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 Márquez 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 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. 隔絕的

B. 安逸的

C. 喧囂的

D. 繁華的

【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

【題目】

【1】Western people have lunch _______.

A.after 1 p.m.B.at 1 p.m. all the timeC.after 12:00 at noon

【2】When should you say "I'm sorry, I can't eat this." while eating in the west?

A.When you have had enough food.

B.When the hosts offer a lot of food to you.

C.When you are given something you dislike.

【3】What can we learn from the chart?

A.It's polite to leave when you finish your meal.

B.Knives and forks should be used to eat all the food.

C.If you don't know what to do when eating with Italians, do as they do.

—Jane.

A. What B. What’s C. How D. How’s

A. Fifth; five B. Five; five C. Fifth; fifth D. Five; fifth

---Oh, she hurt________ when she rode to school this morning. She went to a doctor.

A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

A. is going to have B. is

C. will have D. is going to be

The end of the school year was coming quickly. Rick was so excited because it was time for the school play tryouts. This year's play was called Mystery at the Lighthouse. Rick was hoping to get the lead part of Joe who lives at the lighthouse.

After school, all those who wanted to try out for the ______ met in the gym at 3:30. Rick and his friend, Kevin, sat and waited for their turn to read for the play. The next day the parts were ______ on the wall outside of the gym. Kevin got a part in the play. But Rick did not see his ______ . He felt it funny inside. Rick was sure he would get the part. "I can't understand why I'm not in the play." said Rick to his mom. "Rick, it just means that someone was a little better than you. You shouldn't give up just because of this one time. Look at all the other things you're good at, you're great with ______ and you're a super football player," said Mom. Rick didn't say any words and went to his room.

The next day at school. Mr. Carter, the art teacher, asked Rick, "I know how good you are in art, are you interested in doing some drawing and painting for the play?" "You want me to draw for the play? Really?" asked Rick. "I sure do," said Rick ______. Rick was so happy about being part of the play after all, Rick stayed after school each day for the next week and drew a big lighthouse and painted it. He also drew some boats in the water and painted those too. He was so excited on the night of the play. When it was time for the play, he ______ from the side of the stage as his friend, Kevin, said his part of the play. At the end of the show, Mr. Carter called all the students onto the stage that helped with the artwork, lights, and ______ things around on stage during this time, Rick felt ______ of his work. He thought he would do the artwork better. It was so much fun!

【1】A.danceB.footballC.playD.painting

【2】A.postedB.markedC.tiedD.published

【3】A.pictureB.artworkC.houseD.name

【4】A.actB.speechC.artD.music

【5】A.sadlyB.confidentlyC.doubtfullyD.worriedly

【6】A.watchedB.interruptedC.noticedD.complained

【7】A.inventingB.throwingC.sharingD.moving

【8】A.tiredB.proudC.curiousD.afraid

Nebraska was covered with few trees many years ago. The pioneers had trouble in getting enough to build houses. There was no shade from the sun or wind, and crops (莊稼) didn't grow well in the dry earth. So the idea for Arbor Day formed there.

Fortunately, among those moving into Nebraska in 1854 was J. Sterling Morton. He and his wife were nature lovers, and the home they built in Nebraska was quickly planted with trees and flowers. Morton was a reporter of Nebraska's first newspaper, then he became a member of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture (農業(yè)委員會).

On January 4, 1872, Morton first proposed (提議) a tree-planting holiday to be called "Arbor Day" at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. The date was set for April 10, 1872. It was estimated (估計) that more than one million trees were planted in Nebraska on the first Arbor Day.

In the years following the Arbor Day, his ideas spread to Kansas, Tennessee, Minnesota and Ohio. Today all 50 states have their own Day of Trees in keeping with local weather.

Hawaii celebrates it in November, while Alaska in May! More interesting, each state has a special "state tree". The "state tree" for Nebraska is cottonwood, for Alaska is Sitka Spruce.

Arbor Day is of American origin (起源) and the idea has spread widely to other lands where it is observed as the "Greening Week" of Japan, "The New Year's Days of Trees" in Israel, "The tree-loving Week" of Korea, and "The National Festival of Tree Planting" in India. Arbor Day in its various forms is now recognized in more than fifty countries. China spends "Tree-planting Day" on March 12.

We have known a lot about Arbor Day. So we should get into action and ask as many people as possible to gather and recycle paper. Then we can use what we earn from the waste paper to buy a special tree to plant in a park or other public places. It is an act of kindness, a labor of love and a duty as citizens. Anyone can do it.

【1】Where did Arbor Day start from?

______________________

【2】When did Morton first suggest Arbor Day?

______________________

【3】What is Alaska's state tree?

______________________

【4】How many countries have recognized Arbor Day?

______________________

【5】What is the last paragraph mainly about?

______________________

【1】_______ of the people eat take-out food less than 3 times a week.

A.11%B.44%C.45%

【2】What can we learn from the charts?

A.50%of the people eat take-out food because of its good taste.

B.Most people love the convenience of eating take-out food.

C.20 people like take-out food because they can eat it at home.

A. Linda B. Green C.Linda Green