Everyone chases success，but not all of US want to be famous．
South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is _l_ for keeping himself to himself．
When the 63-year—old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlier this month, reporters were warned that they would find him “particularly difficult to _2_ ”
Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the University of Chicago. He seemed _3_ by the news he won the US$1.3 million prize．“It came as a complete surprise．I wasn’t even aware they were due to make the announcement．”he said．
His _4_ pf privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize．giving in Stockholm，Sweden，on December 10．
But despite being described as _5_ to track down，山e critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know．
Born in Cape Town，South Africa，to all English-speaking family, Coetzee _6_ his breakthrough in 1980 with the novel“Waiting for the Barbarians”．He _7_ his place among the world’S leading writers with two Booker prize victories，Britain’S highest honour for novels．He first _8_ in 1983 for the“Life and Times of Michael K”．a(chǎn)nd his second title came in 1999 for“Disgrace”．
A major theme in his work iS South Africa’s former apartheid system．which divided whites from blacks． _9_ with the problems of violence，crime and racial division that still exist in the country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understand apartheid _10_ within．
“I have always been more interested in the past than the future?！県e said in a rare interview．“The past _11_ its shadow over the present．I hope I have made one or two people think _12_ about whether they want to forget the past completely．”
In fact this purity in his writing seems to be _13_ in his personal life．Coetzee is a vegetarian，a cyclist rather than a motorist and doesn’t drink alcohol．
But what he has _14_ to 1iterature，culture and the people of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up．“In looking at weakness and failure in 1ife，”the Nobel prize judging panel said，“Coetzee’s work _15_ the divine spark in man．”
1．A)unhappy B)well known C)busy D)worried
2．A)catch B)come across C)run into D)bump into
3．A)influenced B)affected C)moved D)shocked
4．A)1ike B)devote C)love D)attract
5．A)difficult B)easy C)ready D)eager
6．A)forced B)caused C)made D)did
7．A)kept B)listed C)took D)arranged
8．A)received B)obtained C)won D)had
9．A)Dealing B)Handling C)Solving D)Removing
10．A)in B)out C)of D)from
11．A)covers B)puts C)spreads D)casts
12．A)once B)twice C)thrice D)four times
13．A)written B)hidden C)mirrored D)stricken
14．A)contributed B)added C)attributed D)created
15．A)tells B)says C)informs D)expresses
參考答案:
1． B 尋找正確的答案，常常需要借助上下文提供的信息。緊接著的句子中有這樣一個短語：“particularly difficult to catch” (特別難找到他)。這第二個句子是說明第一個句子的。從中可以推出“well known”是正確的答案?！皐ell known for keeping himself to himself”是“以與世隔絕為大家熟知”的意思。
2． A “come across”，“run into”，“bump into”在語義上都有某種“偶然性”，這是主語所指的人所無法控制的，因而這種搭配在語義上是錯誤的。
3． D 在對第一題做解釋時，提到了上下文常?？梢詭椭覀冏龀稣_的判斷。緊隨其后的句子是“It came as a complete surprise．”(這個獎來得很突然)?！皊hock”跟“surprise"意思很接近，因而“shocked”是正確的答案。
4． C 在這個空白處需要填入一個名詞。只有“l(fā)ove”除作動詞外還能作名詞。
5． A “despite”引導(dǎo)的是一種反向的對比，主旬中有一個“easy”。那么它的反義詞就是“difficult”。
6． C “to make a break through”等于“to break through”，是固定的搭配。
7． C “to take one’S place”是“處于什么位置”的意思，這是固定的說法。
8． C 這個句子里沒有賓語，因此需要一個不及物動詞，在這四個動詞中，只有“won"既可作及物動詞，又可作不及物動詞。
9．A 除了“deal”外， “handle”，“solve”和“remove”都不跟“with'，。
10．D 整個句子說的是：在處理這個國家依然存在的暴力、犯罪和種族隔離問題，他的書能使一般人從內(nèi)部理解種族隔離制?！皬摹嵌取背Ｓ谩癴rom…”。
11．D “casts its shadow”(投陰影)是“給……帶來影響”的意思，是固定的說法。
12．B “tllinktwice…”相當(dāng)于漢語中的“三思而后行”。正如漢語中不說“二思而后行，一樣，英語中也不說“think thrice'’，這種搭配是固定的。
13．C 從緊隨其后的句子來看，應(yīng)填入“mirrored”。這兩個句子說的是：事實上，Coetzee 作品中的這種純潔性似乎也反映在他的個人生活之中。他是一個吃素食的人，他騎車而不開車，并且也不喝酒。
14．A 從下文“far greater than the thing she has given up”(比起他放棄的東西要多得多)來看，選擇“contributed”(貢獻(xiàn))是對的。全旬說的是：但是，他對文學(xué)、文化、南非人民所做出的貢獻(xiàn)比起他放棄的東西要多得多。
