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         (榮譽博士學位) 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】

試題分析：阿娜伊斯·寧（Anais Nin，1903年～1977年），出生在法國，兼具西班牙、巴西、丹麥血統(tǒng)的美國傳奇女作家。一個具有爭議性和傳奇色彩的女人，因為她與著名作家亨利·米勒及其妻子瓊的曖昧關系，因為她在當時大都市國際藝術圈和社交圈的收放自如及飄忽神秘，因為她大膽開放的性意識，更因為她具有里程碑意義的神秘日記，一直是西方文壇的主題。西方文壇一直傳揚著這樣一句話：阿娜伊斯·寧的日記是20世紀最獨特的一道文學風景線，我們在她的那不同凡響的日記中能看到一個偉大的藝術時代。她的作品包括60冊日記以及作品《亨利與君兒》、《維納斯三角洲》等。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知，她去一些大學做演講。她是法國人，后來定居美國，推動了婦女運動，她寫的是關于其他人的故事，去一些大學演講。故選C。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的she started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother可知，她想幫助她媽媽養(yǎng)家糊口。選A。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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，是戰(zhàn)爭的原因讓她離開巴黎回到紐約。故選B。

4.主題歸納題。閱讀全文可知，尤其是第一段：介紹了Anais Nin和她的成就。故選D。

考點：人物介紹類短文閱讀。