(A) Gabriel Garcia Marquez,who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982,passed away at the age of 86 on 17 April,2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant (巨匠) .

Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia,but he spent most his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers,he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20thcentury literature”.

Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “magical realism (魔幻現(xiàn)實(shí)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 Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel,One Hundred Years of Solitude (《百年孤獨(dú)》) , which has been 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 19th century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said,Garcia Marquez wrote about “the very essence (精髓) of the Latin American being”.

() 31. Garcia Marquez was born in the year.

   A. 1914   B. 1928   C. 1967   D. 1982

() 32. We can know from Paragraph 2that Garcia Marquez.

   A. was born in Mexico City

   B. spent most his adult life in Colombia

   C. had a writing style called “magical realism”

   D. was famous but lived a simple daily life

() 33. The underlined word “isolated” means “   in Chinese.

   A. 隔絕的    B. 安逸的   C. 喧囂的   D. 繁華的

() 34. Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez?

   A. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.

   B. His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is a great success.

   C. He was widely known as “a giant of 20thcentury literature”.

   D. Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.

() 35. The writer quotes (引述) from the President to.

   A. praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement

   B. show the deep sadness of the President

   C. explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez

   D. describe the character of Garcia Marquez

Bruce Lee was a famous martial artist (武術(shù)家) and actor who worked during the 20th century.

Bruce Lee was born in 1940 in San Francisco in a Chinese family,16 to Hong Kong at a young 17 with his parents. His 18 was involved in the Cantonese opera (粵劇) ，19 the young boy quickly found himself interested in the 20 industry. At the age of 19,Bruce Lee travelled to 21 to study at the University of Washington,where he met Linda Emery,whom he married in 1964. The 22 had two children,Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee. During Lee’s initiaK最初的) period in the United States,he 23 to focus on martial arts,but he quickly found 24 with film and television roles as a result of his skill.

Bruce Lee was a small man,but he was extremely muscular (肌肉發(fā)達(dá)的) and very powerful. Lee developed Jeet Kune Do,a martial art form 25focuses on flexibility (靈活性) ，efficiency and speed In addition to working in film and television,Bruce Lee also worked 26 a martial art instructor (教 練) and competitor. His 27 size and large musculature drew the attention of many people in the West,leading to a marked increase of interest in martial arts. Though his 28 skill was not so good? many fans felt that he 29 for it with his martial art ability.

In 1973,Bruce Lee fell down while working on Enter the Dragon,his last and perhaps most 30 film. He was treated for cerebral edema (腦水腫) . Two months later,Lee took a painkiller for a headache and decided to lie down,but he never got up again. 

() 16. A. moving   B. looking   C. working   D. leaving

() 17. A. time   B. age   C. aid   D. aim

() 18. A. brother   B. father   C. sister   D. doctor

() 19. A. and   B. but   C. so   D. or

() 20. A. computer   B. heavy   C. modern   D. film

() 21. A. the UK   B. the US   C. Japan   D. Canada

() 22. A. culture   B. commander   C. emperor   D. couple

() 23. A. decided   B. forgot   C. remembered   D. continued

() 24. A. herself   B. themselves   C. myself   D. himself 

( ) 25. A. what   B. who   C. which   D. whom

() 26. A. as   B. for   C. to   D. on

() 27. A. huge   B. big   C. giant   D. small

() 28. A. acting   B. teaching   C. dancing   D. singing

() 29. A. made up   B. gave up   C. looked up   D. got up

() 30. A. terrible   B. unknown   C. famous   D. hopeless

() 15. The light bulb which was invented by Edison now.

   A. was widely used   B. is widely used

   C. will be widely used   D. used widely

() 14. The number of visitors to the zoo smaller and smaller because of the bad environment.

   A. become   B. are becoming

   C. is becoming   D. have become

() 13. — I wonder whether Brazil will win the match later tonight.

一Go to bed first. I will wake you up as soon as the match.

   A. starts   B. started   C. will start   D. is starting

() 12. — I didn’t see you at the beginning of the party last night.

—I on my biology report at that time.

   A. worked   B. work

   C. was working   D. am working

() 11. Have you Albert Einstein who is regarded as one of the greatest persons in the world?

   A. heard   B. heard from   C. heard of   D. listen to

() 10. — Congratulations!You have won the first prize in the English contest.

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   A. Thank you! B. Good idea!

   C. Of course. D. Enjoy yourself!

() 9. — Have you finished using my dictionary?

—Yes,I put it back on your desk just now. Who it away?

   A. will take   B. is taking   C. took   D. takes

() 8. 一reported that there was an earthquake in Canada yesterday.

一Yes. Luckily,it didn’t cause lots of damage.

   A. It’s   B. That’s   C. He is   D. There is