理工類C級輔導資料:補全短文Man of Few Words

　　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，some 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 honor for novels.He first _8_ in 1983 for the “Life and Times of Michael K”。and 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.”he 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.”

　　詞匯：

　　privacy/n.獨居；不受干擾的自由

　　barbarian/n.&adj.野蠻人（的），殘暴的人（的）

　　apartheid/n.種族隔離；種族隔離制

　　divine/adj.神圣的

　　panel/n.評審小組

　　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