Question

A young man returns to his hometwon of Aractataca, Colombia. He visits the house where he lived as a child. Here, he remembers the most important memories of his childhood. Standing in front of his old house, the young man makes an important decision. He says to himself, “I will start my life over again. I will become a writer.”

This man is the world famous writer. Gabriel Garica Marquez.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born on March 6,1928. During his early life, Garcia Marquez’s grandmother and grandfather told him many stories. His grandmother would tell him legends as if they were real. Garcia Marquez says that his grandmother’s way of storytelling later influenced his own methods.

When Garcia Marquez was about 20 years old, he left Aracataca and attended university in Bogota. He began studying law because this was what his father wanted him to study. However, Garcia Marquez was not happy.

During this time Garcia Marquez returned to Aracataca. It was on this visit that he realized he must stop studying law. And he recognized that he must return to the dream of his childhood-writing. For the next few years, Garcia Marquez wrote for many different newspapers. And in 1955, he published his first book called “Leaf Storm”.

For many years, Garcia Marquez knew he wanted to write about his grandfather’s house in Aracataca. To write this book, Garcia Marquez and his wife had to sell almost all of their possessions to survive. But their act was worth it. The book, “One Hundred Years of Solitude” was immediately successful. And this book created a path for Garcia Marquez’s future success.

In 1982, Gabriel Garcia Marquez was given the Nobel Prize in Literature for his book “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, making him the first Colombian and the fourth Latin American to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.

1.Who influenced Garcia Marquez’s writing style?

A. His grandfather. B. His grandmother.

C. His father. D. His wife.

2.Garcia decided to take up writing .

A. when he worked for a newspaper

B. under the influence of his family

C. when he graduated from college

D. after a visit to his hometown

3.Garcia’s book “One Hundred Years of Solitude” .

A. was written in the 1950s

B. enjoyed a quick success

C. helped Garcia lead a better life

D. was about Garcia’s grandfather

4.What do we know from the text about Garcia Marquez?

A. He is the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.

B. His book “Leaf Storm” marked his great success in literature.

C. He wrote for newspapers before publishing his own books.

D. He followed his father’s wish to become a writer.

 

Answer 1

1.Ｂ

2.Ｄ

3.Ｂ

4.Ｃ

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇記敘文，主要介紹了世界著名作家Gabriel Garica Marquez。年幼時，Garcia的祖父祖母經(jīng)常給他將一些故事，使他從小就有了寫作的夢想。長大后隨父愿上大學學法律，可他不高興。后來在一次回家鄉(xiāng)后決定從事寫作。先為報社寫作，后又出版自己的書，并獲得諾貝爾文學獎。

1.Garcia Marquez says that his grandmother’s way of storytelling later influenced his own methods.”可知是他的祖母影響了他的寫作風格。故選B。

2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一行“ It was on this visit that he realized he must stop studying law. And he recognized that he must return to the dream of his childhood-writing.”可知Garcia從事寫作是在一次拜訪他的家鄉(xiāng)之后。故選D。

3.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第三行“One Hundred Years of Solitude” was immediately successful.可知“One Hundred Years of Solitude”是立刻成功的，故選B。B項中a quick success與本句immediately successful同義，也是提示詞。不要誤選D，因為這本書是關于his grandfather’s house，而不是只指Garcia’s grandfather，故D是錯誤的。

4.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段最后兩句Garcia Marquez wrote for many different newspapers. And in 1955, he published his first book called “Leaf Storm”.可知Garcia Marquez在自己的書出版前為報社寫稿。故選C。選項A、B、D都與文章細節(jié)描述不符。

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