Question

Guo Jingming is a best-selling author in China. He was born in Zigong, Sichuan Province on June 6, 1983. He is well-known for his essays and fictions, such as On the Edge of Love and Hurt, City of Fantasy, and Tiny Times. His essays and fictions are especially popular with teenagers.

He is also a director and once directed his movie Tiny Times successfully. In June 2013, Guo was awarded the Best New Director at the Shanghai International Film Festival for his first movie Tiny Times. The movie has sold 6.7 million copies.

In 2001, Guo Jingming started to gain fame after winning the New Concept Writing Competition’s top award. Lots of young people got to know Guo Jingming little by little.

A year later, Guo entered the writing competition again and won the top prize for the second time. At the same time, a collection of his prose(散文) On the Edge of Love and Hurt was published.

In 2003, his first novel City of Fantasy came out. It was the novel that made Guo Jingming famous all over the country.

In 2008, Guo was elected to the Chinese Writers’ Association. He became the youngest member of the association. Guo’s Tiny Times series was published between 2008 and 2012.

1.The underlined word “fame” probably means “_____________”.

A. 名气        B. 失败        C. 挫折       D. 财富

2.A collection of his prose “ On the Edge of Love and Hurt” was published ___________.

A. In 2001       B. In 2002

C. In 2003        D. In 2005

3.What’s Guo Jingming’s first novel?

A. On the Edge of Love and Hurt.

B. City of Fantasy.

C. Tiny Times.

D. Cry me a Sad River.

4.What happened to Guo Jingming in 2008?

A. He was won the New Concept Writing Competition’s top award.

B. He began to make his first movie as a director.

C. His first novel was published all over the country.

D. He became the youngest member of the Chinese Writers’ Association.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇人物传的文章，主要介绍了郭敬明变成最年轻的作家的经过。

1.A词义猜测题。“feme”意为“名声，声誉”，故选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据文中，A year later, Guo entered the writing competition again and won the top prize for the second time. At the same time, a collection of his prose(散文) On the Edge of Love and Hurt was published，可知在2002年的时候“ On the Edge of Love and Hurt”出版了，故选B。

3.B细节理解题。根据文中，his first novel City of Fantasy came out，可知郭敬明的第一部小说为City of Fantasy，故选B。

4.D细节理解题。根据文中，He became the youngest member of the association，可知在2008年郭敬明成为了最年轻的作家，故选D。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。