阅读理解JamesJoycewasanIrishnovelistwhor

阅读理解James Joyce was an Irish novelist who revolutionized the methods of depicting characters and developing a plot in modern fiction. his astonishing way of constructing a novel, his frank portrayal（描画, 描写）of human nature in his books, and his plete mand of English have made him one of the outstanding influences on literature in the 20th century. Many critics judge that he is second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of the English language. Joyce was deeply influenced by Ireland and wrote all his books about Dublin.When he was in Dublin College, he studied languages and spent his spare time reading books. He refused to take part in the nationalist movement like his fellow students, but he became passionately（热情地, 热烈地）interested in literature. He wrote outspoken articles of literary criticism that shocked his teachers and even taught himself norwegian（挪威语）so that he could read Ibsen’s（挪威剧作家及诗人）works in the original.When he graduated in 1902, he knew he would bee a writer and an exile（流犯, 被放逐者）, because he felt he could not be one without the other. In order to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully, and as objectively as he knew how, about the people and places he knew best, he had to escape from all temptations to bee involved in popular opinion or public life. He went to France, Italy and Switzerland, where he lived in poverty and obscurity for the first 20 years, only returning to Ireland when his mother was dying. Except for a couple of brief trips, he stayed abroad all his life.1.James Joyce was famous for many reasons except _______.A.his way of constructing a novelB.his frank portrayal of human natureC.his plete mand of EnglishD.his passion in literature2.“he is second only to Shakespeare” is a ment on his ________.A.achievement in literatureB.achievement in the nationalist movementC.achievement in his study of languagesD.mastery of the English language3.How many examples are used to show his passion in literature?A.2.B.3.C.1.D.4.4.Why did James Joyce stay abroad almost all his life?A.Because he wanted to live in poverty and obscurity.B.Because he wanted to write the people and places he knew best.C.Because he wanted to escape from all temptations to bee involved in popular opinion or public life.D.Because he wanted to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully and objectively about the people and the places he knew best.