【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

When people think of Hollywood, they think of the city where dreams come trueThis did not apply to FScott Fitzgerald, a screenwriter who had his share of ups and downs in this landFitzgerald was not a successful Hollywood writer because he was not good at the career path he choseHe was an amazing novelist, but his efforts of turning them into screenplays ended in disappointment and confusionIt was because of a lack of potential for screenwriting as well as his addiction and desire to be famous

Growing up as a boy, Fitzgerald went to movies a lotHe wanted to write stories that would eventually turn into moviesThe problem was: just because Fitzgerald wanted to do something didn’t necessarily mean that he was good at itHe made his attempts, but most of these efforts ended in disappointment because he thought about the change from script(剧本)to screen too muchHis plot was too detailed and complicated; his tone was too serious or his dialogue too sentimental(感伤的).

Fitzgerald’s quick rise to fame also led to his fallIn life, things are not meant to happen all at once, all that the same time but it did for FitzgeraldAt his best time, three of his early stories were made into short films, including The Great Gatsby and Babylon RevisitedAs the twenties approached, he was gradually forgotten by the reading publicHe became drunk and constantly took pills both to sleep and wake upHis marriage was destroyed and his wife broke down mentallyHe seemed unsure about his life

Fitzgerald had another chance at success when many opportunities came his way, including revisions of Emlyn William’s play The Light of Heart and production of one of his own scripts, CosmopolitanHowever, these were all put aside and he was right back where he started, left behind and called a “ruined man”Fitzgerald simply wanted too much in his lifeHe wanted “to be both a great novelist and a Hollywood success, to write songs like Cole Porter and poetry like John Keats”His addiction to fame held him back and led to his failure as a Hollywood writer

1Which is a reason that Fitzgerald failed in screenwriting?

A. He was not talented in screenwriting

B. He had a miserable family life

C. He spent too much time watching movies

D. He was greedy for money in his life

2Fitzgerald’s screenwriting was _____

A. disappointing in ending

B. complex in plot

C. playful in tone

D. simple in dialogue

3Which of the following was NOT written by Fitzgerald?

A. The Great Gatsby B. Babylon Revisited

C. The Light of Heart D. Cosmopolitan

4When Fitzgerald had another chance at success, he ______

A. took full advantage of it

B. went back home to start business

C. refused to make changes

D. started to write songs and poems

5What is the best title of the passage?

A. Fallen for Fame Addiction: FScott Fitzgerald

B. An Inch into Fame: FScott Fitzgerald

C. FScott Fitzgerald: A Great Novelist

D. FScott Fitzgerald: A Great Screenwriter

【题目】There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book hand. Of course, we may with our guide-books the history and developments of a town and get to know them. then, if we take our time and in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we it as a whole, we begin to have some which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets in this particular way, and not in any way?

Here even the best guide-book us. One can't find in it the information about how a town has developed to the appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town to develop.

What is the of studying towns in this way? For me, it is that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes. A visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive just reading it in a guide-book.

【1】 A. in B. at C. by D. on

【2】 span>A. write B. study C. tell D. remember

【3】 A. strange B. similar C. separate D. special

【4】 A. But B. Before C. Since D. Until

【5】 A. march B. work C. stay D. wait

【6】 A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up

【7】 A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions

【8】 A. of B. for C. like D. as

【9】 A. open B. run C. begin D. move

【10】 A. one B. more C. other D. such

【11】 A. helps B. tricks C. fails D. satisfies

【12】 A. old B. normal C. first D. present

【13】 A. capital B. meaning C. design D. change

【14】 A. used to B. seemed to C. had to D. happened to

【15】 A. what B. how C. when D. where

【16】 A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues

【17】 A. point B. view C. problem D. difficulty

【18】 A. nearly B. simply C. generally D. hardly

【19】 A. costly B. formal C. group D. personal

【20】 A. from B. than C. through D. with

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