题目内容：

Strongest Female Literary Characters of All Time

There are some of history’s most inspiring and great females who can be found on the pages of these novels.

Elizabeth Bennet

Called “Lizzie” or “Eliza” by her family and friends, Elizabeth Bennet is the stubborn and clever heroine from the 1813 Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice. She’s the second eldest of five daughters in the Bennet family and, like the rest of her sisters, she is expected to marry for status and money, not for love. To remain true to herself, she would rather remain single, a concept that was unheard at the time.

Nancy Drew

She first appeared in the 1930s but remains one of the most iconic female characters in all of literature. Created by Edward Stratemeyer, Nancy Drew wasn’t simply a pretty girl. Instead, the bold, physically strong, and fiercely intelligent Nancy used her superior intelligence—not her looks—to solve a series of mysteries.

Josephine March

Jo March is the second eldest daughter in the March family and is a central focus in the novel Little Women, published by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. At 15, she is strong- willed, confident, and literary and unlike her sisters, she is outspoken and uninterested in marriage. Jo both struggles with and challenges society’s expectations of how women in the 19th century should carry themselves, making her one of literature’s most daring female characters.

Hester Prynne

Recognized by some critics as one of the most important characters in female literature, Hester Prynne is the leading character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel, The Scarlet Letter. Married but separated by distance from her husband, Hester has an affair with a minister and becomes pregnant.

1.Why would Elizabeth Bennet rather remain single?

A. She is too stubborn.

B. She doesn’t want to cheat herself.

C. She doesn’t want to marry for love.

D. She was the eldest daughter of the family.

2.What is Nancy Drew like?

A. Kind.    B. Outspoken.

C. Clever.    D. Proud.

3.Who created Josephine March?

A. Jane Austen.    B. Edward Stratemeyer.

C. Louisa May Alcott.    D. Nathaniel Hawthorne.

4.What is the right order of the time these females appeared in novels?

a. Elizabeth Bennet                                   

b. Nancy Drew

c. Josephine March                                   

d. Hester Prynne

A. dcab    B. adbc

C. cdba    D. adcb