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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 . 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".
(1)Garcia Márquez was born in the year _________.A.1914B.1928C.1967D.1982
(2)We can know from Paragragh 2 that Garcia Márquez______.A.was born in Mexico CityB.spent most of his adult life in ColombiaC.had a writing style called “magical realism ”D.was famous but lived a simple daily life
(3)The underlined word “isolated”means ________.A.隔绝的B.安逸的C.喧嚣的D.繁华的
(4)Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Garcia Márquez?A.He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982B.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.
(5)The writer quotes from the President to ______.A.praise Garcia Márquez for his achievementB.show the deep sadness of the PresidentC.explain the writing style of Garcia MárquezD.describe the character of Garcia Márquez