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

2. The underlined word isolated means________.

A.隔绝的B. 安逸的 C. 喧嚣的 D.繁华的

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

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

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

C. His novel One Hundred Yearsof Solitude was a great success.

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

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

A. show the deep sadness of the President.

B. praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement

C. describe the character of Garcia Marquez.

D. explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez.

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen in almost a month. The crops were dying. If we didn’t see some rain soon, we would lose everything.

I was in the kitchen that day when I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the . Trying to be as still as possible, he was obviously walking with great . Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house. Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that way toward the woods. I couldn’t take it any longer and I him.

He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, being very not to spill (溢出) the water he carried.

As I came closer, I saw the most surprising sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. But the deer did not hurt him nor move as Billy knelt down. And then I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously thirsty, lift its head to lap up the water in my boy’s hands. When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a spigot (水龙头). Billy opened it and let the drip slowly up his “cup”.

When he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes were filled with tears. “I’m not ,” was all he said. The week before, he had made the same trouble with our horses, which caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water.

This time, I him, with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him take care of the baby deer alone for it was his job. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops… more drops… and more. I looked up at the sky. All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved another.

1. A. windB. snow C. rain D. cloud

2. A. woodsB. school C. house D. rivers

3. A. surpriseB. effort C. doubtD. notice

4. A. naturalB. obviousC. popularD. unusual xk.Com]

5.A. stoppedB. followedC. acceptedD. controlled

6. A. carefulB. noisyC. comfortableD. polite

7. A. everB. yetC. even D. never

8.A. setB. fill C. put D. place

9. A. interruptingB. joking C. complainingD. wasting

10.A. receivedB. believedC. joined D. pushed

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