Question

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 capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.

² Leaving home

Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, 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.

² From Newspaper to Novels

It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to leave her country. Without this experience, however, Allende said 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 explained. Later, she wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.

² 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 finished the first draft of a new novel, Allende mailed a copy to her strictest critic(评论家).“I send it to my mother. She read it and came here with a red pen. We fight for a month at least.” Allende then went back to work until she felt the book was finished. “The storytelling is the fun part,” she said. “The writing can be a lot of work!”

1.What does the writer think of Isabel Allende’s story?

A. interested    B. moving    C. painful    D. amazing

2.What was Isabel Allende before she got married?

A. She was a journalist.          B. She was a teacher.

C. She was a political leader.    D. She was a president.

3.According to the last paragraph, the underlined words “strictest critic” refer to__________.

A. Isabel Allende’s father          B. Isabel Allende’s mother

C. Isabel Allende’s grandfather     D. Isabel Allende’s uncle

4.Why did Isabel Allende start writing her first novel?

A. Because she wanted to make money.

B. Because she liked writing novel.

C. Because she wanted to respect her grandfather.

D. Because she wanted to write against the government.

5.  In Paragraph 4, when Allende said “We fight for a month at least”, she meant that “___________”.

A. Isabel Allende and her mother discussed and argued a lot about the draft.

B. Isabel Allende and her mother often fought because of the draft.

C. Isabel Allende and her mother didn’t have a good relationship.

D. Isabel Allende’s mother didn’t like Isabel Allende’s draft at all .

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：伊莎贝尔·阿连德的小说深受世界各地的读者的喜欢，以创造力和想象力而闻名。她的第一部小说是《幽灵之家》。她也时常把自己完成的书稿交给母亲共同探讨，征求母亲的意见。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel.”可知，作者认为伊莎贝尔·阿连德的小说令人惊异。答案为D。

2.A 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s capital city. Then, she got married and had two children.”可知，伊莎贝尔·阿连德在结婚前是一名新闻工作者，答案为A。

3.B 词意猜测题。结合下句“I send it to my mother. She read it and came here with a red pen. We fight for a month at least.”可知，此处的评论家指的是作者的妈妈。答案为B。

4.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子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 explained. Later, she wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.可知，作者为了表达对自己祖父的敬意而完成了第一部作品《幽灵之家》。

5.句意猜测题。结合前面的句子Allende mailed a copy to her strictest critic(评论家).“I send it to my mother. She read it and came here with a red pen. We fight for a month at least.”可知， 作者把完成的书稿交给母亲审阅，她们一起讨论书稿甚至发生争执。故答案为A。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。