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17．Living to Tell the Tale is the first book in a planned trilogy（三部曲） that will make up the memoirs（回忆录）of Gabriel Garcia Marquez，the famous Colombian writer who initially won public praise in the mid-1960s for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude．At that time，Garcia Marquez，a journalist and writer had never sold more than 700copies of a book．While driving his family through Mexico，he had a real brainstorm．He remembered his grandmother's storytelling technique---to recall fantastic，improbable events as if they had actually happened---literally．He turned the car around and drove back home to begin One Hundred Years of Solitude in a new way．To my mind it is one of the 20^th century's best works of fiction，and won Garcia Marquez the 1982Nobel Prize in Literature．
Living to Tell the Tale relates the early years of the author's life，although some of the book's most important incidents happened earlier than Garcia Marquez's birth．The impact of these experiences，the people and their stories were to have a powerful effect on him，as a man and as a writer．This is the tale of his parents'love，marriage and the birth of their children．It tells of his early years which were spent in Aracataca，in the home of his grandparents．His grandfather，Colonel Nicolas Ricardo Marquez Mejia，was a soldier of the Thousand Days'War．He was supposedly a storyteller of great reputation．He told his young grandson that there was no greater burden than to have killed a man．Later Garcia Marquez would put these words into the mouths of his characters．His grandmother，Tranquilina Iguaran Cotes，also had a major influence on Garcia's life．No matter how fantastic her statements were，she always delivered them as if they were the absolute truth．This was the style which was to affect Garcia Marquez's fiction，sometimes called"magical realism"．The woman filled the house with stories of ghosts and future signs，all of which were ignored by her husband．He had little interest in"women's beliefs"．
In 1940，when he was 13，Garcia was awarded a scholarship to a secondary school for gifted students．It was during his school years，1940s and 50s，that he was first drawn to poetry，a national obsession in Colombia．He and his friends，fellow students，would read aloud and discuss poetry late into the night．Too poor to buy his own books，Gabriel would read novels borrowed from friends．
While still a boy，he decided he wanted to be a writer．The people who surrounded him in his childhood later became instrumental when developing the characters and the storylines for his novels．Love In the Time of Cholera was inspired by the romance between his mother and father．And his grandfather，who had twelve children （some say 16），became Colonel Aureliano Buendia in One Hundred Years of Solitude．
Garcia Marquez began Living to Tell the Tale，however，not with his real birth in 1928，but with his"birth as a writer"，at age 22．he and his mother took a trip from Baranquilla，where he was working as a reporter，to his childhood home in Aracataca．They were going to sell the old house．Vivid memories were stirred up here，memories which electrified his imagination．This trip was to change the course of his writing life．
Living to Tell the Tale is not a conventional literary memoir．It is a magical combination of memoir and national history written in the author's remarkable voice．It is his personal mythology．In spite of poverty，Garcia Marquez acknowledged his early years were filled with joy，a sense of well-being and encouragement from many people．
65．The storytelling technique of Marquez's grandmother is mentioned to show thatB．
A．Marquez's novel were mostly inspired by her stories
B．she had a major influence on Marquez's writing style
C．she encouraged Marquez to create more fantastic stories
D．Marquez was taught to write by her when he was still a boy
66．What did Marquez's grandfather think of his grandmother's stories？C
A．He enjoyed them．
B．He argued against them．
C．They were none of his concern．
D．They were in tune with his storytelling．
67．What do we know about Colonel Aureliano Buendia？D
A．He was one of Marquez's schoolmates．
B．He once served in the army with Marquez's grandfather．
C．He appeared in a romantic novel inspired by Marquez's parents．
D．He was a character of a novel based on Marquez's grandfather．
68．What can be learnt about Living to Tell the Tale？C
A．It's a fiction based on the stories of Marquez's childhood life．
B．It describes a boy who dreamed of becoming a writer．
C．It was inspired by a trip to Marquez's hometown．
D．It was written by Marquez at the age of 22．
69．The passage is most probably taken from aB．
A．survey
B．biography
C．moving story
D．report
70．What's the author's tone in writing the passage？C
A．Critical
B．Casual
C．Admiring
D．Humorous．

