1、For many years, Garcia Marquez knew he wanted to write about his grandfathers 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. An
2、d this book created a path for Garcia Marquezs 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
3、Marquezs 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 newspaperB.under the influence of his familyC.when he graduated from collegeD.after a visit to his hometown3.Garcias book One Hundred Years of Solitude
4、_. A.was written in the 1950sB.enjoyed a quick successC.helped Garcia lead a better lifeD.was about Garcias grandfather4.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 literatur
5、e. C.He wrote for newspapers before publishing his own books. D.He followed his fathers wish to become a writer. Passage2353 限时:7分钟A woman was walking her dog along a beach in New Zealand in late June when she saw something that looked like a white ball in the sand. It turned out to be a young Emper
6、or penguin that was lost. At his age, he should have been close to Antarctic, swimming for fish and playing on the ice floes(浮冰). But this penguin started swimming north and just kept going. The penguin attracted a lot of attention in New Zealand. It has been 40 years since an Emperor penguin was la
7、st seen there. Researchers at the Department of Conservation were called in. They decided to watch the penguin closely, but not to disturb it in any way. Many New Zealanders came to Peka Peka Beach to look at the elegant penguin. They were careful to keep their dogs away from it so it wouldnt be fri
8、ghtened. The public nicknamed the animal Happy Feet. Researchers started to notice that Happy Feet didnt seem well. It turns out that he had been eating the sand from the beach, likely thinking it was snow. The public raised more than 11,000 pounds for an operation to get the sand out of his stomach
9、. The operation was a success, and Happy Feet was taken to a zoo in Wellington, N. Z. A group of experts met to decide how to help Happy Feet return to the wild. Last Sunday, they put him on a boat called the Tangaroa, in a specially built ice filled box and took him out into the Southern Ocean, sou
10、theast of New Zealand. There, they released him into the ocean, which is his natural habitat. He took one last look at his human helpers and then dived into the ocean. “Emperor penguins spend their first five years at sea,” said Peter Simpson of New Zealands Department of Conservation. “What happens
11、 now is up to the penguin.” Happy Feet was fitted with a satellite transmitter(发射机) so they can monitor his progress using the Internet. So far, the trackers show that he swam northeast for a little while before getting his bearings and heading south.1.Where is the young penguin supposed to appear?A
12、.On the sunny beach. B.Near the Antarctic. C.Inside the hole in the ice. D.In the depths of the ocean. 2.The public collected some money to _. A.build a home for the penguinB.get the sand out of the penguins bellyC.do some research on the penguinD.return the penguin to his habitat3.What does Peter S
13、impson mean by saying “What happens now is up to the penguin.”?A.The penguin needs no protection from human. B.Human beings can do nothing to help penguins. C.No one knows what will happen to the penguins. D.Whether the penguin can survive depends on himself. Passage 3My wife Julie and I were out on
14、 the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling(蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered. The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran h
15、ome to get some of our dogs food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home. After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flow
16、ers for us. She explained that Tara had been her fathers dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home. Here is the truth of the story:Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasnt hearin
17、g anything that made that sound likely. I was about to turn and so when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it. We did help
18、it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family. In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door.”Sometimes angels come disguised as dogs. 1.How was the dog when found?A
19、.Too weak to walk. B.Thin and worn out. C.Unable to eat food. D.Homeless but gentle. 2.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that _. A.the dog didnt go with the writerB.the writer had his own pet dogC.Julie bought some food for the dogD.the dog didnt eat any of the food3.The underlined part “our problem” in
20、 the passage refers to the fact that _. A.the writer didnt want to take Julies adviceB.an old black dog appeared in front of themC.Julie disagreed with the writers travel on businessD.the couple had some trouble with their marriage4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.An Angel
21、 Dog B.A Helpful CoupleC.Saving the Dog D.A Famous Song答 案 及 解 析【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了诺贝尔文学奖获得者加夫列尔加西亚马尔克斯如何成为一名作家,如何创作出名著百年孤独的经历。1.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句 Garcia Marquez says that his grandmother way of storytelling later influenced his own methods.可知,他的写作风格受到了祖母的影响。故选B项。2.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第二、三句 It w
22、as on this visit that he realized he must stop studying law. And he recognized that he must return to the dream of his childhoodwriting.可知,正是这次回家之旅让他重新拾起了作家梦。故选D项。3.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段倒数第二句 The book,One Hundred Years of Solitude was immediately successful.可知,这本书很快就获得了成功。4.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段最后两句 F
23、or the next few years,Garcia Marquez wrote for many different newspapers.And in 1955,he published his first book called Leaf Storm.可知,他在出版小说前一直为报纸写文章。最后一段说他是第四个获诺贝尔奖的拉丁美洲作家;他的成名作是百年孤独;文中提到他父亲让他学法律;由此排除A、B、D三项。故选C项。Passage 2【语篇导读】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了在新西兰人们拯救一只帝企鹅幼崽的故事。根据第一段第三句 At his age,he should have been
24、close to Antarctic, swimming for fish and playing on the ice floes.可知,这个年龄段的帝企鹅本该在南极洲附近。2.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段第一句 The public raised more than 11,000 pounds for an operation to get the sand out of his stomach.可知,公众募捐是为了取出帝企鹅肚子里的沙子。3.D 【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段和最后一段可知,这只帝企鹅回归大海之后,没有了人类的保护,只能依靠自己的力量生存下去了。Passage
25、3【语篇导读】这篇文章讲述作者和妻子在路上捡到一只狗,带它回家,找它的主人,但是实际上是这只狗挽救了作者的家庭。从文章第一段第一句 My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn|out dog stumbling(蹒跚)painfully up the road.和第二段第一句 The dog was painfully thin.可知,当作者和妻子发现狗的时候,狗又瘦又精疲力竭。2.B 【解析】推理判断题。从第二段第二句 So Julie ran
26、 home to get some of our dogs food while I tried to encourage the dog.可推断出,作者有自己的宠物狗。3.D 【解析】词义猜测题。从文章第五段 Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving.She was trying to persuade me to come back,but I wasnt hearing anything that made that sound likely.可知,那天早上作者本来是想离开家的,所以 our problem 指的是这对夫妇的婚姻有麻烦这个事实。4.A 【解析】主旨大意题。从全篇文章和最后一段 Sometimes angels come disguised as dogs.可知,作者认为这只狗像天使一样挽救了作者的家庭。故选A项。
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