Anais Nin was a famous writer. Nin was born French-Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died. Nin’s works had her relationships with authors, artists, and other figures as the main subject. Some of her writings were made into films. Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Women's Movement with her strong writings.

Anais Nin was born in France in 1903. Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living in Cuba (古巴) where he met her mother, a French singer working in Cuba. As a child Nin was brought up in Spain. When her parents separated, Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother. At the age of 16, Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.

In 1923, Nin got married to her husband, Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba. In 1924, Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing. Nin wrote her first book in print, D. H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study in 16 days. In 1939, Nin left Paris as it was a French government’s request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war. Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steioff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.

In 1931, Nin wrote her book Henry and Jun: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin. In 1936, Nin published House of Incest which was a 72-page fiction novel

Nin also appeared and was a part of various films. In 1973, Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate         (荣誉博士学位) by the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1974, Nin was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.

In 1977, Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.

1.What can we know about Anais Nin from the first paragraph?

A. She was a native American.

B. She started Women’s Movement

C. She gave lectures in several colleges.

D. She wrote mainly about her family life.

2.Why did Anais Nin give up studying at the age of 16?

A. Because she wanted to help support her family.

B. Because her parents divorced.

C. Because she wanted to realize her dream of becoming an artist

D. Because she moved from country to country.

3. In 1939 Nin and her husband moved back to New York to______ .

A. enter the film industry                              B. stay away from war

C. have her books published                            D. promote her new books

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The awards Anais Nin won.

B. Anais Nin and her incomplete family.

C. The hardship Anais Nin experienced.

D. Anais Nin and her great achievements.

Anais Nin was a famous writer. Nin was born French-Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died. Nin’s works had her relationships with authors，artists，and other figures as the main subject. Some of her writings were made into films. Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Women's Movement with her strong writings.
Anais Nin was born in France in 1903. Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living in Cuba（古巴）where he met her mother, a French singer working in Cuba. As a child Nin was brought up in Spain. When her parents separated, Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother. At the age of 16 Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.
In 1923 Nin got married to her husband，Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba. In 1924 Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing. Nin wrote her first book in print, D. H. Lawrence：An Unprofessional Study in 16 days. In 1939 Nin left Paris as it was a French government's request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war. Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steloff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.
In 1931 Nin wrote her book Henry and June from the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin. In 1936 Nin published House of Incest which was a 72-page fiction novel.
Nin also appeared and was a part of various films. In 1973 Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate（荣誉博士学位）by the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1974 Nin was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.
In 1977 Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.
【小题1】What information can we get from Paragraph one?

Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no  32   in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have   33  more important things to do.
   34  are these important things? Examinations! They have to   35    themselves for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination（毕业会考）, and also to    36    with the test and the exams in school. So many  of them tend to    37   bookworms.
In the summer holidays of the former years they could do   38    they liked, but in the summer holidays of the   39    years, they have to    40    all their time to the preparation. So studies have    41    them from going in sports.
Because of the pressure    42    their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents    43    their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the    44    themselves, they want to get good results so that they can    45    their studies in the universities. So it is necessary that they    46    up their school activities, especially sports.
Indeed, a complete education cannot go    47    physical training, for a quick mind seldom    48    along with a weak body. It is well said, “All work no play    49    Jack a dull（迟钝的）boy.” In one word, without a strong body, you can never    50    anything, let alone a great success in   51  

11.______ their studies in China, they’ve travelled to some cities and talked with the local people.

We may be very     31       (please) with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study, but we have almost done nothing to improve our present examination systems    32         focus on testing the students’ memory instead of their   33    ______ (able). As soon as a child begins school, he enters a world of examination   34 _________ will decide his future of job. In fact, a good examination system should encourage students to think  35 _________ themselves. But the examination now does nothing but that. It forces the students to remember        36       is taught to get high marks. Thus the students who come out first in the examination often many be the   37         (good) in their studies. In addition, such an examination system often   38  _____ (drive) teachers to cram all the time and forces them to train students what to do with the  39  ____  (come) examination.

There must be a better way to test a   40          (student) true ability as well as their knowledge.