Question

Gabriel Garcia Márquez, 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 Márquez 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 Márquez 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 Márquez 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 19century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence(本质) of the Latin American beings ” .

1.Garcia Márquez was born in the year _________.

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

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 Márquez?

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

B. His novel One Hundrend Years of 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 Márquez for his achievement

B. show the deep sadness of the President

C. explain the writing style of Garcia Márquez

D. describe the character of Garcia Márquez

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】短文介绍了加西亚马奎斯光辉的一生。加西亚马奎斯出生在哥伦比亚，大部分成年生活在墨西哥城，作为最著名的作家之一，他被公认是一个20世纪的文学巨人。加西亚马奎斯写作的风格被称为“魔幻现实主义”。在1982年他被授予诺贝尔文学奖，2014年4月17日去世，享年86岁。

1.细节推测题。根据短文开头Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982，passed away at the age of 86 on April 17，2014. 加西亚马奎斯，他被授予诺贝尔文学奖在1982年，2014年4月17日去世，享年86岁。可知加西亚马奎斯生于1928年，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据文中which was separated from the outside world-of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years.这是脱离外面的世界--建立及其陷入困境的历史超过一百年。可知isolated的意思是与世隔绝的，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据“But meanwhile，magical things happen to them.”但与此同时，神奇的事情发生在他们身上。这里他们指的是加西亚马奎斯魔幻现实主义作品中的人们，而不是指他本人，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据文中The story is a metaphor（暗喻）for the development of Colombia since the 19 century.这个故事隐喻自从19世纪哥伦比亚的发展，可知作者引用哥伦比亚总统的话是在赞扬加西亚马奎斯的成就，故选A。