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.
小题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.小题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.小题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小题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.
