Question

Gabriel Garqacia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused (停顿) to remember the cultural giant.

Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.

Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude （《百年孤独》）, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”

1.Garcia Marquez was born in _________.

A. 1914 B.1928 C.1967 D.1982

2.We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.

A. was born in Mexico City.

B. spent most of his abult life in Colombia.

C. had a writing style called “magical realism.”

D. was famous but lived a simple daily life.

3.The underlined word “ isolated “ means _________.

A.隔绝的 B. 安逸的

C. 喧嚣的 D.繁华的

4.Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez？

A. He was the writer of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.

B. His novel One Hundred yearsof Solitude was a great success.

C. He was widely known as “ a giant of 20th- century literature.”

D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.

5. The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.

A. Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement.

B. show the deep sadness of the President.

C. explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez.

D. describe the character of Garcia Marquez.

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：加西亚马奎斯被授予1982年文学诺贝尔奖。他于2014年4月17日去世。享年86岁。加西亚马奎斯写作的风格被称为“魔幻现实主义”。

1.短文开头的Gabriel Garqacia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014.可推知加西亚马奎斯生于1928年，所以该选B。

2.第二段中Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism.”可知加西亚马奎斯的写作风格被称为魔幻现实主义，所以该选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据文中which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years.可推知isolated得意思是与世隔绝的，所以该选A。

4.第二段Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.的描述可知可知该选D。

5.据文中The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century.可知作者引用哥伦比亚总统的话是在赞扬加西亚马奎斯的成就，所以该选A。

考点：人物传记类阅读。