【答案解析】[听力原文] 17-20 Charles Dickens, a great novelist of the 19th century, was born in a poor family in 1812. When he was only ten, his father was taken to prison for debt, and he had to go to work. Charles was interested in literature when he was young. At the age of 24 he published his first work, The Pickwick Papers and at once Dickens became the most popular novelist of that day.
首句就交代了Charles Dickens是“a great novelist of the 19th century”，所以选B。
单选题
When was Charles Dickens born?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】根据对话，可知他“…was born in a poor family in 1812”，所以选B。
单选题
What was Charles interested in when he was young?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】“Charles was interested in literature when he was young．”说明C是正确答案
单选题
When did Dickens publish his first work?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】根据“At the age of 24 he published his first work”，可知C是正确答案。