16．Drugs like upper may increase the heart rate of users and create an artificial sense of pleasure，but they can unconsciously suck life right out of a person______．（　　）

15．Jack，to his ______，refused to get involved although his friends insisted on his trying the drug．（　　）

14．Morning，Madam，can I help you？
Yes，I'm looking for a plain handbag nothing _______．Do you have any suggestions？（　　）

13．With the number of migrants rising sharply，Europe's leaders have struggled to find solution that can ______ both domestic political pressures and their legal and moral duties to shelter those migrants．（　　）

12．One important thing to remember when tryingto get along with others is to ______，i．e．to agree to give up something to find a solution．（　　）

11．Tu Youyou，whose contribution to the advancement of medicine was well ______ in the circle of science，is a three-no scholar in China．（　　）

10．There is no doubt that the world climate has been changing in recent years，which many people ___ on gases such as carbon diocide．（　　）

9．How often one hears children wishing they were grown up，and old people wishing they were young again．Each age has its pleasures and its pains，and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets．
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult．If a child has good parents，he is fed，looked after and loved，whatever he may do．It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return．In addition，life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known．But a child has his parents．He is not so free to do what he wishes to do； he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong．When the young man starts to earn his own living，he can no longer expect others to pay for his food，his clothes，and his room，but has to work if he wants to live comfortably．If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child，he will go hungry．And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents，he may go to prison．If，however，he works hard，keeps out of trouble and has good health，he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society．

25．According to the second paragraph，the writer thinks thatA．
A．life for a child is comparatively easy
B．a child is always loved whatever he does
C．If much is given to a child，he must do something in return
D．only children are interested in life
26．After a child grows up，heD．
A．will have little time playing
B．has to be successful in finding a job
C．can still ask for help in time of trouble　　
D．should be able to take care of himself
27．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．People are often satisfied with their life．
B．Life is less interesting for old people．
C．Adults are free to do what they want to do．
D．Adults should no longer rely on others．
28..The main idea of the passage isD．
A．life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B．young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C．childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life
D．one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life．

8．A water lily painting，Water Lily Pond，by Claude Monet，the French impressionist artist，was sold for more than 80million Tuesday，breaking the auction（拍卖）record for himself．
Water Lily Pond was part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime．
The four paintings of Monet's water lily garden were signed and dated by the artist in 1919．One of the other paintings is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York，while another was sold at auction in 1992for  12.1million and is in a private collection now．The final painting in the series was cut into two before World War II．
"After a fierce bidding battle between a number of buyers in the room and on the
telephone，the painting finally was sold to a collector for 80.4million，setting a new world record price for the artist at auction，"said Olivier Camu，a scholar of impressionist art．
The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du chemin de fer a
Argenteuil sold for 41.4million．
The painting sold Tuesday was bought at a 1971New York auction for  320，000．It has
not been exhibited since．
Monet's later works had unique characteristics，especially Grandes decorations，another good example，which was bedded in Musee de I'Orangerie in Paris five months after Monet's death in 1926．
Monet created his water lily garden in Giverny，France．He selected different water lilies in an effort to get as many different colored flowers as possible，specially creating the garden as a base for his paintings．
28．According to the passage，Water Lily Pond broke the last record for Monet's paintings byC．
A.12million  B.39million  C.41.4million  D.0.32million
29．What can we learn about Water Lily Pond？A
A．It was once auctioned in America．
B．It was cut into halves before World War II．
C．It had been kept in New York for over 40years．
D．It was once put in Musee de I'Orangerie．
30．What does Olivier Camu think of the auction？A
A．Exciting．B．Inspiring．C．Disappointing．D．Frightening．
31．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Monet and his water lily paintings
B．Monet a great impressionist artist
C．Monet's garden and its characteristics
D．Water Lily Pond-Monet's best-known painting．

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