the great gatsby is a 1925 novel written by american author

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1、TheGreatGatsbyisa1925novelwrittenbyAmericanauthor　　TheGreatGatsbyisa1925novelwrittenbyAmericanauthorF.ScottFitzgeraldthatfollowsacastofcharacterslivinginthefictionaltownofWestEggonLongIslandinthesummerof1922.　　NickCarrawayrentsasmallhouseinWestEggonLongIsland,nextdoortotheexpensivehouseofJa

2、yGatsby,amysteriousmillionairewhooftenholdsextravagant（奢侈的）parties.Nick’scousin,Daisy,andherhusband,Tom,acollegeclassmateofNick’s,liveinEastEggacrossthebay.　　NicklaterlearnsthatGatsbyknewandfellinlovewithDaisyin1917andisstilldeeplyinlovewithher.Hespendsmanynightsstaringatherhouseacrosstheba

3、yfromhishouse,hopingtorecovertheirlostrelationshiponeday.Gatsby’sextravagantlifestyleandwildpartiesareanattempttoimpressDaisyinthehopethatshewillonedayappearagainatGatsby’sdoorstep.WiththehelpofNick,GatsbyandDaisygetintouchagain.Butafterashorttime,TomforcesthegrouptodriveintoNewYorkCity,say

4、ingthatheandDaisyhaveahistorythatGatsbycouldneverunderstand.Inaddition,heannouncesthatGatsbyisacriminalwhosefortunecomesfromillegalactivities.Daisyrealizesthatherallegiance（忠心）istoTom,andTomsendsherbacktoEastEggwithGatsby,attemptingtoprovethatGatsbycannothurthim.　　WhenNickandTomdrivehome,th

5、eydiscoverthatGatsby’scarhasstruckandkilledMyrtle.NicklaterlearnsfromGatsbythatDaisy,notGatsbyhimself,wasdrivingthecaratthetimeoftheaccidentbutGatsbyintendstotaketheblameanyway.Myrtle’shusband,George,arrivesatGatsby’shouseandfatally（致命地）shootsbothGatsbyandthenhimself.　　Nickstagesasmallfuner

6、alforGatsbywithfewcomingtomournthepassingofhisromanticdream.Afterthat,NickmovesbacktotheMidwest,disillusioned（幻灭）withtheEasternlifestyle.　　Atfirstglance,thenovelappearstobeasimplelovestory,butfurtherexaminationshowsFitzgerald’smasterfulobservationofAmericansocietyduringthe1920sandthecorrupt

7、ion（堕落）oftheAmericandream.　　60.Gatsbyoftenholdsextravagantpartiesinorderto____________.　　A.showoffhiswealthB.enjoylifewithhisneighbors　　C.attractDaisy’sattentionD.memorizehislovewithDaisy　　61.ThefriendcircleofGatsbybeforeandafterhisdeathtells____________