Readtheintroductionbelow,andfillintheinformationofthewriter.ErnestHemingwayisoneoftheAmerica'smostfamouswriters.Duringhislifetime（1899-1961）,hebecameaniconicfigureinAmericanliteratureandpopularculture,publishingmanyclassicnovelsandseveraljournalisticnarrativesandmemoirs.HewonthePulitzerPrizein1953forhisnovel,TheOldManandtheSea,andwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturethefollowingyear.GrowingupnearChicago,ErnestHemingway'sfirstjobwasareporterfortheKansasCityStar.Thenewspaper'swritingstyleinfluencedhisworkthroughouthislifetime;Hemingwaywasknownforshort,clear,directsentences,withaminimumofadjectives.ErnestHemingwaylefthisjobwiththeStartojoinWorldWarI,whereheservedasaRedCrossambulancedriver.Hewaswoundedduringasupplydeliveryrun,whichendedhiscareerasadriver.HisnextjobwasataRedCrosshospitalinMilan,wherehefellinlovewithanoldernurse,AgnesVonKorowsky.Theirrelationshipservedastheinspirationforoneofhisfirstnovels,AFarewelltoArms.Readtheintroductionbelow,andfillintheinformationofthewriter.

UponErnestHemingway'sreturntoNorthAmerica,hespentseveralyearsworkingasareporterfortheTorontoStar.In1921,Hemingwayandhisfirstwife,Hadley,movedtoParis,wheretheybecamepartofthefamedexpatriateAmericanliterarycirclethatincludedGertrudeStein,F.ScottFitzgerald,andEzraPound.WiththepublicationofhisnovelTheSunAlsoRises(1926),hewasrecognizedasaleadingspokesmanofthe“LostGeneration”ofAmericanexpatriatesinpostWorldWarIParis.ErnestHemingwayAmerican1899-1961thePulitzerPrizetheNobelPrizeforLiteratureareporter,driverTheOldManandtheSea/AFarewelltoArms/TheSunAlsoRisesReadtheintroductionbelow,andselectthecorrectstatements.CatintheRainisaveryshortstorybyErnestHemingway,whichwasfirstpublishedin1925asapartoftheshortstorycollectionInOurTime.CatintheRainisanapparentlysimplestoryaboutanAmericancouplespendingaholidayinItaly,however,asTaylor(1981)putsit,“behindtheveryrealisticsurfacethereisawealthofsymbolismandpossiblemeaningsforthereaderstosupplyforthemselves.”InthebiographyHemingway'sCats,theauthorwrites:“CatintheRainwasatributetoHadley,whowasdealingwiththefirstyearofmarriage,thelonelinessitentailed,andherdeepdesireformotherhood.HemingwaybasedthestoryonanincidentthathappenedinRapalloin1923.Hadleywastwomonthspregnantwhenshefoundakittenthathadbeenhidingunderatableintherain.“Iwantacat,”shetoldHemingway,“Iwantacat.Iwantacatnow.IfIcan'thavelonghairoranyfunIcanhaveacat.”□A.ThestoryCatintheRainwasfirstpublishedin1925.□B.ThestoryhappenedinItaly.□C.ThestoryisapartofHemingway'sCats.□D.Hemingwaybasedthestoryonanincident.√√√CatintheRainbyErnestHemingwayTherewereonlytwoAmericansstoppingatthehotel.Theydidnotknowanyofthepeopletheypassedonthestairsontheirwaytoandfromtheirroom.Theirroomwasonthesecondfloorfacingthesea.Italsofacedthepublicgardenandthewarmonument.Therewerebigpalmsandgreenbenchesinthepublicgarden.Inthegoodweathertherewasalwaysanartistwithhiseasel.Artistslikedthewaythepalmsgrewandthebrightcolorsofthehotelsfacingthegardensandthesea.Italianscamefromalongwayofftolookupatthewarmonument.Itwasmadeofbronzeandglistenedintherain.Itwasraining.Theraindrippedfromthepalmtrees.Waterstoodinpoolsonthegravelpaths.Theseabrokeinalonglineintherainandslippedbackdownthebeachtocomeupandbreakagaininalonglineintherain.Themotorcarsweregonefromthesquarebythewarmonument.Acrossthesquareinthedoorwayofthecaféawaiterstoodlookingoutattheemptysquare.TheAmericanwifestoodatthewindowlookingout.Outsiderightundertheirwindowacatwascrouchedunderoneofthedrippinggreentables.Thecatwastryingtomakeherselfsocompactthatshewouldnotbedrippedon.“I'mgoingdownandgetthatkitty,”theAmericanwifesaid.“I'lldoit,”herhusbandofferedfromthebed.“No,I'llgetit.Thepoorkittyouttryingtokeepdryunderatable.”Thehusbandwentonreading,lyingproppedupwiththetwopillowsatthefootofthebed.“Don'tgetwet,”hesaid.Thewifewentdownstairsandthehotelownerstoodupandbowedtoherasshepassedtheoffice.Hisdeskwasatthefarendoftheoffice.Hewasanoldmanandverytall.