Question

Gabriel Garqacia 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 (停顿) to remember the cultural giant. 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 considered as “a giant of 20th- century 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 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 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said， Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”

1.Garcia Marquez was born in _________.

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

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 Marquez？

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

B. He was widely known as “a giant of 20th- century literature.”

C. His novel One Hundred Yearsof Solitude was a great success.

D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.

4. The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.

A. show the deep sadness of the President.

B. praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement

C. describe the character of Garcia Marquez.

D. explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez.

Answer 1