JaneAusten,afamousEnglishwriter,wasborninSteventon,Hampshire,onDecember16,1775,anddiedonJuly18,1817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlife,althoughtheprejudices(偏见)ofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously.(匿名).

ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath’smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitsduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806,Bathwasherhome.Herdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovels,NorthangerAddeyandPersuasion,whicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewit,keepingitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell—orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten’sBathcanbeenhanced(增强)byvisitingtheJaneAustenCenterinGayStreet.Here,inaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecity,youcanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten’stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.

TheCenterhasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCenter,youcanlookroundtheattractiveshop,whichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbooks,cardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.

YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten’sBath,whichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelived,walkedandshopped.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath__________.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?.Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto_____________.AfteryouhavevisitedtheCenter,youcangetthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.

A.inherearlytwenties

B.inherearlyteens

C.inherlatetwenties

D.inherlateteens

A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten’sdeath.

B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.

C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten’stime.

D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceAusten’stime.

A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofbath

B.