Question

 

Anais Nin was a famous writer. Nin was born French-Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died. Nin’s works had her relationships with authors, artists, and other figures as the main subject. Some of her writings were made into films. Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Women's Movement with her strong writings.

Anais Nin was born in France in 1903. Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living in Cuba (古巴) where he met her mother, a French singer working in Cuba. As a child Nin was brought up in Spain. When her parents separated, Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother. At the age of 16, Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.

In 1923, Nin got married to her husband, Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba. In 1924, Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing. Nin wrote her first book in print, D. H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study in 16 days. In 1939, Nin left Paris as it was a French government’s request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war. Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steioff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.

In 1931, Nin wrote her book Henry and Jun: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin. In 1936, Nin published House of Incest which was a 72-page fiction novel

Nin also appeared and was a part of various films. In 1973, Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate         (荣誉博士学位) by the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1974, Nin was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.

In 1977, Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.

1.What can we know about Anais Nin from the first paragraph?

A. She was a native American.

B. She started Women’s Movement

C. She gave lectures in several colleges.

D. She wrote mainly about her family life.

2.Why did Anais Nin give up studying at the age of 16?

A. Because she wanted to help support her family.

B. Because her parents divorced.

C. Because she wanted to realize her dream of becoming an artist

D. Because she moved from country to country.

3. In 1939 Nin and her husband moved back to New York to______ .

A. enter the film industry                              B. stay away from war

C. have her books published                            D. promote her new books

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The awards Anais Nin won.

B. Anais Nin and her incomplete family.

C. The hardship Anais Nin experienced.

D. Anais Nin and her great achievements.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：阿娜伊斯·宁（Anais Nin，1903年～1977年），出生在法国，兼具西班牙、巴西、丹麦血统的美国传奇女作家。一个具有争议性和传奇色彩的女人，因为她与著名作家亨利·米勒及其妻子琼的暧昧关系，因为她在当时大都市国际艺术圈和社交圈的收放自如及飘忽神秘，因为她大胆开放的性意识，更因为她具有里程碑意义的神秘日记，一直是西方文坛的主题。西方文坛一直传扬着这样一句话：阿娜伊斯·宁的日记是20世纪最独特的一道文学风景线，我们在她的那不同凡响的日记中能看到一个伟大的艺术时代。她的作品包括60册日记以及作品《亨利与君儿》、《维纳斯三角洲》等。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段可知，她去一些大学做演讲。她是法国人，后来定居美国，推动了妇女运动，她写的是关于其他人的故事，去一些大学演讲。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段的she started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother可知，她想帮助她妈妈养家糊口。选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段的In 1939, Nin left Paris as it was a French government’s request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war. 可知，是战争的原因让她离开巴黎回到纽约。故选B。

4.主题归纳题。阅读全文可知，尤其是第一段：介绍了Anais Nin和她的成就。故选D。

考点：人物介绍类短文阅读。