Where did Dickens read a lot?_________________________参考答案：1.从短文内容可以看出，他是一个伟大的英国作家。应回答：He was one of the greatest English writers.2.“When Dickens was nine years old，his father found a job in London and the family moved there.”已经告诉我们，他在故乡生活了九年。该题的答案是：He lived there for nine years.3.Dickens的父亲因负债累累，被关进了监狱，他当然得干一些家务事，照看弟弟妹妹。其答案是：He had to do some housework and look after his brothers and sisters at home.4.Dickens在十二岁时才上学，两年后不得不辍学去工作，他自然是十四岁。故应回答：When he was fourteen，he began to work.5.从文章内容来看，他是在图书馆里看了很多书的。该题应当这样回答：He read a lot in the library.
