（2014福建福州）
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 andIsolatedtown 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 being”．
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
In modern times, the development of electronic books has changed the ways of reading. It is very convenient for readers to download（下载） electronic books on the Internet.
However, experts say that readers will not be able to absorb( 吸收) efficiently what they have read, because the information is shown in such a simple form.“Some e-readers（电子阅览器）, such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, show texts clearly to readers. This encourages the brain to be ‘lazy’ and make readers easily forget what they have just read, ”experts say.
A. student by Princeton University finds that many readers can recall more information after reading if they read paper books. Compared with electronic books, paper books are less convenient for readers to read. Such difficulty in reading makes readers cherish（珍惜） the information they are reading and encourage their brain to think. As a result, the efficiency of reading will be improved greatly. Experts say if readers get information actively, that is to say, if they read paper books, they will be able to remember the information longer than those who passively read electronic books.
Others experts say that e-readers and computers may stop us from absorbing information, because the screens may make you feel that the words on the screen are not important. Mr. Lehrer, an expert, said, “E-readers have changed the reading habits of people, but they make people’s ability of reading degenerate（退化）”
1.Now a lot of electronic books have changed .
A.people’s ways of eating
B.people’s ways of speaking
C.p people’s ways of reading
D.people’s ways of learning
2.The Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader .
A.are new kinds of computers
B.can make readers’ brain to be “lazy”
C.are two electronic texts
D.can be used to learn English
3.According to the study, if readers read paper books, they .
A.will forget the information they have just read easily
B.will not think more about what they are reading
C.will fall asleep easily
D.can recall more information after reading
4.The underline word “passively” mean “ ”in Chinese.
A.被动地
B.主动地
C.快捷地
D.茫然地
5.From the passage, we can know .
A.electronic books are less convenient for readers to read
B.the efficiency of reading is higher if people read paper books
C.e-readers don’t change people’s reading habits at all
D.people easily forget what they have read because they read too much
John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down. He called out nervously, “Mom, where's Charlie? "He had just ___he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour.
John looked around the garden, behind the bushes, and under the picnic table. No dog! His mother heard ___in his voice as he called her a second time. " Mom, I can't find Charlie!"
She came outside __. "Let's look around the garden first. Don’t worry. I'm sure he's close by.
Both son and mother were ___now, but still no Charlie. Their calls were not completely wasted, though. Joe, the next-door neighbor, and his two daughters Tania and Julie, immediately agreed to help them ___the lost dog.
But even with five people now searching the town's streets, they had no luck. Charlie was still____
Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie’s ___She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier, she told John, and the cat was found the next day.
John agreed. When they got home, he made a poster with a photo of Charlie, Then John heard a___ and opened his bedroom door. It was Charlie. John was greeted with a big wet kiss Charlie had been____ in the bedroom this whole time, sleeping. John had never been so ___in his life!
1.A. decided B. forgotten C. understood D. realized
2.A. anger B. hope C. fear D. warning
3.A. actively B. quickly C. carelessly D. annoyingly
4.A. shouting B. talking C. fighting D. thinking
5.A. give up B. look for C. run after D. take care of
6.A. missing B. asleep C. take D. quiet
7.A. address B. character C. name D. picture
8.A. mess B. noise C. voice D. song
9.A. shut B. woke C. tied D. saved
10.A. afraid B. silly C. happy D. proud
Children aren't allowed to play near the river. It's really _________.
A.friendly B.amazing C.dangerous D.boring
— Can you guess if Jane will go swimming this Sunday?
— I think she will go with us if she _________ free.
A.is B.will be C.sounds D.gets
— Did you see the accident?
— No.________, I knew about it from Tom.
A.Actually B.Suddenly C.Usually D.Immediately
