【题目】B

John Steinbeck was a great American writer. He was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902. His mother, a teacher, fostered (培养) Steinbecks love of reading and the written word. During the summers he worked on nearby farms, which gave him the impression of the California countryside and its people. He studied at Salinas High School between 1915 and 1919. At the age of 18, he studied biology at Stanford University but he left in 1925 without finishing his degree.

Among other things, Steinbeck wrote about the hard lives of workers. During his early years of writing, Steinbeck did many jobs. When Steinbeck was 27, his first novel was published. Over his lifetime he wrote a lot of fiction and nonfiction. Of Mice and Men (1937) became Steinbecks first success. His novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, brought him even greater success. A year later he won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel. It is also for this novel that he is best remembered. Many of his books have been adapted (改编) for films and the theatre.

Steinbeck was first married in 1930 to Carol Henning. The marriage ended in divorce (离婚) in 1942. In 1943 Steinbeck moved to New York City where he lived for the rest of his life. He married the singer Gwyndolyn Conger in 1943 and had two sons, Thom, born in 1944, and John born in 1946. They were divorced in 1948 and two years later he married his third wife, Elaine Scott.

In 1962 Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (文学). And in 1964 President Lyndon B Johnson presented him with the United States Medal of Freedom.

He died of a heart attack in New York on December 20, 1968.

【1】 What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Steinbecks life. B. Steinbecks dream.

C. Steinbecks novels. D. Steinbecks success.

【2】Steinbeck became successful in ___________.

A. 1929 B. 1937 C. 1939 D. 1992

【3】 All the following are true EXCEPT that ___________.

A. Steinbeck divorced two times during his life

B. Steinbeck began to write novels before he was 27

C. Steinbeck was concerned about the lives of workers

D. Steinbeck lived in New York when he was little

【4】At the age of 60 Steinbeck got ___________.

A. the United States Medal

B. his biology degree

C. the Pulitzer Prize

D. the Nobel Prize

【题目】七选五

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Most of us will admit that on occasions we can be bad-tempered. This can be for a number of reasons.

1 As the body and mind are tired, it seems to take us less time to become angry just because of something that is of little importance. Young children are usually the cause of tiredness and it is highly likely that parents allow themselves to release (释放) their exhaustion directly at the children. Children are very good at remembering these instances and it will affect them for a long time. 2

Diet and lifestyle can be key factors in causing a bad temper. Some people don't realize that their diet can directly affect their moods. Processed food and items that contain a lot of sugars, especially those that aren't natural sugars, can cause a rise in blood sugar. 3 Similarly, lifestyle choices can encourage bad tempers and poor moods, especially if drug and alcohol are used too frequently. 4

If you have noticed that you are becoming increasingly bad-tempered, it is important that you take steps to try and regain control. 5 After you find the cause, try and make positive changes to prevent this from occurring in the future.

A.Find your ways to release your anger.

B.Check what it is that causes the bad mood.

C.Tiredness is often the most common reason.

D.Managing your anger is good for your health.

E.Therefore, it is important to have more patience when with children.

F.This rise can have a very negative effect o moods and mental performance.

G.So it is important to keep away from these temptations (诱惑) for your own mental state.

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