Passage 12(2014 福建福州,B)
Gabriel Garcia 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 to remember the cultural giant (巨匠) .
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 re- garded as 4<a giant of 20thcentury 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 Yeara of Solitude (《百年孤独》) ,which has sold about 50 million copies.lt 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 19th century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said,Garcia Marquez wrote about “the very essence (精髓) of the Latin American being”.
1. Garcia Marquez was bom in the yea r .
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 adult life in Colombia
C. had a writing style called “magical realism”
D. was famous but lived a simple daily life
3. The underlined word “isolated”means .
A. 隔绝的 B. 安逸的 C. 喧嚣的 D. 繁华的
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Garcia Marquez?
A. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
B. His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was a great success.
C. He was widely known as “a giant of 20thcentury literature”.
D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.
5. The writer quotes (引述) 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
Passage 12
[语篇解读]本文是记叙文。题材为人物传记。介绍了一位诺贝尔 文学奖获得者Garcia Mdrquez ,从多方面介绍他的作品精髓,让我们了 解到这位伟人对世界的贡献。
1. B推理判断题。由第一段中的2014年86岁可推断出他出生于1928 年。
2. C 细节理解题。由第二段中 Garcia Mdrquez wrote in a style called “magical realism (魔幻现实主义) ”.可知。
3. A词义猜测题。由本句中which was separated from the outside world (与外面的世界隔绝) 可推断出。
4. D推理判断题。根据文章内容并用排除法可推断出答案为D项。
5. A细节理解题。由文章最后一句可知作者引用总统的话是为了赞 扬 Garcia M6rquez.
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