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請依下文回答第 11 題至第 15 題：    If Jane Austen’s work is perceived as quintessentially British, it has found resonance across the world. In TheGenius of Jane Austen, Paula Byrne writes that Austen is seen as having a particular affinity with Chinese culture,where “manners matter” as they did in Georgian England. There have been more than 50 written versions of Prideand Prejudice in China alone. This may be because the term “marriage market” in China is more than a turn ofphrase. In Shanghai, parents of unmarried children flock to a weekly event described as “match.com meetsfarmers’ market” where they scout for prospective in-laws. Chinese women still seek to marry property-owningmen more educated than themselves. Ms. Byrne notes that Ang Lee, a Taiwanese director, was considered aperfect fit for Sense and Sensibility (1995) because his previous films had explored “family conflicts in thecontext of traditional Chinese values.”    It is the subcontinent, however, that has embraced her books most enthusiastically, with Austen societiesestablished in both India and Pakistan. The economic and social position of women, their reputation andeligibility are all themes that are easy to adapt to different cultural contexts, but there are also specifics thatresonate in Indian and Pakistani society, such as the importance of familial bonds, the preference given to maleinheritance, the dowry system and the “marrying off” of young women by overzealous mothers and aunts.Laaleen Khan, the founder of the Pakistani branch, has noted that South Asian society has its share of“disapproving Lady Catherine de Bourgh-esque society aunties, rakish Wickhams and Willoughbys, pretentiousMrs. Eltons and holier-than thou Mr. Collins types.”     This is the key to Austen’s transformation from little known spinster-scribbler to literary superstar. Westernreaders may no longer empathize with the urgency that surrounds marriage or the idea that a relationship can bestopped in its tracks by monetary circumstance. But everyone has encountered a flirty, shallow Isabella Thorpe ora suave but seedy Henry Crawford. Two hundred years on, Austen’s sniping observations of human vanity andfolly still hit the mark.
11 What is the main idea of the passage?
(A)Jane Austen’s works have long-lasting appeal worldwide.
(B)Jane Austen’s creativity is formidable and adaptable.
(C)Jane Austen inspires people’s transformation from rags to riches.
(D)Jane Austen’s ideas have a special meaning for women.

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答案：A
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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