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 .
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 ”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 ,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 for the development of Colombia since the 19century . As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said , Garcia Márquez wrote about “the very essence of the Latin American beings ” .
Garcia Márquez was born in the year _________.
A.1914 | B.1928 | C.1967 | D.1982 |
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 |
The underlined word “isolated”means ________.
A.隔绝的 | B.安逸的 | C.喧嚣的 | D.繁华的 |
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 girl of 20th-century literature ”. |
D.Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City. |
The writer quotes 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 |