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 to remember the cultural giant(巨匠).
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 19th century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said, Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence(精髓) of the Latin American beings”.
1.Garcia Márquez was born in the year _________.
A. 1914 B. 1928 C. 1967 D. 1982
2.We can know from Paragragh 2 that Garcia Márquez______.
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 Márquez?
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 20th-century 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 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
1.From the passage, we can know the product details except _________.
A.product dimensions B.shipping weight
C.item model number D.materials
2. How many Red Angry Bird Costumes can you buy if you have $100?
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four
3.What do we know about the product?
A.It is made in England.
B.It is designed in different sizes and patterns.
C.It is shipped to all the countries in the world.21
D.It is safe enough for all kinds of people.
4. According to the passage, what cannot we buy? 0
A.Red Bird costumes. B.Yellow Bird costumes.
C.Green Bird costumes. D.Black Bird costumes.
5.Where can we find the passage?
A.In a shopping list. B.In a news report.
C.In a short story D.In a movie poster
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A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to ________ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned ________a pot(壶) of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some common looking; some________ , some cheap. And he told them to help ________ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were ________ , leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is________for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your ________ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality (质量) to the coffee, ________ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _______ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, ________ and position in society are the cups. They are just ________ to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only paying attention ________ the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has ________ us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make ________ of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak ________ . And leave the rest to God.
1.A.think of B. thank for C. complain about D. drop out
2.A. for B. at C. in D. with
3.A. expensive B. ordinary C. strong D. serious
4.A. them B. themselves C. him D. everyone
5.A. mixed up B. left C. taken up D. refused
6.A. normal B. important C. impossible D. necessary
7.A. thoughts B. failure C. questions D. problems
8.A. Who B. How much C. What D. That
9.A. and B. but C. so D. or
10.A. money B. age C. health D. purpose
11.A. cups B. tools C. bags D. bowls
12.A. on B. in C. at D. to
13.A. taught B. provided C. returned D. bought
14.A. fun B. interest C. the best D. the worst
15.A. kindly B. sadly C. rudely D. seriously
---Could I have a rest, Sir.? ---____________, we have few minutes left.
A. Of course, you could B. Of course, you can
C. Sorry, you can’t D. Sorry, you couldn’t
—Could you tell me ? —Certainly.
A. who is waiting for me
B. who are you waiting for
C. what the matter is with my car
D.what to call it in French
The river near our village is about _______ long.
A. three-hundreds-metres B. three-hundred-metre
C. three hundreds metres D. three hundred metres