Gabriel Garcia 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 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 Marquez?

A. He was the writer 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.

When I was ten, my sisters and I were amazed at our neighbor’s Christmas tree. We returned home from their house and decided that we must have one of our own. In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.

In fact, we insisted so much that my father had no choice but to agree. “Yes!” he finally said.“This year we will have a Christmas tree.” Our mouths dropped open at the thought of having our own tree. Then Dad said,“I’ll do it myself.”

We followed him around the house as he gathered up the materials he would need, We all sat close to him, carefully watching everything he did. He passed the thread around the first nail on the corner of a box, then back down to the second nail on the box, and up again to the nail, until right there before our eyes a green a Christmas tree began to take shape. He carefully did the same with all of the 50 nails in the box and when he had finished he said,“Now you can decorate it.”

I don’t remember where the decorations came from, but they were red and small and to us they just looked so beautiful and perfect for our tree. When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree. We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself. It truly was the most beautiful Christmas tree we had ever seen.

Years later, things got better and Dad was able to buy a proper Christmas tree which we would happily decorate. However, my sisters and I will never forget the night when we got our first Christmas tree.

1.What do we know about the writer?

A. She had lots of friends at school.

B. She knew little of her neighbors.

C. She lived a hard life when she was young.

D. She seldom saw beautiful green trees.

2.How did the writer and her sisters feel when their father decided to make a Christmas tree?

A. Excited B.Tired

C. Bored D.Worried

3.The third paragraph mainly describes__________.

A. why the writer and her sisters went around the house

B. what were needed to decorate a beautiful Christmas tree

C. how long it took to find materials

D. how the Christmas tree was made

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A.A brave act by a happy family

B.A father’s love for his children

C.A picture of large families

D.An act of kindness

5.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word”decoration” is_______.

A. 决定 B.讨论

C. 装饰 D. 词典

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