Question

【题目】A qualified doctor who rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing. He once said: “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover.” Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story.

When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family. After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.

As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less. Chekhov’s medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference (冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events. In 1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories.

Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small town Russia. Tragic events control his characters who are filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair.

It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov’s stories and plays. He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters. Chekhov’s work combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感) of an artist.

Some of Chekhov's works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s. One of his famous stories, The Man in a Shell, about a school teacher’s extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students.

【1】Which of the following is the right order of the events?

a. became a doctor

b. became a full time writer

c. started to publish comic short stories

d. wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.

e. entered the Moscow University Medical School

A. e→c→b→a→d B. e→c→a→d→b

C. d→a→b→c→e D. a→e→d→c→b

【2】Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ________.

A. was a competent doctor B. had a lawful lover

C. used to be a lawyer D. as an illegal writer

【3】 In 1880, Chekhov ________.

A. became a full-time writer

B. published his most memorable stories

C. studied medicine in Moscow University

D. practiced medicine in his hometown

【4】Which of the following adjectives can’t be used to describe Chekhov?

A. Sensitive. B. Cool.

C. Quick-minded. D. Warm-hearted.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了前苏联的作家契诃夫。虽然他毕业于医学院，但是他更喜欢剧本写作，所以才从一个业余作者成为专业作家和现代短篇小说大师之一。

【1】B。事实细节题。要求排列事件顺序。可用首尾定位法。第一个事件是 entered the Moscow University Medical School，最后一个事件是 became a full time writer，故答案为 B。

【2】A。事实细节题。根据 A qualified doctor who rarely practiced 可知，契诃夫是个合格的医生。

【3】C。推理判断题。根据 When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879 可知契诃夫 1879 年进入莫斯科大学学医，可以断定契诃夫 1880 年正在大学学医。

【4】D。事实细节题。文中讲到了他的品质有：cool, sensitive (calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity of an artist) , quick-minded (extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less)，但没有涉及到warm-hearted这方面的品质。