单选题 William Faulkner of Oxford was not a native of Oxford; nor was he born with the name Faulkner. He was born in Albany, Mississippi, at the end of the 19th century, and the family spelled the name Falkner.
He published his first book when he was twenty-seven. In 1950, at the age of fifty-three, he was given the Nobel Prize for Literature (文学). After that he kept on writing and became more successful. He was generally regarded as the great American writer of his time when he died in 1962. Millions of people who read his works thought he had spent almost the whole life in Mississippi. Even the people of Oxford.
Faulkner was a kind of legend (传奇) in his own lifetime. There was, for example, the mystery (不可思议的事物) of who pat the "u" in William' s last name. For many years the commonly accepted story was that it was a careless printer, in setting type for The Mar be Fun (1924). However, Faulkner’s biographer (传记作者) Carvel Collins said that the writer himself added it, and at least occasionally, as early as in 1918.

单选题 At the time of his death, Faulkner was ______ years old.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】第二段提到,In 1950,at the age of fifty-three,1950年他53岁,那么1962年逝世,他应该是65岁。
单选题 Faulkner lived most of his life in______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】开头第一句就说他在Oxford。第二段又说到,Millions of peopie who read his works thought he had spent almost the whole life in Mississippi.Even the people of Oxford,甚至在Oxford的人也这么认为。暗示他其实大部分时间都在Oxford,所以选A。
单选题 The "u" in Faulkner's name was added by ______ according to carrel collins.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】答案就在文章的最后一句。
单选题 By the time he was given the Nobel Prize, ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】A显然不对,因为文章提到,他获奖以后,继续写作并获得更大的成功。C文章没提。D是他逝世时人们的评价。B是正确的,因为文末提到,他从1918年就开始用"Faulkner"这个名字了。