Question

【题目】Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题):

Isabel Allende’s novels are enjoyed all over the world. She is famous for her creativity and imagination. And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel. Born in 1942, Allende’s family moved often during her childhood. She went to school in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s (智利) capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.

Leaving home

Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, Augusto Pinochet led a military takeover (军事接管) of the Chilean government. President Allende was killed during the fighting. When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela (委内瑞拉).

From Newspaper to Novels

It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to flee her country. Without this experience, however, Allende says she never would have begun writing novels. Then she got a phone call from Chile. Her grandfather was dying. She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the things he told us when we were young,” Allende explains. Later, he wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.

The Writing Life

“I spent ten, twelve hours a day in a room, writing,” Allende says, “I don’t talk to anybody; I don’t answer the phone.” When she finishes the first draft (草稿) of a new novel, Allende mails a copy to her toughest critic (最严厉的评论家). “I send it to my mother in Chile. She reads it and comes here with a red pencil. We fight for a month at least.” Allende then goes back to work until she feels the book is finished. “The storytelling is the fun part,” she says. “The writing can be a lot of work!”

【1】Isabel Allende’s own personal story is very amazing, isn’t it?

【2】What was Isabel Allende before she got married?

【3】How did the military takeover influence (影响) Isabel Allende’s life?

【4】Why did Isabel Allende start writing her first novel?

【5】How do you understand “We fight for a month at least” in the last paragraph?

【6】What kind of person do you think Isabel Allende is? Give your reason(s).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, it is.

【2】(She was) a journalist/reporter.

【3】She and her family decided to / had to leave Chile /move to Venezuela/flee her country/run away from ...

【4】Because she wanted to respect her grandfather / (In order) to respect her grandfather.

【5】Isabel Allende and her mother talked and even argued a lot about the draft for at least /over a month.

/It took Isabel Allende and her mother at least a month to talk about the draft.

【6】Isabel Allende is a respectful/ person. She tried her best to write to remember her grandfather.

/Isabel Allende is a person with strong wishes. She had a painful life but she was not defeated.

/Isabel Allende is a person who’s good at writing. She worked from a journalist to a novelist.

/Isabel Allende is a very careful person. She and her mother discussed the draft of the novel a lot.

/ ...

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了 Isabel Allende的一些她的生活经历及写作经历。

【1】根据文中信息And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel.可知此题的答案是肯定的，所以是Yes, it is.

【2】根据文中信息As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s (智利) capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.

可知她在结婚前是一名记者，所以答案是：(She was) a journalist/reporter.

【3】根据文中信息When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela (委内瑞拉).可知此题的答案是She and her family decided to / had to leave Chile /move to Venezuela/flee her country/run away from ...

【4】根据文中信息She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the things he told us when we were young,” Allende explains. Later, he wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits. 可知开始写第一部小说是为了纪念她的爷爷，所以答案是Because she wanted to respect her grandfather / (In order) to respect her grandfather.

【5】根据最后一段的描述我们可以知道这句话的意思是：Isabel Allende and her mother talked and even argued a lot about the draft for at least /over a month. /It took Isabel Allende and her mother at least a month to talk about the draft.

【6】对于Isabel Allende 看法此题的答案是：Isabel Allende is a respectful/ person. She tried her best to write to remember her grandfather.

/Isabel Allende is a person with strong wishes. She had a painful life but she was not defeated.

/Isabel Allende is a person who’s good at writing. She worked from a journalist to a novelist.

/Isabel Allende is a very careful person. She and her mother discussed the draft of the novel a lot.

/ ...