15．D 其他的三個選項插入后生成的都是不合格的
句子。
South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is _l_ for keeping himself to himself．
When the 63-year—old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlier this month, reporters were warned that they would find him “particularly difficult to _2_ ”
Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the University of Chicago. He seemed _3_ by the news he won the US$1.3 million prize．“It came as a complete surprise．I wasn’t even aware they were due to make the announcement．”he said．
His _4_ pf privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize．giving in Stockholm，Sweden，on December 10．
But despite being described as _5_ to track down，山e critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know．
Born in Cape Town，South Africa，to all English-speaking family, Coetzee _6_ his breakthrough in 1980 with the novel“Waiting for the Barbarians”．He _7_ his place among the world’S leading writers with two Booker prize victories，Britain’S highest honour for novels．He first _8_ in 1983 for the“Life and Times of Michael K”．a(chǎn)nd his second title came in 1999 for“Disgrace”．
A major theme in his work iS South Africa’s former apartheid system．which divided whites from blacks． _9_ with the problems of violence，crime and racial division that still exist in the country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understand apartheid _10_ within．
“I have always been more interested in the past than the future?！県e said in a rare interview．“The past _11_ its shadow over the present．I hope I have made one or two people think _12_ about whether they want to forget the past completely．”
In fact this purity in his writing seems to be _13_ in his personal life．Coetzee is a vegetarian，a cyclist rather than a motorist and doesn’t drink alcohol．
But what he has _14_ to 1iterature，culture and the people of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up．“In looking at weakness and failure in 1ife，”the Nobel prize judging panel said，“Coetzee’s work _15_ the divine spark in man．”
1．A)unhappy B)well known C)busy D)worried
2．A)catch B)come across C)run into D)bump into
3．A)influenced B)affected C)moved D)shocked
4．A)1ike B)devote C)love D)attract
5．A)difficult B)easy C)ready D)eager
6．A)forced B)caused C)made D)did
7．A)kept B)listed C)took D)arranged
8．A)received B)obtained C)won D)had
9．A)Dealing B)Handling C)Solving D)Removing
10．A)in B)out C)of D)from
11．A)covers B)puts C)spreads D)casts
12．A)once B)twice C)thrice D)four times
13．A)written B)hidden C)mirrored D)stricken
14．A)contributed B)added C)attributed D)created
15．A)tells B)says C)informs D)expresses
參考答案:
1． B 尋找正確的答案，常常需要借助上下文提供的信息。緊接著的句子中有這樣一個短語：“particularly difficult to catch” (特別難找到他)。這第二個句子是說明第一個句子的。從中可以推出“well known”是正確的答案?！皐ell known for keeping himself to himself”是“以與世隔絕為大家熟知”的意思。
2． A “come across”，“run into”，“bump into”在語義上都有某種“偶然性”，這是主語所指的人所無法控制的，因而這種搭配在語義上是錯誤的。
3． D 在對第一題做解釋時，提到了上下文常?？梢詭椭覀冏龀稣_的判斷。緊隨其后的句子是“It came as a complete surprise．”(這個獎來得很突然)?！皊hock”跟“surprise"意思很接近，因而“shocked”是正確的答案。
4． C 在這個空白處需要填入一個名詞。只有“l(fā)ove”除作動詞外還能作名詞。
5． A “despite”引導(dǎo)的是一種反向的對比，主旬中有一個“easy”。那么它的反義詞就是“difficult”。
6． C “to make a break through”等于“to break through”，是固定的搭配。
7． C “to take one’S place”是“處于什么位置”的意思，這是固定的說法。
8． C 這個句子里沒有賓語，因此需要一個不及物動詞，在這四個動詞中，只有“won"既可作及物動詞，又可作不及物動詞。
9．A 除了“deal”外， “handle”，“solve”和“remove”都不跟“with'，。
10．D 整個句子說的是：在處理這個國家依然存在的暴力、犯罪和種族隔離問題，他的書能使一般人從內(nèi)部理解種族隔離制?！皬摹嵌取背Ｓ谩癴rom…”。
11．D “casts its shadow”(投陰影)是“給……帶來影響”的意思，是固定的說法。
12．B “tllinktwice…”相當(dāng)于漢語中的“三思而后行”。正如漢語中不說“二思而后行，一樣，英語中也不說“think thrice'’，這種搭配是固定的。
13．C 從緊隨其后的句子來看，應(yīng)填入“mirrored”。這兩個句子說的是：事實上，Coetzee 作品中的這種純潔性似乎也反映在他的個人生活之中。他是一個吃素食的人，他騎車而不開車，并且也不喝酒。
14．A 從下文“far greater than the thing she has given up”(比起他放棄的東西要多得多)來看，選擇“contributed”(貢獻(xiàn))是對的。全旬說的是：但是，他對文學(xué)、文化、南非人民所做出的貢獻(xiàn)比起他放棄的東西要多得多。
15．D 其他的三個選項插入后生成的都是不合格的
句子。