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8、are C. you have to work at least 4 hours a day D. you should write a letter of application（申请）to Mrs. G. Chan B B F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist（小说家） ）, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while
9、. 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 got such joy that I could share it even with t
10、he 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 paradiseThis side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged（鼓 励） by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the
11、 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 novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise （赞美） from the literary world（文学界）. Yet it failed to give hi
12、m the needed financial security（财政担保）. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men. However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda had an effect（影响） on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first
13、 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(沉迷于) alcohol(酒精). Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his al
14、coholism. 5. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage? A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 6. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life according to the passage? a. He became addicted to drinking. b. He studied at St. Paul Academy. c. He published his first n
15、ovel 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 7. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald_. A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.
16、- 3 - B. was well educated and rich before he served in the army C. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken down D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital 8. The passage is probably followed by a paragraph about_. A. Zeldas personal life B. Zeldas illne
17、ss and treatment C. Fitzgeralds friendship with Graham D. Fitzgeralds contributions(贡献) to the literary world C C In 2010, I was in the Tallahassee, Florida airport waiting to fly to Indiana to see my family. My flight had been put off and I was unhappy. Then I heard a woman crying so hard. I looked
18、 around and did not see anyone with her. People were staring at her but no one was coming up to help her. It was clear her heart was broken. My heart was broken for her. I sat next to her and placed my arm around her, but without looking at me she continued to cry. I just sat there, held her firmly
19、and didnt say anything. I felt a little embarrassed(难堪的) at first. She cried for about ten minutes and then she began to calm down. She looked up to see who was holding her. She could barely speak but she got out the words, “My daughters husband was just killed in a car accident. They were just marr
20、ied. Oh, my God! He was just like a son.” Then she broke down again. I said a prayer to myself that she and her family could get through the loss. Shortly after that a man came up to us and took the crying stranger by the arm and asked her to go with him. She could barely get up. He took her arm and
21、 they walked away. I sat there thinking about what had just happened. I thought about what if that had been me or someone I love. I felt good about being there for the stranger crying. It was the right thing to do. 9The author felt unhappy at the airport because _. A. she had left something importan
22、t at home B. the crying of the woman made her feel upset C. the plane she was taking didnt take off on time D. she didnt find any of her family members there 10We can infer（推断） from the passage that _. A. the authors flight was late because of bad weather B. the womans daughter lost her life in a ca
23、r accident C. the womans daughters husband had treated her very well D. the womans daughter couldnt get on well with her husband 11The author can be best described（描述） as _. - 4 - A. careless but honest B. loving and helpful C. polite and clever D. brave but stubborn D D Most American students go to
24、 traditional (传统的) public schools. There are about 88, 000 public schools all over the US. Some students attend charter schools（特 许学校）. Charter schools are self-governing. Certain companies operate (经营) some charter schools. They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools. They receive t
25、ax money just as other public schools do. Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning. These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate. Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws that govern traditional public schoo
