Ⅰ.完形填空
(2023·重庆市第一次质检)
Gurnah, growing up in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania, was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.
He is the first Black writer 1.A the prize since Toni Morrison in 1993, and some observers saw his 2.B as a long delayed corrective(矫正) after years of European and American Nobel laureates(获奖者)．In his 10 novels, Gurnah has often explored the 3.A of exile(流放), identity and belonging.They 4.D Memory of Departure, Pilgrims Way and Dottie, which all deal with the immigrant(移民) experience in Britain.
Gurnah's first language is Swahili, but he 5.C English as his literary language.He drew on the imagery and stories from the Quran, 6.D from Arabic and Persian poetry, particularly The Arabian Nights.The news of Gurnah's Nobel 7.C by fellow novelists and academics who have long argued that his 8.B deserve a wider audience.
Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, which is now 9.A of Tanzania, in 1948.Then, in 1964, he fled to England. 10.D , poor, homesick, he began to write scraps(片段) in his diary, then 11.B entries, then stories about other people.In his 20s, he started 12.C fiction.Then he finished his first novel Memory of Departure, about a young man who flees a failed uprising, and at the same time he was writing his Ph.D.dissertation(论文)． 13.A , he became a professor of English.
Though Gurnah hasn't lived in Tanzania since he was a 14.B , his homeland always inspires his imagination. 15.D , he said，“My homeland always asserts myself in my imagination, even when I deliberately try to set my stories elsewhere.”
语篇导读：本文主要介绍了2021年诺贝尔文学奖获得者，坦桑尼亚作家古尔纳的生平及作品。
1．A.to receive B．to confirm
C．to search D．to appreciate
解析：考查语境推断。根据第一段“...was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.”可知，古尔纳被授予诺贝尔文学奖。receive意为“得到，收到”，符合语境。confirm意为“确认”； search意为“搜查”；appreciate意为“欣赏”。故选A。
2．A.section B．selection
C．collection D．consultation
解析：考查语境推断。结合语境可知，此处表示古尔纳被选为诺贝尔文学奖的获得者。selection意为“选择”，符合语境。section意为“部分，部门”；collection意为“收藏(品)”；consultation意为“咨询”。故选B。
3．A.themes B．opinions
C．passages D．suggestions
解析：考查语境推断。结合空后的“exile(流放), identity and belonging”以及下文“...and Dottie, which all deal with the immigrant(移民) experience in Britain.”可知，在他的10部小说中， 古尔纳经常探讨流亡、身份和归属感的主题。theme意为“主题”，符合语境。opinion意为“意见”；passage意为“段落”；suggestion意为“建议”。故选A。
4．A.explode B．conclude
C．provide D．include
解析：考查语境推断。结合语境可知，此处表示这些作品包括《离别的记忆》《朝圣者之路》和《多蒂》，都是围绕在英国的移民经历而展开。include意为“包括”，符合语境。explode意为“爆炸”；conclude意为“总结”；provide意为“提供”。故选D。
5．A.advised B．adapted
C．adopted D．affected
解析：考查语境推断。结合语境可知，此处表示古尔纳的第一语言是斯瓦希里语，但他采用英语作为他的文学语言。adopt意为“采用”，符合语境。advise意为“建议”；adapt意为“使适应；改编”；affect意为“影响”。故选C。
6．A.as much as B．as long as
C．as often as D．as well as
解析：考查语境推断。结合语境可知，此处表示他的作品引用了《古兰经》和阿拉伯诗歌与波斯诗歌中的意象和故事。as well as意为“以及”，符合语境。as much as意为“多达”；as long as意为“只要；长达”；as often as意为“每当”。故选D。
7．A.was awarded B．was discussed
C．was celebrated D．was suspected
解析：考查语境推断。此处表示小说家同行和学者们庆祝古尔纳获得诺贝尔奖的消息，他们一直认为他的作品应该有更广泛的读者。celebrate意为“庆祝”，符合语境。award意为“授予”；discuss意为“讨论”；suspect意为“怀疑”。故选C。
8．A.jobs B．works
C．labors D．careers
解析：考查语境推断。结合语境可知，此处表示他的作品应有更广泛的读者。work意为“作品”，符合语境。job意为“工作”；labor意为“任务；工作”；career意为“职业，事业”。故选B。
9．A.part B．name
C．home D．country
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，此处表示桑给巴尔现在是坦桑尼亚的一部分。part意为“部分”，符合语境。name意为“名称”；home意为“家”；country意为“国家”。故选A。
10．A.Admirable B．Respectable
C．Fashionable D．Miserable
解析：考查语境推断。根据下文中与设空处内容并列的poor, homesick可知，空格处填写的词汇应该是具有相似感情色彩的词汇，表示古尔纳当时的状态。miserable意为“痛苦的”，符合语境。admirable意为“令人钦佩的”；respectable意为“受人尊敬的”；fashionable意为“时髦的”。故选D。
11．A.higher B．longer
C．stronger D．heavier
解析：考查语境&常识推断。根据上下文语境可知，古尔纳先是在日记中写零碎片段，接着是简短记录，再接着是人物故事；且根据常识可知，写作应是循序渐进，一步步进行的；且从零碎片段到简短记录再到人物故事，文字的长度应是逐渐变长的。long意为“长的”，符合语境。high意为“高的”；strong意为“强壮的”；heavy意为“重的”。故选B。
12．A.reading B．hearing
C．writing D．watching
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，此处表示20多岁时，古尔纳开始写小说。write意为“写作”，符合语境。read意为“阅读”；hear意为“听”；watch意为“观察”。故选C。
13．A.Afterwards B．Forwards
C．Backwards D．Frontwards
解析：考查逻辑推断。本段主要介绍了古尔纳的文学创作历程，有明显的时间顺序；此处表示后来，他成为英语教授。afterwards意为“然后”，符合语境。forwards意为“向前”； backwards意为“向后”；frontwards意为“向前”。故选A。
14．A.writer B．teenager
C．scholar D．professor
解析：考查语境推断。根据第四段中“Gurnah was born in Zanzibar...in 1948.Then, in 1964, he fled to England.”可知， 16岁时，古尔纳离开了坦桑尼亚，即此处指自青少年时期他便没有再回去过。teenager意为“青少年”，符合语境。writer意为“作家”；scholar意为“学者”；professor意为“教授”。故选B。
15．A.As a result B．At the same time
C．On the other hand D．In his own words
解析：考查语境推断。后文是古尔纳对上文“his homeland always inspires his imagination”的诠释，以说明他的小说中处处有着他的祖国的影子。in his own words意为“用他自己的话”，符合语境。as a result意为“结果”；at the same time意为“同时”；on the other hand意为“另一方面”。故选D。
