单项选择题
51～65 Man of Few Words
Everyone chases success,but not all of US want to be famous.
South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is________(1)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 that he won the us$1.3 million prize.'It came as a complete surprise.1 wasn't even aware they were due to make the announcement,'he said. His________ (4)of 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,the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know.
Born in Cape Town,South Africa,to an English-speaking family,Coetzee________(6)his breakthrough in l 980 with the novel' Waiting for the Barbarians(野蛮人)' 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 l 983 for the' Life and Times of Michael K',and his second title came in l999 for 'Disgrace'
A major theme in his work is South African's former apartheid(种族隔离)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 literature,culture and the people of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up.'In looking at weakness and failure in l№.'the Nobel prize judging panel said,'Coetzee'S work________ (15) the divine (神圣的) spark in man.'
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