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　　Gabriel Garcia Márquez, who was awared 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 19century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Márquez wrote about "the very essence(精髓) of the Latin American beings ".

　　11. Garcia Márquez was born in the year ______.

　　A. 1914 B. 1928 C. 1967 D. 1982

　　12. 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

　　13. The underlined word "isolated"means ______.

　　A. 隔绝的 B. 安逸的 C. 喧嚣的 D. 繁华的

　　14. 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 Hundrend 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.

　　15. 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

　　Ⅳ．根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词

　　1．If you want to have dinner，you can go to the r (餐馆)．

　　2．The h (医院) is near the supermarket.Can you find it?

　　3．Jim is b (在……之间) you and me.

　　4．Wangfujing S (街道) is a good place to go shopping.

　　5．It's a nice day.Let's go out and enjoy the warm s (阳光)．

　　Ⅴ．用所给单词的适当形式完成句子

　　1．There are many (hotel) in our city.

　　2．Turn right at the (one) crossing.

　　3．I enjoy (listen) to music.

　　4．Tom often spends half an hour (go) home by bike.

　　5．You can find the bank (easy)．

　　Ⅵ．根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词

　　1．哪条是去邮局的路？

　　Which is ________ ________ ________ the post office?

　　2．医院在公园对面。

　　The hospital is ________ ________ the park.

　　3．火车站离这儿很远。

　　The train station is ________ ________ here.

　　4．这些猴子总是在山上到处爬。

　　These monkeys always ________ ________ in the mountains.

　　5．当我弹钢琴时，我总觉得时间过得很快。

　　When I play the piano，I always feel that time ________ ________ ________．

　　Ⅶ．按要求进行句型转换，每空一词。

　　1．There are thirty desks in the room.(对画线部分提问)

　　________ ________ ________ ________ there in the room?

　　2．There are some trees near the house.(改为否定句)

　　There ________ ________ trees near the house.

　　3．There are some eggs in the box.(改为单数形式的句子)

　　There ________ ________ ________ in the box.

　　4．There are some apples on the tree.(改为一般疑问句)

　　________ ________ ________ apples on the tree？

　　5．Linda is behind Cindy in the photo.(改为同义句)

　　Cindy is ________ ________ ________ Linda in the photo.