“IlpioveIlpiove,”thewifesaid.Shelikedthehotel-keeper.“Si,si,Signora,bruttotempoSi,si,Signora,bruttotempo.Itisverybadweather.”Hestoodbehindhisdeskinthefarendofthedimroom.Thewifelikedhim.Shelikedthedeadlyseriouswayhereceivedanycomplaints.Shelikedhisdignity.Shelikedthewayhewantedtoserveher.Shelikedthewayhefeltaboutbeingahotel-keeper.Shelikedhisold,heavyfaceandbighands.LikingLikinghimsheopened...himsheopenedthedoorandlookedout.Itwasrainingharder.Amaninarubbercapewascrossingtheemptysquaretothecafé.Thecatwouldbearoundtotheright.Perhapsshecouldgoalongundertheeaves.Asshestoodinthedoorwayanumbrellaopenedbehindher.Itwasthemaidwholookedaftertheirroom.“Youmustnotgetwet,”shesmiled,speakingItalian.Ofcourse,thehotel-keeperhadsenther.Withthemaidholdingtheumbrellaoverher,shewalkedalongthegravelpathuntilshewasundertheirwindow.Thetablewasthere,washedbrightgreenintherain,butthecatwasgone.Shewassuddenlydisappointed.Themaidlookedupather.“Haperdutoqualquecosa,Signora?”“Therewasacat,”saidtheAmericangirl.“Acat?”“Si,ilgatto.”“Acat?”themaidlaughed.“Acatintherain?”“Yea,”shesaid,“underthetable.”Then,“Oh,Iwanteditsomuch.Iwantedakitty.”WhenshetalkedEnglishthemaid'sfacetightened.“Come,Signora,”shesaid.“Wemustgetbackinside.Youwillbewet.”“Isupposeso,”saidtheAmericangirl.Theywentbackalongthegravelpathandpassedinthedoor.Themaidstayedoutsidetoclosetheumbrella.AstheAmericangirlpassedtheoffice,thepadronebowedfromhisdesk.Somethingfeltverysmallandtightinsidethegirl.Thepadronemadeherfeelverysmallandatthesametimereallyimportant.Shehadamomentaryfeelingofbeingofsupremeimportance.Shewentonupthestairs.Sheopenedthedooroftheroom.Georgewasonthebed,reading.“Didyougetthecat?”heasked,puttingthebookdown.“Itwasgone.”“Wonderwhereitwentto?”hesaid,restinghiseyesfromreading.Shesatdownonthebed.“Iwanteditsomuch,”shesaid.“Idon'tknowwhyIwanteditsomuch.Iwantedthatpoorkitty.Itisn'tanyfuntobeapoorkittyoutintherain.”Georgewasreadingagain.Shewentoverandsatinfrontofthemirrorofthedressingtablelookingatherselfwiththehandglass.Shestudiedherprofile,firstonesideandthentheother.Thenshestudiedthebackofherheadandherneck.“Don'tyouthinkitwouldbeagoodideaifIletmyhairgrowout?”sheasked,lookingatherprofileagain.Georgelookedupandsawthebackofherneckclippedcloselikeaboy's.“Ilikeitthewayitis.”“Igetsotiredofit,”shesaid.“Igetsotiredoflookinglikeaboy.”Georgeshiftedhispositioninthebed.Hehadn'tlookedawayfromhersinceshestaredtospeak.“Youlookprettydarnnice,”hesaid.Shelaidthemirrordownonthedresserandwentovertothewindowandlookedout.Itwasgettingdark.“IwanttopullmyhairbacktightandsmoothandmakeabigknotatthebackthatIcanfeel,”shesaid.“IwanttohaveakittytositonmylapandpurrwhenIstrokeher.”“Yeah?”Georgesaidfromthebed.“AndIwanttoeatatatablewithmyownsilverandIwantcandles.AndIwantittobespringandIwanttobrushmyhairoutinfrontofamirrorandIwantakittyandIwantsomenewclothes.”“Oh,shutupandgetsomethingtoread,”Georgesaid.Hewasreadingagain.Hiswifewaslookingoutofthewindow.Itwasquitedarknowandstillraininginthepalmtrees.“Anyway,Iwantacat,”shesaid,“Iwantacat.Iwantacatnow.IfIcan'thavelonghairoranyfunIcanhaveacat.”Georgewasnotlistening.Hewasreadinghisbook.Hiswifelookedoutofthewindowwherethelighthadcomeoninthesquare.Someoneknockedatthedoor.“Avanti,”Georgesaid.Helookedupfromhisbook.Inthedoorwaystoodthemaid.Sheheldabigtortoise-shellcatpressedtightagainstherandswungdownagainstherbody.“Excuseme,”shesaid,“thepadroneaskedmetobringthisfortheSignora.”Skimthetextandfillinthetable.Thestorydevelopsinfourstages,andthefirstonehasbeenshownasanexample.Describetherestofthestages.2-7Inthispartthewifesawacatandhopedtobringitin.8-42Inthispart,thewifereturnedtotheroomwithoutthecatthoughshewantedit.Thenthewifetalkedtoherhusbandaboutherdesiresbutherhusbandwasindifferenttothem.43-45Inthispartthemaidbroughtthecattothewife.Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whenandwheredidthestoryhappen?Whoaretheprincipalcharactersinthestory?

