Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present.Later，he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald.George read it to his children and they loved it.George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story.Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words.It was first printed in 1866，with art work by John Tenniel，under the name Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.The book was an immediate success.

　　One of its first fans was Queen Victoria.She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works.She was surprised to find that they included many works on math.In fact，Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician.This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.

　　Since the story was first printed，it has kept selling up to the present day.It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it.The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.

　　【解题导语】　本文介绍了一直以来在全球畅销书少儿类排行榜属前列的一本书——Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland的写作过程、写作目的及其深远的影响。

　　1．The passage is mainly about ________.

　　A．Charles’ family life

　　B．a girl’s adventurous experiences

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