Question

【题目】阅读理解。

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature went to the French novelist “for the art of memory” with which he has “uncovered the lifeworld of the occupation”．

Although the 69yearold writer is a very popular literary figure in France, he is little known elsewhere.

So who is this Patrick Modiano, why does his memory have such an influence upon him, and what exactly has he uncovered?

Modiano was born in a suburb of Paris right after World War Ⅱ ended in Europe in July 1945.His father was a JewishItalian businessman who met his Belgian actress mother during the Nazi occupation of Paris.

As The New Yorker magazine put it, Europeans born in 1945 share a condition—They escaped the war, but “not the taint(污点) of the war”．

Modiano's life has been influenced by Nazi Germany's occupation during the war, and his family's connections to it.According to New Yorkbased newspaper Forward, his father survived the war dishonorably.When Paris' Jews were brought together to be sent to concentration camps, the businessman did not join them but spent the time making money from deals with Nazis on the black market.

“The novelist has a duty to record the lives of the people who have disappeared, the people who were made to disappear，” French writer Clemence Boulouque, also an expert in Jewish studies, told The New Yorker magazine.

In his more than three dozen novels, Modiano has returned again and again to the same themes：Jewishness, the Nazi occupation, and loss of identity.His characters collect pieces of old evidence, handwriting, photographs, polic files, and newspaper cuttings.

His most admired novel，Missing Person, is a good example.It's the story about a detective who has lost his memory.He tries to find out who he really is by following his own steps through history.

Although Modiano's win is a surprise outside France, people are celebrating in his home country.Modiano is the 15th French literature winner.After Le Clezio's 2008 win, it seemed unlikely that there would be another so soon.

【1】The passage is mainly about ________.

A．a literary figure's personal affairs

B．a famous novelist's family background

C．a Nobel Prize winner and his literary achievement

D．European people's sufferings during World War Ⅱ

【2】Which of the following statements about Patrick Modiano is TRUE according to the passage?

A．He is a survivor of World War Ⅱ.

B．He tried to find back his lost identity.

C．World War Ⅱ has an impact on his life.

D．He was worldfamous before winning the Nobel Prize.

【3】Modiano won the Nobel Prize because of ________.

A．his extraordinary character

B．his unique way of recording history

C．his characters' unusual experiences

D．his special connections to the war

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．Modiano's parents were sent to the concentration camp

B．Modiano's winning the Prize was beyond expectation

C．Modiano's father had nothing to do with the Nazis

D．Clemence Boulouque is also of Jewish origin

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：

【1】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段和第三段以及对全文的整体理解可推知，本文主要讲的是2014年诺贝尔文学奖获得者法国著名作家Patrick Modiano的生平经历和文学成就。故答案选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第六段第一句“Modiano's life has been influenced by Nazi Germany's occupation during the war，and his family's connections to it.”可知，Modiano的人生受到了二战中纳粹德国占领的影响。故答案选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature went to the French novelist ‘for the art of memory’ with which he has ‘uncovered the lifeworld of the occupation’．”可知，Modiano是因为其独特的记述历史的方式而斩获诺贝尔文学奖的。故答案选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Although...in France，he is little known elsewhere.”和最后一段第一句“Although Modiano's win is a surprise outside France，people are celebrating in his home country.”可知，Modiano获得诺贝尔文学奖出乎人们的意料。故答案选B。