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14．Gabriel Garqacia Marquez，who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982，passed away at the age of 86on 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 20^th-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 1967novel，One Hundred Years of Solitude （《百年孤独》），which has sold about 50million 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 19century．As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said，Garcia Marquez wrote about"the essence（本质） of the Latin American beings．"
62．Garcia Marquez was born inB．
A.1982
B.1928
C.1967
D.1914
63．The underlined word isolated meansA．
A．隔绝的
B．安逸的
C．喧嚣的
D．繁华的
64．Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez？D
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．
65．The writer quotes （引用）from the President toB．
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．

13．If the rose can be said to be a special flower，then the apple can be said to be a special fruit．It is very important in American culture．American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed，who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees．He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country．
One of the first sayings taught to school children is，"An apple a day keeps the doctor away．"This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy．If someone always says good words to a person，people will call him an"apple polisher"．This，however，is not a good name．If someone is very dear to us，we say that he or she is the"apple of our eye"．
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple，even though the Bible（圣经） never says so．The apple，therefore，is a deep part of the language and stories of America．
An apple is also delicious．Apples can be cooked in many ways，used as a dessert，and made into sweet juice．
In many parts of the country during the harvest season，a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples．Washington，D．C．and New York are both famous for their apples．
Finally，when it's time to take a vacation to American cities，one can always visit New York，which is"the biggest apple"of all the American cities．
58．What does the underlined phrase"apple polisher"mean？B
A．Something for cutting apples．
B．A person who likes to please others．
C．A person who is dealing with fruits．
D．A machine for cleaning apples quickly．
59．"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"is a proverb aboutD．
A．cooking
B．medicine
C．shopping
D．health
60．Which of the following is TRUE with apples？C
A．Apples are medicine．
B．Apples are the most important food．
C．New York is famous for its big apples．
D．The Bible says Adam was given an apple．
61．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．stories about the apple
B．apples in American culture
C．some famous sayings of the apple
D．big cities that is famous for apples．

12．How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month-200Yuan？Some may need more to buy birthday presents，fast food lunches，ice cream or cartoon （动画） books．
But for Zhou Li，30Yuan a month is enough．The only thing she buys is lunch-1.5Yuan each day．"My favorite is fried potato slices and rice"，said Zhou，"meat is too expensive for me．"
Zhou，14，is a Junior 1student at Hongzhi Experimental School in Beijing．Her parents are migrant workers （外来务工人员）．They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe of Henan two years ago．Her father now works as a cleaner and earns 500yuan every month．Her mother has no job．
Every day，Zhou gets up at 5：30a．m．and rides 20minutes to school．She studies hard，and even reads books during break time．Her favorite subject is computer．"I'm learning typing now．I hope to be the fastest in my class．"said Zhou．Like many teens，Zhou has a lot of homework．It usually takes her at least one hour to do it every day．But that is not all her work．She helps her mom cook．On weekends，she helps wash clothes．"I could cook when I was eight．Father said sometimes I cooked better than mom!"
Zhou said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up．"I watched TV and found that there were many people with AIDS in Henan．Some are kids．They need help．"said Zhou．But she is afraid of having to leave school．"I hope I will always be in school，"said Zhou．"Dad works hard to make money．I promise him I will study hard to be a good student at present and a good doctor in the future．"
54．Which of the following is TRUE？C
A．The girl's parents are both cleaners．
B．Her parents gave her 30Yuan to buy books．
C．She goes to school by bike．
D．Now she types fastest in her class．
55．Zhou Li spendsB on her homework every day．
A.20minutes
B．at least one hour
C．half an hour
D．two hours
56．Her wish is to be a doctor becauseB．
A．she wants to help the people with SARS
B．she wants to help the people with AIDS
C．she wants to make her parents healthier
D．she wants to help the poor kids
57．The best title of the passage should be"B"．
A．A Girl from a Village
B．A Hard but Hopeful Life
C．How to Spend Pocket Money
D．A Girl's School Life．

11．-You won the first prize in the last Physics competition once again．
-___________．I made several mistakes．（　　）

	A．	Congratulations		B．	It doesn't matter
	C．	Don't mention it		D．	You must be joking

10．-Aren't you getting bored with watching the chat show all day？
-____________．I like Zhou Libo，he has a good sense of humour．（　　）

Yes，I'm not．

9．We may meet all kinds of difficulties in the future，but we should be confident enough to
any challenge．（　　）

8．You can't imagine how beautiful the mountain is _____you see it with your own eyes．（　　）

7．She has finished typing but she doesn't know _______ next．（　　）

	A．	what to do		B．	how to do
	C．	what should she do		D．	how she should do

6．Let her ________ and ________ volleyball there．（　　）

goes to； play

goes to； plays

5．________ there a map and two posters on the wall？（　　）

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