Question

Brief  Introduction

(Adeline) Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English novelist and essayist, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."

Main  body

My dear，

'Dearest, I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that - everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer.

I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been...........................from the last letter of virginia woolf

1.According to the first paragraph we can infer that            

A. During the interwar period，virginia woolf was important for London people.

B.She has been living for 55 years

C.Her first the novels Mrs Dalloway in 1925

D.She regarded as one of the foremost romanticism literary figures of the twentieth century

2.what is form of The main body？

A.letter of resignation                        B.Letter of condolence

C.Letter of suicide                           D.Letters of Apologies ;

3.Where can I see this article？

A.newspaper         B. biography

C. German Literature     D.television

4.According to the main body, which of the following is not the reason of her Dutch act（自杀）？

A. She can't go on spoiling your life any longer

B. I feel certain I am going mad again

C. She cannot bear her husband's interference

D. The approach of war makes her psychological problems aggravated

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了著名作家弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的生平，著作，评价及她的一封绝笔信。在信中，她感激丈夫对她所做的一切。但是由于自己无法再忍受战争可怕的时刻，自己要疯了，所以她决定不能再破坏丈夫的幸福生活，打算结束自己的生命。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段的During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society在两次世界大战期间,在伦敦文学社会伍尔夫是一个重要的人物。A项正确。第一段的25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941 可知她活到59岁，B项错误。根据 Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway 可知the novels Mrs Dalloway 是她最著名的作品，C项错误。根据 regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century可知她被认为是20世纪最重要的现代主义文学的一个重要人物。故D错误。因此选A。

2.推理判断题。根据最后的from the last letter of virginia woolf来自弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的最后一封信，可知她打算自杀。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段的'Dearest, I feel certain I am going mad again可知这封信是以第一人称来写的，应属自传类型的。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据I can't go on spoiling your life any longer.我不能再破坏你的生活，排除A项。从I feel certain I am going mad again.我确定自己要疯了。排除B项。从I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times.我感觉我无法再忍受这样可怕的时刻。排除D项。I owe all the happiness of my life to you我所有的幸福都来自你，都是你带给我的。她感激她的丈夫。故选C。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。