17．Living to Tell the Tale is the first book in a planned trilogy（三部曲） that will make up the memoirs（回忆录）of Gabriel Garcia Marquez，the famous Colombian writer who initially won public praise in the mid-1960s for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude．At that time，Garcia Marquez，a journalist and writer had never sold more than 700copies of a book．While driving his family through Mexico，he had a real brainstorm．He remembered his grandmother's storytelling technique---to recall fantastic，improbable events as if they had actually happened---literally．He turned the car around and drove back home to begin One Hundred Years of Solitude in a new way．To my mind it is one of the 20th century's best works of fiction，and won Garcia Marquez the 1982Nobel Prize in Literature．
Living to Tell the Tale relates the early years of the author's life，although some of the book's most important incidents happened earlier than Garcia Marquez's birth．The impact of these experiences，the people and their stories were to have a powerful effect on him，as a man and as a writer．This is the tale of his parents'love，marriage and the birth of their children．It tells of his early years which were spent in Aracataca，in the home of his grandparents．His grandfather，Colonel Nicolas Ricardo Marquez Mejia，was a soldier of the Thousand Days'War．He was supposedly a storyteller of great reputation．He told his young grandson that there was no greater burden than to have killed a man．Later Garcia Marquez would put these words into the mouths of his characters．His grandmother，Tranquilina Iguaran Cotes，also had a major influence on Garcia's life．No matter how fantastic her statements were，she always delivered them as if they were the absolute truth．This was the style which was to affect Garcia Marquez's fiction，sometimes called"magical realism"．The woman filled the house with stories of ghosts and future signs，all of which were ignored by her husband．He had little interest in"women's beliefs"．
In 1940，when he was 13，Garcia was awarded a scholarship to a secondary school for gifted students．It was during his school years，1940s and 50s，that he was first drawn to poetry，a national obsession in Colombia．He and his friends，fellow students，would read aloud and discuss poetry late into the night．Too poor to buy his own books，Gabriel would read novels borrowed from friends．
While still a boy，he decided he wanted to be a writer．The people who surrounded him in his childhood later became instrumental when developing the characters and the storylines for his novels．Love In the Time of Cholera was inspired by the romance between his mother and father．And his grandfather，who had twelve children （some say 16），became Colonel Aureliano Buendia in One Hundred Years of Solitude．
Garcia Marquez began Living to Tell the Tale，however，not with his real birth in 1928，but with his"birth as a writer"，at age 22．he and his mother took a trip from Baranquilla，where he was working as a reporter，to his childhood home in Aracataca．They were going to sell the old house．Vivid memories were stirred up here，memories which electrified his imagination．This trip was to change the course of his writing life．
Living to Tell the Tale is not a conventional literary memoir．It is a magical combination of memoir and national history written in the author's remarkable voice．It is his personal mythology．In spite of poverty，Garcia Marquez acknowledged his early years were filled with joy，a sense of well-being and encouragement from many people．
65．The storytelling technique of Marquez's grandmother is mentioned to show thatB．
A．Marquez's novel were mostly inspired by her stories
B．she had a major influence on Marquez's writing style
C．she encouraged Marquez to create more fantastic stories
D．Marquez was taught to write by her when he was still a boy
66．What did Marquez's grandfather think of his grandmother's stories？C
A．He enjoyed them．
B．He argued against them．
C．They were none of his concern．
D．They were in tune with his storytelling．
67．What do we know about Colonel Aureliano Buendia？D
A．He was one of Marquez's schoolmates．
B．He once served in the army with Marquez's grandfather．
C．He appeared in a romantic novel inspired by Marquez's parents．
D．He was a character of a novel based on Marquez's grandfather．
68．What can be learnt about Living to Tell the Tale？C
A．It's a fiction based on the stories of Marquez's childhood life．
B．It describes a boy who dreamed of becoming a writer．
C．It was inspired by a trip to Marquez's hometown．
D．It was written by Marquez at the age of 22．
69．The passage is most probably taken from aB．
A．survey
B．biography
C．moving story
D．report
70．What's the author's tone in writing the passage？C
A．Critical
B．Casual
C．Admiring
D．Humorous．
分析 本文讲述Garcia Marquez的小说《为小说而生》以及Garcia Marquez的生平．
解答 65-70 BCDCBC
65 B 细节题． 根据文章第二 段His grandmother，Tranquilina Iguaran Cotes，also had a major influence on Garcia's life． 可知他的祖母对他的影响很大，故选B．
66 C 细节题． 根据文章第二 段He had little interest in"women's beliefs"． 可知他祖父对祖母的信念不感兴趣，故选C．
67 D 细节题． 根据文章第二 段 His grandfather，Colonel Nicolas Ricardo Marquez Mejia，was a soldier of the Thousand Days'War可知Colonel Aureliano Buendia是他祖父在小说中的角色，故选D．
68 C 细节题． 根据文章第一 段 He turned the car around and drove back home to begin One Hundred Years of Solitude in a new way．可知他的灵感来源于家乡之旅，故选C．
69 B 细节题．通读全文可知这是一篇关于作家Garcia Marquez的自传．故选B．
70 C 细节题． 根据文章最后一段In spite of poverty，Garcia Marquez acknowledged his early years were filled with joy，a sense of well-being and encouragement from many people． 可知作者写这篇文章的语气是赞美和欣赏的，故选C．
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