Passage 8
（2010 福建 A）

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 Tales 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 of 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.

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 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

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

【重點詞匯】

novelist n.小說家

attend v.上（學），前往

post v.派遣

impress v.給……極深的印象；使感動

approach v.接近，達到

paradise n.天堂

devote v.（to）把……專用（于）；將……奉獻給

damned adj.該死的，被詛咒的

literary adj.文學（上）的

financial adj.財務的，財政的，金融的

reorder v.重新安排，重新排序

breakdown n.（精神、體力等的）衰弱，衰竭

get addicted to 沉溺于，上癮

【疑難長句】

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.

academy在美國英語里有“私立學校”的含義。attend：上（學），前往，這里可以譯為“就讀”。for a short while：短暫地。

（參考譯文）F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德，生于1896年9月24日，美國小說家，曾在圣保羅私立學校和紐曼中學就讀，并曾在普林斯頓大學短暫就讀。