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 not 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 quickly 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.

56. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?

A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. D. 8.

答案：A 细节是解题。从文中可以直接找出，他所写的小说有：This side of paradise，The Beautiful and Damned，The Great Gatsby，Tender Is the Night，The love of the last Tycoon。

57. 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

答案：D 细节理解题，从文中第一段可以直接找出前面几项，然后进行排除。

58. 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

答案：C 判断推理题。从文中：However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing.可以判断出C项是正确的。

59. 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

答案：D推理判断题。根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述，说明了

菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义，因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献

的。故选D项