Gabriel Garcia 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 (停頓) 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 regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻現(xiàn)實主義).” 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 （《百年孤獨》）, 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(本質(zhì)) of the Latin American beings.”

1.Garcia Marquez was born in _________.

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

2. We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.

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.隔絕的 B. 安逸的 C. 喧囂的 D.繁華的

4.Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez？

A. He was the writer 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 （引用）from the President to __________.

A. Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement.

B. show the deep sadness of the President.

C. explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez.

D. describe the character of Garcia Marquez.

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