F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,

题目内容：

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.

小题1: How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?

A．5

B．6

C．7

D．8小题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小题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小题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 (文学的)world

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:C

小题1:D

答案解析：

小题1:从第二段的内容，可知提到了Fitzgerald的五个作品。选A

小题1:在这六个事件中，首先找到首先发生的事件，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.可知be项最先发生，从最后一段的句子he got totally addicted to alcohol.可知a是最后发生。选D。

小题1:推理题：从最后一段的句子：Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing.可知答案是C

小题1:推理题：根据人物传记的特点，前面讲的是F. Scott Fitzgerald 的生活，和文学作品对文学界的意义，说明下面要讲的是他的文学世界的贡献。选D

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。