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A qualified doctor who rarely practicedbut instead devoted his life to writing．He once said: “Medicine is my lawfulwife, and literature is my lover．” Russian writer Anton PavlovichChekhov, was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern shortstory．
When Chekhov entered the MoscowUniversity Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comicshort stories to support his family．After he graduated, he wrote regularlyfor a local daily newspaper．
As a writer he was extremely fast, oftenproducing a short story in an hour or less．Chekhov’s medical and science experiencecan be seen through the indifference (冷漠) many of his characters show to tragicevents．In1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorablestories．
Chekhov often wrote about the sufferingsof life in small town Russia．Tragic events control his characters whoare filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair．
It is often said that nothing happens inChekhov’s stories and plays．He made up for this with his excitingtechnique for developing drama within his characters．Chekhov’swork combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感) of anartist．
Some of Chekhov's works were translatedinto Chinese as early as the 1940s．One of his famous stories, The Man in aShell, about a school teacher’s extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as atext 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.d→a→b→c→e
C.e→c→a→d→b
D.a→e→d→c→b
（2）Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ________．
A.as an illegal writer
B.had a lawful lover
C.used to be a lawyer
D.was a competent doctor
（3）In 1880, Chekhov ________．
A.studied medicine in Moscow University
B.published his most memorable stories
C.became a full-time writer
D.practiced medicine in his hometown
（4）Which of the following adjectives can’t be used to describe Chekhov?
A.Sensitive．
B.Warm-hearted．
C.Quick-minded．
D.Cool．

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）D
（3）A
（4）B
【解析】本文主要介绍了著名文学家-契科夫。
(1)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C正确。
(2)根据A qualified doctor who rarely practiced 可知，契诃夫是个合格的医生，可知答案选D。
(3)根据 When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical Schoolin 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。故答案选A。
(4)文中讲到了他的品质有：cool,sensitive (calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity of anartist) , quick-minded (extremely fast, often producing a short story in anhour or less)，但没有涉及到warm-hearted这方面的品质。可知答案B正确。