F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
1.How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
2.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A.f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a
3.We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
4.The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about _______.
A. Zelda’s personal life
B. Zelda’s illness and treatment
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham
D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world
This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.
One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.
“I am .” She answered.
He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep . Finally he asked, “What can I do to your mind?”
Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we are both sure that picking the flower will cause your . Will you do it for me?”
He said, “I will give you my tomorrow.”
She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which , “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you. The are …”
“When you use the computer you always the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, so I have to save my to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those white hairs.”
“Thus, my dear, I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do … I can not pick that flower yet, and die …”
That’s life, and . Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.
1.A. while B. and C. but D. so
2.A. lonely B. dead C. worn out D. awesome
3.A. sorrow B. thought C. shade D. anger
4.A. speak B. change C. blow D. keep
5.A. represent B. expand C. warm D. convince
6.A. grown B. planted C. living D. growing
7.A. injury B. hurt C. wound D. death
8.A. decision B. answer C. opinion D. choice
9.A. wrote B. informed C. printed D. went
10.A. answers B. messages C. reasons D. purposes
11.A. run out B. put up C. use up D. mess up
12.A. repair B. restore C. fix D. mend
13.A. legs B. life C. energy D. strength
14.A. big B. new C. modern D. strange
15.A. glance B. look C. glare D. stare
16.A. as if B. now that C. so that D. in case
17.A. annoying B. emerging C. rough D. refreshing
18.A. although B. even if C. unless D. if
19.A. friction B. love C. couple D. power
20.A. surface B. way C. course D. nature
—Do you think our teachers will free us of homework today? This year’s sports meeting starts tomorrow.
—______. After all, we are already Senior 3 students.
A. No problem B. Forget it C. No dream D. I hope so
Japan’s economy _______ in the past twenty years. No one knows how long it ______ before it regains its increase.
A. has been declining; will be B. has declined; would be
C. had been in decline; would take D. was on the decline; will take
Unlike many other boys of his age who are often addicted to PC games, he is _______ on outdoor activities in the mountains.
A. eager B. starving C. keen D. fond
Varieties of after-class activities _______ to enrich students’ school life are held on Friday afternoon every other week in our school.
A. intended B. aimed C. planned D. scheduled
