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 quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection lf 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.
小題1: How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?
A．5B．6 C．7D．8
小題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-dB．b-e-a-f-c-d
C．f-d-e-c-b-aD．b-f-c-d-e-a
小題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
小題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 (文學(xué)的)world

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:D

小題1:從第二段的內(nèi)容，可知提到了Fitzgerald的五個作品。選A
小題1:在這六個事件中，首先找到首先發(fā)生的事件，F(xiàn). Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton.可知be項最先發(fā)生，從最后一段的句子he got totally addicted to alcohol.可知a是最后發(fā)生。選D。
小題1:推理題：從最后一段的句子：Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing.可知答案是C
小題1:推理題：根據(jù)人物傳記的特點，前面講的是F. Scott Fitzgerald 的生活，和文學(xué)作品對文學(xué)界的意義，說明下面要講的是他的文學(xué)世界的貢獻。選D
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