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 got 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 Tales 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 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 had an effect on 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 (沉迷于) 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 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
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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 got 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 Tales 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 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 had an effect on 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 (沉迷于) 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 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
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
F . Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, w as 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.
56. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
57. 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
58. 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
59. 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
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Jodie Foster was born on Nobember 19,1962,in Los Angeles, Carlif., US. She is an American film actress who began her career as a mature(成熟的) child actress.
Jodie began her performing career as a very young child in television, appearing first in commercials(商业广告). She starred in her own short-lived series, Paper Moon (1974), based on the 1973 film of the same name. She appeared in a number of Disney films, beginning with Napoleon and Samantha (1972).
Director Martin Scorsese cast Jodie in a bit part in Alice Doesn’t live Here Anymore (1974) before giving her the role of Iris in Taxi Driver (1976). Her mature performance in Taxi Driver earned her an Academy Award nomination(提名) as best supporting actress. Her later films as child actress were less impressive, but her performances were always admired. Jodie graduated from Yale University in 1985.
Perhaps because of her screen image of early maturity, Foster was abler to make a relatively smooth transition to adult roles. In The Accused (1988), she gave a perfect performance as Sarah Tobias. In The Silence of the Lames (1991), she tracks a killer as FBI agent Clarice Starling. Both performances won her Academy Awards as best actress.
In 1990s, Jodie went into other areas of filmmaking. She directed her best film, Little Man Tate, in 1991,in which she also co-starred. In 1994, she co-produced Nell, for which she also received an Oscar nomination for best actress. In 1997, Foster starred in Contact. Her later films included Panic Room (2002), Inside Man (2006), and The Brave One (2007).
1.Which of the following film won Jodie Foster Academy Awards as best actress?
a.Taxi Driver b.The Accused c.Nell d.The Silence of the Lambs
A.bcd | B.ac | C.bd | D.abcd |
2.We can learn from the passage that________.
A.it was in a TV series that Jodie made her first TV appearance. |
B.some of Jodie’s performances as a child actress were thought to be very bad. |
C.Jodie became famous at a young age because of her mature performance. |
D.Jodie played a very important role in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. |
3.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
A.People | B.Business | C.Fashion | D.Career |
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I was born in England, but I am an American. Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns (客栈) instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bedandbreakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bedandbreakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bedandbreakfast inns have only a few rooms; others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms; others do.
Staying at a bedandbreakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip ________.
A. every year B. for years
C. all the year round D. every other year
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Some Americans like to stay at bedandbreakfast homes instead of hotels.
B. The bedandbreakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers.
C. The bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.
D. The bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a very long time.
3.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bedandbreakfast inns?
A. It is like visiting someone’s home.
B. The money they spend there is much less.
C. They can meet local families.
D. All of the above.
4.What’s the author’s nationality?
A. England B. American
C. European D. Chinese
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Confucius was born on September 28, 551 BC in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province. Chinese people regard Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest _______ who had about 3,000 students.
Confucius himself was a(n) _______ learner who always reflected (反思) on his own _______. One day his student was cooking porridge for the teacher when something _______ dropped into the pot. He _______ got it out with the spoon and wanted to _______ the porridge away. But it occurred to him that it’s not _______ to gain the food, so he ate it. Just then, Confucius happened to come into the _______. He thought his student was _______ food to eat. So Confucius was ________ and decided to punish his student. But when the student ________ what had happened before, Confucius came to know that seeing is not believing.
For more than 2,000 years, Confucius’ ________ have been around in people’s everyday lives. But some people are concerned that young Chinese today are ________ their own history and culture. As a matter of fact, Confucius’ ideas are still ________ today’s Chinese youth. As a teacher, he said that all should go to school if they could and wanted to ________. His most important ideas are ________ and good manners. He had many ________ quotes, such as: young people should take care of the ________; people should think more of others instead of ________.
Nowadays, more than 100 Internet ________ are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.
1.A.lawyer B.artist C.musician D.teacher
2.A.lifelong B.native C.stubborn D.easy-going
3.A.journey B.sufferings C.appearance D.experience
4.A.amazing B.attractive C.dirty D.valuable
5.A.slowly B.gradually C.hurriedly D.sincerely
6.A.give B.throw C.put D.send
7.A.legal B.easy C.equal D.regular
8.A.kitchen B.classroom C.library D.lab
9.A.buying B.begging C.stealing D.selecting
10.A.angry B.grateful C.generous D.mean
11.A.explained B.ignored C.inspected D.persuaded
12.A.doubts B.votes C.shortcomings D.ideas
13.A.designing B.forgetting C.remembering D.removing
14.A.conquering B.destroying C.rescuing D.affecting
15.A.recover B.learn C.respond D.survive
16.A.kindness B.loneliness C.sadness D.coldness
17.A.magical B.informal C.famous D.rare
18.A.injured B.old C.alive D.rich
19.A.himself B.herself C.itself D.themselves
20.A.stores B.games C.websites D.explorers
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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946), is an American businessman and politician who became the President-elect of the United States on November 8, 2016. Since 1971 he has chaired The Trump Organization, the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests. During his business career, Trump has built office towers, hotels, casinos, golf courses, and other branded facilities worldwide.
