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 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 abult life in Colombia.

C. had a writing style called “magical realism.”

D. was famous but lived a simple daily life.

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. His novel One Hundred yearsof 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.

4.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.

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The kind of dancing called ballet (芭蕾) began in Italy 500 years ago. You go to a t 1. to see ballet which tells a story using music and dance. Ballet developed greatly in France about 350 years ago and d 2. all over the world still call all the movements (动作) by their French names.

The Royal Ballet School(皇家芭蕾学院) in London is famous and children interested in ballet dreaming of b 3. able to go there. The school holds several audition (表演会) every year where they choose s 4. children to train as ballet dancers. Auditions t 5. a whole day and about 1,000 children go to the auditions every year. The c 6. , aged about 10 or 11, are given numbers to pin (别在) on their clothes and, in a group, they copy the movements made by a teacher. Ballet teachers w 7. the children carefully and choose the children who have a suitable shape, some natural t 8. and who very much want to learn. Children from other c 9. can go to the Royal Ballet School. They can send a video of themselves dancing and if they are good, they may be taken to travel to London for an audition. Every year, only 14 boys and 21 girls are c 10. to go to the school.

--Excuse me. How can I get to the supermarket?

--Go_____the bank and turn right. You will see it on your right.

A. past B. to C. on D. into

--Could you tell me____the computer to surf the Internet?

--Sure. It’s very easy. Look, like this.

A.where to use B.when to use

C.How to use D.what to use

Cindy is____Alice. They use the same desk in the classroom.

A.away B.in front of

C.beside D.at the back of

My sister is____going out alone in the evening. She thinks it’s dangerous.

A.nervous of B.angry with

C.afraid of D.surprised in

情景交际

A: Excuse me. 1.

B: Yes, there is. It’s on the Fifth Street.

A: 2.

B: You can take the No. 6 bus.

A: 3.

B: It will take five minute.

A: 4.

B:Maybe fifteen minutes’ walk.

A: Thank you very much.

B: 5.

I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe during holidays. An airhostess would look after me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I like traveling by air and only once I have ever felt frightened. After taking off , we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height(逐步升高）when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting to land, the airhostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quickly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we wanted to find out what had happened. Later we learned that there was a very important person on board, and the police were told that a bomb(炸弹）was on the plane. After we had landed,the plane was searched thoroughly(被彻底搜查）. Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.

1.When did the writer visit his parents?

A.On weekends.

B.During holidays.

C.When he missed them.

D.When his parents invited him.

2.How did the writer like most of his plane trips?

A.Unpleasant. B.Happy. C.Frightened. D.Worried.

3.What did the airhostess ask the passengers to do when the plane was landing?

A.To sit calmly after the plane landed.

B.To sit quietly when the plane landed.

C.To get off quickly after the plane landed.

D.To sit quietly after the plane landed.

4.Why did the plane land soon after it took off?

A.Because an important person wanted to take the plane.

B.Because something was wrong with the plane.

C.Because the police wanted to put some things on the plane.

D.Because the police were told a bomb was on the plane.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The plane stayed at the airport for five hours before taking off again.

B.The writer’s parents lived in Europe when he was young.

C.The police found only one bomb on the plane.

D.The writer had several such experiences.

Li Qi is ______ excellent singer. He won the first place in The Voice of China.

A. a B. an C. The

--- The population of China is really large!

--- __________ We should take measures to control it.

A. So it is.

B. So he is

C. So is it..