2.Whydidthewomanlikethehotelowner?

3.Doestheheroinehaveanameinthestory?What'sshecalledinthestory?Howaboutthehero?

ThestoryhappenedinanItalianhotelonarainyday.TheprincipalcharactersweretwoAmericans.Thehotelownermadeherfeltverysmallandatthesametimereallyimportant.Shehadamomentaryfeelingofbeingofsupremeimportance.Everytimethewifepassingbyhim,afeelingofaffectionaroseinher.Shelikedthewayhereceivedcomplaints,hisdignity,thewayheservedher,andsoon.No,shedoesn't.Theheroineiscalled“twoAmericans,theAmericanwife,thewife,theAmericangirl,Signora(意大利語，Madam)，hiswife”inthestory.Theheroiscalled“twoAmericans,thehusband”atfirst,then“George”.Theheroineevenhasnoname,whichmeanswomenareneglectedandhavenonamingrights.Itappliestotherelationshipbetweentheheroineandherhusband,andalsothehotelownerandthemaid.Itemphasizesthesituationthattheheroineisinandalsoherfemaleconsciousnesstobefreeandindependent.Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.4.Dothemanandthewomanenjoyagoodrelationship?Howdoyouknowthat?

5.Thewomansaid“Iwant...”manytimes,whatdoyouthinkshereallydesires?

6.Didthewomangetthecatattheendofthestory?Whatdoyouthinkoftheending?

No,theydon't.Fromthebeginningofthestoryweknowthemanwasreadingbooksonthebedwhilethewomanhadnothingtodoand“stoodatthewindowlookingout”.Concerningtheconversationsbetweenthewifeandthehusband,theresponseofthehusband,comparedwithhiswife'semotionalandlongdialogues,isshorterbutstronger.Takethehusband'sreactiontothewifeatthebeginning,whathesaysis,“I'llgetit”,“Don'tgetwet”or“shutupandgetsomethingtoread”inthefinalsection.Allofthesedialoguesseemedmorelikeanorderthanasuggestion.Whatshereallydesiresisindependenceandfreedom.No,shedidn't.Shegotabigtortoise-shellcatsentbythehotelowner.Thissuggeststhatit'shardforwomentogetwhattheyreallywant.Eveniftheygetit,it'ssentbymen.Butattheendofthestory,thereisonesentencethatsays,“Hiswifelookedoutofthewindowwherethelighthadcomeoninthesquare”,whichshowsthereishopethatthewomanwillgetwhatshewantsoneday.Matchthefollowingsymbolsandtheirpossiblemeanings.1.catA.superiority2.rainB.male-centeredpatriarchalsociety3.thehusbandandthehotelownerC.lowstatus,tobesenttodosomething4.thewifeD.womanneedstobeprotected5.themaidE.tobeorderedorserviced,lackofindependenceChoosethebestinterpretationandexplainthetitleCatintheRain.□A.Protectinganimals.□B.Acouple'sexperienceinItaly.□C.Feminism.□D.Thegoodserviceofthehotel.Explanationofthetitle:√

Thetitleimpliesrichmessage.Comparedwithotheranimals,thecatislovelyanddocile.Shecanbringhappinesstopeopleandbetheloyalfriendofhumanbeings.Rainisoftenrelatedwithcoldcruelty.Rainisapowerfulomnipresentcoverage,unstoppable,mandatoryandpowerful,symbolizingthemale-centeredpatriarchalsocietyaswellasthepowerfulmalediscoursehegemonyinthecatasasymboloftheimageofwomeninthepatriarchalsociety.Catcanbeseenasthesymbolofababyandawoman.Obviously,thecatandthewomenhaveacloserelationshiptometaphor.Catintherainsituation,aswomeninthepatriarchalsociety.Inotherwords,thecati