Question

【题目】

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

Garcia Márquez 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 Márquez 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 Márquez 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 andIsolatedtown 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 19th century．As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said，Garcia Márquez wrote about“the very essence（精髓）of the Latin American being”．

【1】Garcia Márquez was born in the year________．

A. 1914

B. 1928

C. 1967

D. 1982

【2】We can know from Paragragh 2 that Garcia Márquez________．

A. was born in Mexico City

B. spent most of his adult 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 Márquez？

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

B. His novel One Hundred Years of 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（引述）from the President to________．

A. praise Garcia Márquez for his achievement

B. show the deep sadness of the President

C. explain the writing style of Garcia Márquez

D. describe the character of Garcia Márquez

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了百年孤独的作者加西亚马尔克斯去世的消息，短文并简要的介绍了他的生平及创作生涯。

【1】B分析计算题。根据passed away at the age of 86 on April 17，2014. 计算可知他在1928年出生，2014－86=1928，故选B。

【2】C细节理解题。根据Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called “magical realism ”描述，可知马尔克斯的写作风格被称之为魔幻现实主义。故选C。

【3】A词义猜测题。联系下文which was separated from the outside world 描述，可知此处指的是这是一个与世隔绝的小镇。故选A。

【4】D细节理解题。根据第二段In such works,people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history . But meanwhile ,magical things happen to them . 描述，可知这些神奇的事情是发生在他的作品里面的故事，故选项D描述错误。

【5】A推理判断题。根据As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said , Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence of the Latin American beings ” . 描述，可知总统通过这些话来赞美马尔克斯的艺术成就。故选A。