Question

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.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ________.

A. had a lawful lover      B. was an illegal writer

C. used to be a lawyer     D. was a competent doctor

In 1880, Chekhov ________.

A. became a full-time writer

B. studied medicine in Moscow University

C. practiced medicine in his hometown

D. published his most memorable stories

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

A. Sensitive.                           B. Cool.

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

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→a→d→b  B. d→a→b→c→e  C. e→c→b→a→d   D. a→e→c→b→d

Answer 1

【小題1】D

【小題2】B

【小題3】D

【小題4】A

解析:

【小題1】事實細節題。根據 A qualified doctor who rarely practiced 可知，契訶夫是個合格的醫生。

【小題2】推理判斷題。根據 When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879 可知契訶夫 1879 年進入莫斯科大學學醫，可以斷定契訶夫 1880 年正在大學學醫。

【小題3】事實細節題。文中講到了他的品質有：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)，但沒有涉及到warm-hearted這方面的品質。

【小題4】事實細節題。要求排列事件順序。可用首尾定位法。第一個事件是 entered the Moscow University Medical School，最后一個事件是 became a full time writer，故答案為 A。