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American writer George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.

The story was a real event on February 22, 1862. That night, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visited the grave of his 11-year-old son Willie, who was buried in a Washington cemetery.

The story imagines Lincoln walking around alone in the dark, troubled by the death of his son and the American Civil War. Meanwhile. Other dead souls in the graveyard watch young Willie waiting for his father to return.

Lola Young, an author and member of Britain's House of Lords, led the group of judges. She praised the "deeply moving" book. In his speech, Saunders said, "we live in a strange time." He noted the most important question is how to respond to events.

The 58-year-old Saunders became the second American writer to win the prize. Last year, Paul Beatty became the first American to win for his novel The Sellout. In the past, the Man Booker Prize was given only to writers from Britain, Ireland, Zimbabwe or countries in the British Commonwealth. The rules were changed in 2014 to permit authors of any book written in English and published in Britain to compete. Critics of the rule change say it "Americanized" an important British literary prize.

The winner receives a cash prize of about $65,000. Other past winners include this year's Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, Salman Rushdie, Iris Murdoch and Canadian writer Margaret Atwood.

1.George Saunders was from ______.

A England

B America

C China

D Canada

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段American writer George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.可知，他是美国人，故选B。

2.The story happened in ______.

A 1862

B 1865

C 1867

D 2017

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段The story is a real event on February 22, 1862. 可知，故事发生在1862年，故选A。

3.Which of the following countries didn’t win the prize?

A Ireland.

B Zimbabwe.

C American.

D Germany.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第五段第三句In the past, the Man Booker Prize was given only to writers from Britain, Ireland, Zimbabwe or countries in the British Commonwealth.可知，德国没有获奖，故选D。

4.The underlined word “it” refers ______.

A the story about Lincoln

B the prize

C the country

D the rule

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据The rules were changed in 2014 to permit authors of any book written in English and published in Britain to compete可知，it 指代的是规则，即the rule，故选D。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A The The Man Booker Prize winner George Saunders.

B US president Lincoln won The Man Booker Prize.

C How to win The Man Booker Prize.

D How to improve your writing.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。全文讲述的是2017年布克奖获得者桑德斯，故选A。