Trump was born and raised in New York City and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1971, he was given control of his father Fred Trump's real estate and construction firm. Trump has appeared at the Miss USA pageants, which he owned from 1996 to 2015, and has made cameo appearances in films and television series.
Trump and his businesses, as well as his three marriages, have received prominent media exposure. He hosted a popular NBC reality show, The Apprentice, from 2004 to 2015. As of 2016, he was listed by Forbes as the 324th wealthiest person in the world, and 156th in the United States, with a net worth of $3.7 billion in October 2016.
Trump first campaigned for the U.S. presidency in 2000, winning two Reform Party primaries. On June 16, 2015, Trump again announced his candidacy for president, this time as a Republican. Trump became known for his opposition to illegal immigration and free trade agreements, as well as his frequently non-interventionist views on foreign policy, and quickly emerged as the Republican nomination front-runner. As of March 23, 2016, Trump has won 21 contests in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.
He was elected as the 45th U.S. president in the 2016 election on the Republican ticket, defeating Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and is scheduled to take office on January 20, 2017. At 70 years old, he will be the oldest person to ever assume the presidency.
1.This passage is mostly probably taken from __________.
A. a story book B. a biography book
C. a science book D. an advertisement
2.Where is Donald Trump’s hometown?
A. London B. Paris
C. New York D.Beijing
3.From the passage, we can know that Donald Trump was ____________.
A. wealthy and sucessful B. intelligent but mean
C. good-tempered and tolerant D. forgetful and sensitive
4. We can learn from the passage that _______________.
A. Donald Trump is only successful in business field.
B. Donald Trump was born in a poor family.
C. Donald Trump is in favor of illegal immigration.
D. Donald Trump will be the oldest president of the United States.
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A Russian,a Cuban(古巴人),an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train travelling across England.The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka(伏特加酒),gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window.
“Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman.
“There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian.“And we really have more than we will ever use.”
A little later,the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars(雪茄烟).Then he threw the rest out of the window.
“I thought Cuba is not a rich country,”the businessman said.“But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!”
“Cigars,” the Cuban answered,“are the cheapest in my country.We have more of them than we know what to do with.”
The American businessman sat quietly for a moment.Then he got up,caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him out of the window.
1.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to .
A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich
B. prove that they were rich
C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries
D. make the businessman happy
2.When the businessman said “I thought Cuba is not a rich country”,he meant “ ”
A. Russia is richer than Cuba.
B. America is richer than Cuba and Russia.
C. You shouldn’t throw those very good cigars away.
D. Do you have more cigars than me?
3.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?
A. I want to buy some vodka.
B. We have too many lawyers in my country.
C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.
D. If you need lawyers,come to America.
4.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Travelling across England
B. Four Rich Men
C. You’re Wasting Too Much
D. There’s Too Much
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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.
At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPod.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
1.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?
A. Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him.
B. Paul Jobs was a college teacher.
C. Jobs’ finished his education.
D. Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.
2.Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.
A. wanted to start a company.
B. had financial problems.
C. took no interest in his major.
D. hated to share rooms with his friends.
3.It can be inferred that Apple____.
A. was founded in Oregon
B. developed from a garage
C. had a difficult beginning
D. had a successful beginning
4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?
A. Interest is key to success.
B. Hope helps us succeed.
C. Attitude is everything.
D. Courage goes with confidence.
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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24, 1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.
At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as tthe iPhone and the iPad.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
1.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?
A. Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him.
B. Paul Jobs was a college teacher.
C. Jobs’ finished his education.
D. Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.
2.Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.
A. wanted to start a company.
B. had financial problems.
C. took no interest in his major.
D. hated to share rooms with his friends.
3.It can be inferred that Apple____.
A. was founded in Oregon
B. developed from a garage
C. had a difficult beginning
D. had a successful beginning
4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?
A. Interest is key to success.
B. Hope helps us succeed.
C. Attitude is everything.
D .Courage goes with confidence.
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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.
At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPhone and the iPod.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
1.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?
A.Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.
B.Paul Jobs was a college teacher.
C.Jobs’ finished his education.
D.Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him
2.Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.
A.wanted to start a company.
B.had financial problems.
C.took no interest in his major.
D.hated to share rooms with his friends.
3.It can be inferred that Apple____.
A.was founded in Oregon
B.developed from a garage
C.had a difficult beginning
D.had a successful beginning
4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?
A.Interest is key to success.
B.Hope helps us succeed.
C.Attitude is everything.
D.Courage goes with confidence.
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