44-46題為題組
Even though they were written 150 years ago, Alexander Dumas’ action novels still excite millions of readers around the world, in close to a hundred languages.
Dumas’s two most famous stories, The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, have inspired more than 100 films. His 1848 novel, The Man in the Iron Mask, was recently made into a movie. In this movie, Leonardo DiCaprio played both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe.
Few people know, however, that the author was the grandson of a Haitian slave. Even fewer people know that Dumas’ father rose rapidly from a soldier to a general in the French Army before he was 31. The general died young, leaving Alexander penniless. But Dumas overcame poverty, the lack of formal education, and the hardship of racism to become one of the world’s most popular writers.
Dumas’s life sometimes was just like his action novels. He participated in three revolutions and fought with people when he was insulted. After making a fortune by writing novels, he built a mansion outside Paris and kept it open to starving artists, friends, and even strangers. Luckily for his fans, the mansion has recently been restored and opened to the public.
【題組】46. We may infer from the article that Dumas________.
(A) did not lead a colorful life (B) was a man who kept money to himself
(C) was a generous and kind-hearted man (D) was a peace-loving writer
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