答案与解析：B　细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句话From a very young age Charles dreamed of becoming a gentleman.可知。

　　2．From the second paragraph we can infer that ________.

　　A. Charles Dickens gave up his dream when he was 12

　　B. Charles Dickens enjoyed the hard time in his childhood

　　C. Charles Dickens was not the best child in his parents' eyes

　　D. Charles Dickens' parents didn't think education was important

　　答案与解析：C　推理判断题。从第二段中It was as if they were placing all their bets on one child. But Charles was not that child.可知Charles在他 父母眼里并不是最好的孩子。

　　3．When Charles Dickens was young, he was greatly influenced by ________.

　　A. his poor clothes and bad food

　　B. his family's frequent move

　　C. his constant reading at home

　　D. his leaving school to work and his family's poverty

　　答案与解析：D　细节理解题。根据第二段可知选D项。

　　4．What can we know about Charles Dickens?

　　A. He started to work in the factory in 1822.

　　B. He had worked in the factory for many years.

　　C. He felt confused when working in the factory.

　　D. He received a good education when he was young.

　　答案与解析：C　细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第三句话可知选项C正确。根据文章第一段第一句话及第二段第三句话和第三段第一句话可知选项A错误；根据文章最后一段可知选项B错误；根据文章第二段可知选项D错误。

　　B

　　It's a warm summer afternoon. You're cooking up the catch of the day over a campfire. Suddenly, a few raindrops fall on your arms, and before you know it, the sky is opened up. Then you hear what sounds like thunder in the distance. What should you do? Your tent is close by and would offer shelter(遮蔽) from the pouring rain. There's a campsite picnic shelter a few minutes down the path. And then you remember that your car is parked down the road. What's your safest choice to make sure you and your families are safe?

　　It's a common question for many hikers and campers, especially when they are camping during summer months. Heading to your car is almost always the safest choice. Your tent and a picnic shelter will keep you dry, but they offer little or no protection against lightning. Your car, on the other hand, will keep you dry and protect you from lightning strikes. Protecting yourself against possible lightning strikes is very important; lightning kills an average of 62 people in the US each year. If you keep all of the windows and doors closed in your car, you'll be able to return to your campsite safely.

Of course, if you're backpacking(背包旅行), not car camping, and you're deep in the woods, your car won't be a good choice. So, what should you do if your car is far away and there's no other safe shelter nearby? First, you'll have to make sure that tree limbs or other objects don't fall on you or your campsite. Then you'll have to get in a safe position to avoid lightening, or flash flood conditions. What else should you do?