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 works 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.
【小題1】Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ________.

A．had a lawful lover	B．was an illegal writer
C．used to be a lawyer	D．was a competent doctor

【小題2】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

【小題3】Which of the following adjectives can’t be used to describe Chekhov?

A．Sensitive.

B．Cool.

C．Quick-minded.

D．Warm-hearted.

【小題4】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

解析試題分析：
【小題1】C 細節(jié)題。根據文章第一段和文章第三段Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover.Chekhov’s medical and science experience can be seen through說明他曾經做過醫(yī)生。故C正確。
【小題2】B 細節(jié)題。根據第二段When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family.說明在1879年以后他在學醫(yī)，同時也開始了寫作，故在1880年他應該是在大學中學習醫(yī)學。故B正確。
【小題3】D 推理題。根據文章倒數第三段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.說明在他的作品中冷漠與痛苦是主題，故D項熱心的表達不正確。
【小題4】A 排序題，通讀全文可知先去學醫(yī)，學醫(yī)的同時開始寫作品，成為了醫(yī)生，為當地的報紙寫文章；最后成為一位專職作家。故A的順序正確。
考點：考查人物傳記類短文閱讀
點評：文章介紹了俄國文學大師契訶夫。內容較為簡單。人物傳記類短文要以時間為順序，了解與該人有關的各種事情的發(fā)生過程和時間，集中考查細節(jié)題較多。