Mo Yan, the first Chinese national to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, is _________ to earn about 200 million yuan this year.
A．likely B．possible C．probable D．willing
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Mo Yan, the first Chinese national to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, is _________ to earn about 200 million yuan this year.
A．likely B．possible C．probable D．willing
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Mo Yan is the first Chinese people to win the Nobel Prize for his great ______ in literature (文学).
A. interests B. achievements
C. behavior D. observation
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Mo Yan has been the first________Chinese to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, ___________ arouses people’s interest in reading his works.
A．ever; which B．even; that C．even; which D．ever; that
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Tu Youyou has become the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize, for her work in helping to create an anti-malaria(疟疾) medicine. The 84-year-old’s route to the honour has been anything but traditional. In China, she is being called the "three nos" winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas.
In 1967, malaria, a then deadly disease, spread by mosquitoes was decimating Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam. A secret research unit “Mission 523 “was formed to find a cure for the illness. Two years later, Tu Youyou was instructed to become the new head of “Mission 523”.
“Mission523” read ancient books carefully for a long time to find historical methods of fighting malaria. When she started her search for an anti-malarial drug, more than 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested, without any success. Finally, the team found a brief reference to one substance, sweet wormwood(青蒿), which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 AD. The team took out one active compound in wormwood, and then tested it. But nothingwas effective until Tu Youyou returned to the original ancient text. After another careful reading, she changed the drug recipe one final time, heating the compound without allowing it to reach boiling point.
After the drug showed promising results in mice and monkeys, Tu Youyou volunteered to be the first human recipient of the new drug. “In any case, Tu Youyou is consistently praised for her drive and passion. One former colleague, Lianda Li, says Ms Tu is “unsociable and quite straightforward”, adding that “if she disagrees with something, she will say it.”
Another colleague, Fuming Liao, who has worked with Tu Youyou for more than 40 years, describes her as a “tough and stubborn woman”. Stubborn enough to spend decades piecing together ancient texts, she applies them to modern scientific practices. The result has saved millions of lives.
1.According to Para. I, we can learn that .
A. Tu is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
B. Tu has a medical degree
C. Tu’s road to success is not traditional
D. Tu discovered a cure for malaria
2.The underlined word “decimating” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by .
A. encouraging B. killing C. annoying D. benefiting
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Tu first invented the idea of using sweet wormwood as a cure.
B. Tu was inspired by medical textbooks published in northern Vietnam.
C. The compound needs to be heated to the boiling point to be effective.
D. Over 240,000 compounds were proved ineffective before Tu’s search.
4.Tu Youyou can be best described as a person.
A. devoted and stubborn B. straightforward and mean
C. considerate and tough D. sociable and generous
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Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday．The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its history．Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared"．
Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan－a pen name for Guan Moye，grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing．
He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by a famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan is known as a prolific（多产的）writer. In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages．
The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10．The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $l million．
1.How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?
A．Excited and proud． B． Happy and surprised
C．Worried and cautious D． Uncertain and shocked
2.Mo Yan developed his ability for writing when he was ________．
A．on a farm B．in a factory C．in a school D．in the army
3.One of Mo Yan's characteristics of writing is that he ________.
A．writes about topics he is familiar with
B．focuses on social problems in the country
C．describes his characters in a unique way
D．explains difficult matters in simple words
4.Which of the statements is true?
A．Mo Yan published his first book when he was 20 years old.
B．The movie Hong Gaoliang was made in 1987.
C．Mo Yan only writes novels.
D．Mo Yan’s works are mostly about city life.
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A．How Mo Yan Gets Nobel Prize B．An Introduction to Nobel Prize
C．Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature D．A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan
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Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be 36as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's 37 where he stayed with his family.
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo 38out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n) 39. He joined the military and devoted himself to 40 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution.
Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered 41 and tangled (缠结的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly 42 China's one-child family policy, which helped 43 the country's population explosion 44 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.
"I think the reason why I could win the45is that my works present lives with unique Chinese 46 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of 47 human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many 48 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have 49 and influenced his novels.
Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more 50 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they 51 as a world literature.
As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will 52 meet conflicts with western civilizations.__53_, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor, 54 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such 55 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(复兴).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)
1. A．astonished B．ashamed C．embarrassed D．disappointed
2. A．business B．birthplace C．bookstore D．workplace
3. A．escaped B．ran C．dropped D．moved
4. A．adult B．citizen C．parent D．teenager
5. A．training B．writing C．farming D．speaking
6. A．hardship B．unemployment C．disease D．accident
7. A．adapted B．supported C．criticized D．praised
8. A．destroy B．cause C．increase D．control
9. A．and B．but C．or D．so
10. A．prize B．game C．respect D．profit
11. A．customs B．institutions C．characteristics D．feelings
12. A．particular B．usual C．strange D．common
13. A．advanced B．elegant C．folk D．royal
14. A．inspired B．interrupted C．prevented D．processed
15. A．imaginative B．reflective C．appreciative D．productive
16. A．admire B．arise C．fail D．lack
17. A．uncertainly B．unbearably C．unavoidably D．unacceptably
18. A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
19. A．worsening B．softening C．deepening D．widening
20. A．suggestions B．plans C．arguments D．problems
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Chinese writer Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize for Literature might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English, European experts say.
“Hopefully, the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more works will get translated,” says Michel Hockx, professor of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia from University of London. “Many very good Chinese writers have been accepted globally for a long time already. Mo Yan is probably the most translated Chinese writer alive, with at least five of his novels made available in English over the past 20 years.”
Jonathan Ruppin, web editor of bookseller Foyles, says Mo’s win coincides with growing interest in Chinese literature and recognizes the talents of a distinctive and visionary writer. “We are very excited by the fact that English translations of more of his books should now become available,” Ruppin says. He made the comment after Mo became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in its century-long history.
As East-West cultural exchange has been booming, Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years. Hockx explains, “It’s mainly because there are many more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries, to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad. At the same time, more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture .”
University of Oxford lecturer in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says, “The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself. People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit between China and its international counterparts — in particular,China knows incomparably more about Europe and America than the other way round— and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”
1.The underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
A. start out B. burn up
C. set off D. appeal to
2.Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention mainly because ________.
A. Chinese writers have been writing more and more books in English
B. the Chinese language has become the most wide used language in the world
C. the Chinese government attaches great importance to literature
D. the cultural communication between China and western countries has developed
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Chinese literature has spread with the development of China.
B. The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years.
C. In the past, no Chinese writers were accepted outside China.
D. Foreigners know about China mainly by reading Mo Yan’s works.
4.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. China knows more about Europe and America than before.
B. China knows more about Europe and America than they know about China.
C. China, Europe and America know one another more than before.
D. Compared with America, China knows more about Europe.
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Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in 2012. Many fans are eagerly waiting for his new novel to ______.
A．come out B．turn out C．make out D．go out
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There is no doubt _____ Mo Yan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has been _____ in writing for decades.
A. that; committed B. whether; committed
C. what; absorbed D. that; absorbed
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Mo Yan, _______penname means “Don’t speak”, won the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature.
A．whose B．which C．who D．what
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