Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez passes away at 87.Nobel Prize winning Colombian

Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez passes away at 87.
Nobel Prize winning Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away on April 17 in his home in Mexico City at the age of 87, local media reported.

Colombian Ambassador(大使)to Mexico Jose Gabriel Ortiz confirmed(确认) the news.
The author of the famous novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude(孤独),” an outstanding work of literature(文学) that introduced the world to magic realism(魔幻现实主义), had been checked into a hospital on April 3 to be treated for the serious disease.
Garcia Marquez, who worked as a reporter for many years before dedicating himself to writing fictions, had been living in Mexico City since the 1960s.
A master(大师) of magic realism, along with Latin American writers Julio Cortazar, Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes and Mario Vargas Llosa, Garcia Marquez, wrote many well-known novels, such as “No One Writes to the Colonel” and “Autumn of the Patriarch.”
“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” his masterpiece(杰作) published in 1967, has been translated into 35 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. (Xinhua, April 18, 2014)
【小题1】Where can we possibly read the passage?A．In a movie poster.B．In a sports magazine.C．In a newspaper.D．In a comic book.【小题2】What happened to Gabriel Garcia Marquez on April 17?A．He won the Nobel Prize.B．He died in Mexico City.C．He celebrated his 87th birthday.D．He met the Colombian Ambassador.【小题3】What was Garcia Marquez before he started writing fictions?A．A Nobel Prize winner.B．A master of magic realism.C．A reporter.D．An ambassador.【小题4】What’s the meaning of the underlined words “dedicating himself to”?A．奉献给B．全神贯注于C．坚持D．竭尽全力于【小题5】Which of the following is the most famous novel written by Garcia Marquez?A．Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.B．No One Writes to the Colonel.C．Autumn of the Patriarch.D．One Hundred Years of Solitude.C

(答案→)C 解析：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了百年孤独的作者加西亚马尔克斯去世的消息,短文并简要的介绍了他的生平及创作生涯。【小题1】推理判断题.根据短文第二三段local media reported及confirmed(确认) the news.及本文描述,可知这篇短文主要介绍了百年孤独的作者加西亚马尔克斯去世的消息,短文并简要的介绍了他的生平及创作生涯.故选C,一份报纸。【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段关键词pass away及下文描述，可知加西亚马尔克斯在四月十七日去世了。故选B。【小题3】细节理解题。根据Garcia Marquez, who worked as a reporter for many years before dedicating himself to writing fictions, 描述，可知他在开始写小说之前是个记者。故选C。【小题4】词义猜测题。联系上下文，可知此处指的是，投身于写作事业。故选A。【小题5】细节理解题。根据短文第四段描述，可知马尔克斯的著名作品是百年孤独。故选D。

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