We are satisfied with their________（perform）．
（2014山东莱芜）No driver is needed．The new car can run by________（it）．
（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 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 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
Books | Contents | ||
Leo the Snow Leopard By Craig Hatkoff | It was written by the best storyteller．The story is about Leo，a young snow leopard（雪豹）that was helped by a kind man in the snowy mountains in Pakistan．Snow leopards are in danger．Leo was just two months old when he was found and he could not live in the wild on his own． | ||
Where Do Recyclable Materials Go？ By Sabbithry Persad | Tiana has been learning about recycling at school．But after her dog，Bubbles，gets lost chasing after a recycling truck，she decides to learn a lot more about recycling！ Following Tiana，readers will learn how to take care of the environment． | ||
The Scrap Kins Build By Brian Yanish | Meet the Scrap Kins．They are friendly monsters．In the book，they’ll show you how to turn rubbish into some pretty cool things．Readers will learn how to make toy planes from plates，bags，old clothes and more．You know what they say：One person’s rubbish is another person’s love． | ||
Explore（探索）Life Cycles！ By Kathleen M.Reilly | Do you know the largest seed（种子）in the world or an egg can weigh up to 4 pounds？ You’ll learn about all of these things and more with the latest book in the Explore Your World series（系列）．The books give readers a good look into the life cycles of plants and animals on the Earth． | ||
1.How old was Leo when he was found？
A．Four months old．
B．Two years old．
C．Three months old．
D．Two months old．
2.If Jim is interested in making toys from rubbish，he will probably like to read________．
A．Leo the Snow Leopard
B．The Scrap Kins Build
C．Where Do Recyclable Materials Go？
D．Explore Life Cycles！
3.The four books are all about________．
A．nature and the environment
B．monsters
C．animals
D．plants
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（2013安徽）
Mr.and Mrs.Green were very worried about their son，Leo．He seemed to be dumb（哑的）____1.____he was normal in every other way．Mr.and Mrs.Green tried everything to get him to____2.____，but with no success．
When Leo was six years old，the best doctors in the town_____3._____him carefully，but could find nothing wrong．And he seemed to be smart．It was just that he_____4._____spoke．
“There might be something wrong with his_____5._____，and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak．”one doctor said．
“But he can read and write．”said Mr.Green．“We’ve written him notes，telling him that he can speak．”
“It’s certainly very_____6.________．”another doctor said．“Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day．”
_____7.____ passed．Leo went to university．But he did not speak a_____8.____word．
Then one day，Leo was having a meal with his parents．Without any warning，he looked up from his____9.____and said，“Pass me the salt，please．”
Mr.and Mrs.Green were excited．“You spoke！You spoke！”they cried，“Why have you_____10._____so long to speak？”
“I didn’t have anything to say．”he said．“Until now everything was perfect．But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes．”
11.A．because B．when C．though D．before
12.A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh
13.A．taught B．found C．examined D．asked
14.A．never B．often C．usually D．always
15.A．back B．hair C．face D．mind
16.A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet
17.A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
18.A．good B．right C．single D．new
19.A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books
20.A．slept B．walked C．served D．waited
The old man and his wife have lived in the small village________they retired．
A．ever since
B．even though
C．as soon as
D．until
