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Question and Answer: Give brief answers to the following question in English.F·Scott Fitzgerald shows a particular interest in the upper-class young people. What were they like described by Fitzgerald in his novels?
【正确答案】：

THEY HAD A SENSE OF RECKLESS CONFIDENCE ABOUT MONEY AND LIFE IN GENERAL. THEY FELT EXCUSED FROM SEEKING THE GOOD. PLUNGING INTO THEIR PERSONAL ADVENTURES, ENGAGING THEMSELVES IN CASUAL SEX AND HEAVY DRINKING, THEY TOOK RISKS AND SPENT MONEY EXTRAVAGANTLY AND ENJOYED THEMSELVES TO THEIR HEARTS’ CONTENT. BENEATH THEIR MASKS OF RELAXATION AND JOVIALITY THERE WAS ONLY STERILITY, MEANINGLESSNESS AND FUTILITY.

【题目解析】：本题考查菲兹杰拉德作品中上流社会的年轻人的特点。对金钱和生活无脑自信；不寻求好处；个人冒险，进行随意性行为和酗酒，挥霍钱财，尽情享受。本质：放松和快乐的面具下，只有贫瘠、无意义和徒劳。