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14.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 1917he 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 1934and 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.

49.How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A
A.5            B.6            C.7            D.8
50.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald's life according to the passage?D
a.He became addicted to drinking.
b.He studied at St.Paul Academy.
c.He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d.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
51.We can infer from the passage that FitzgeraldC.
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
52.The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph aboutD.
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.

分析 本文介绍了著名作家菲茨杰拉德以及他对文学界的贡献.

解答 49:A 细节理解题.据题意,由文章中关键词novel可知,文章中提及到的弗兰西斯•司各特•菲茨杰拉德的小说有:This side of paradise,The Beautiful and Damned,The Great Gatsby,Tender Is the Night and The love of the last Tycoon,共计5篇.故选A项.
50:D 细节理解题.根据第一段中"…was once a student of St.Paul Academy…In 1917 he joined the army…"可知弗兰西斯•司各特•菲茨杰拉德先在圣保罗学院学习,然后参加的军队.由此可知答案应为D项.
51:C 推理判断题.由第四段第一句"However,Fitzgerald's problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing",他的妻子的去世影响了他的创作,可以选C项.
52:D 推理判断题.根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述,说明了菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义,因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献的.故选D项.

点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型,需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解,句子的理解可以结合上下文意思,通过逻辑推理得到.

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