The novels written by Mo Yan sell best now, b...

The novels written by Mo Yan sell best now, but years ago no one could have imagined he _____ the Nobel Prize for Literature.

A．was winning                           B．was to win

C．had won                              D．won

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— What do you think of the novel written by the well-known writer?

— Sorry, no _________!

A. wonder         B. doubt                   C. comment                        D. way

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— What do you think of the novel written by the well-known writer?

— Sorry, no _________!

A. wonder         B. doubt                   C. comment                        D. way

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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 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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Mo Yan’s novels have been in great __________ since he won the Nobel Prizein Literature.

A. quality　　　　　　　　 B. sale　　　　　　 C. progress　　　　　　 D. demand

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Perhaps the first novel to best express the modern idea of the self was Jane Eyre, written in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte.

Those who remember Jane Eyre solely as required reading in high-school English class likely recall most vividly a childhood banishment(流放) to a death-haunted room, a mysterious presence in the attic, and a cold mansion going up in flames. It’s more seemingly the stuff of Lifetime television, not revolutions. But as unbelievable as many of the events of the novel are, even today, Bronte’s biggest accomplishment wasn’t in plot devices. It was the narrative voice of Jane — who so openly expressed her desire for identity, definition and meaning — that rang powerfully true to its 19th-century audience. In fact, many early readers mistakenly believed Jane Eyre was a true account (in a clever marketing scheme, the novel was subtitled, “An Autobiography”)，perhaps a validation of her character’s authenticity.

The way that novels paid attention to the particularities of human experience (rather than the universals of romances) made them the ideal vehicle to shape how readers understood the modern individual. The novel seemed perfectly designed to tell Bronte’s first-person narrative of a poor orphan girl searching for a secure identity—first among an unloving family, then a charity school, and finally with the wealthy but unattainable employer she loves. Unable to find her sense of self through others, Jane makes the surprising decision to turn inward.

The broader cultural implications of the story—its insistence on the value of conscience and will—were such that one critic worried some years after its publication that the “most alarming revolution of modern times has followed the invasion of Jane Eyre：' Before Rene Descartes's cogito ergo sum (“I think, therefore I am”)，when the sources of authority were external and objective, the aspects of the self so central to today’s understanding mattered little then.

To be sure, no earlier novelist had provided a voice so seemingly pure, so fully belonging to the character, as Bronte, She developed her art alongside her sisters, the novelists Anne and Emily, but it was Charlotte whose work best captured the sense of the modern individual. Anne Bronte's novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall contributed to the novers ability to offer social criticism, while the Romantic sensibilities of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights explored how the “other,” in the form of the dark, unpredictable Heathcliff，can threaten the integrity(完整) of the self.

One of the greatest testimonies(证明) to Bronte's accomplishment came from a modernist pioneer, Virginia Woolf, who declares, “Jane’s voice is the source of the power the book has to absorb the reader completely into her world.” Woolf explains how Bronte depicts: ...an overpowering personality, so that, as we say in real life, they have only to open the door to make themselves felt. There is in them some untamed ferocity perpetually at war with the accepted order of things which makes them desire to create instantly rather than to observe patiently.

It is exactly this willingness — desire, even — to be “at war with the accepted order of things” that characterizes the modern self. While we now take such a sense for granted, it was，as Bronte’s contemporaries rightly understood, radical (激进的) in her day.

“_______,’’ Jane says as she is dragged by her cruel aunt toward banishment in the bedroom where her late uncle died. This sentence, Joyce Carol Oates argues, serves as the theme of Jane’s whole story.

Charlotte Bronte created a new mold for the self—a person’s inner life can allow her to change from the inside out.

It is true Jane does right and exercises great moral strength.

1.Which of the following rang powerfully true to 19th-century audience?

A.The subtitle“An Autobiography". B.Jane' s real character.

C.The clever marketing scheme. D.Jane' s inner voice for herself

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A.The self started to be rooted in individuals 'hearts.

B.Jane Eyre gave rise to a cultural revolution comprehensively.

C.Jane Eyre changed people's viewpoints of their society.

D.The self failed to affect the course of an individual's life.

3.Why does the author mention Anna and Emily in Paragraph 5?

A.To argue how outstanding the sisters were.

B.To show how Charlotte was influenced by her sisters.

C.To prove how unique Charlotte's art of writing was.

D.To explain how the three sisters shaped English literature.

4.What does Virginia Woolf mean by"Jane' s voice is the source of the power the book has to absorb the reader completely into her world”？

A.Jane' s pursuit for individualism attracts readers.

B.Readers can express themselves through Jane.

C.Readers can find themselves in Jane' s voice.

D.Jane' s personality makes the book popular.

5.Which of the following can be put in the blank of the text?

A.I moved forward all the way B.I resisted all the way

C.I cried all the way D.I thought carefully all the way

6.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Readers recognized the modern individualism by nature of romance.

B.High-school students enjoy recalling what happens to Jane Eyre.

C.Jane Eyre is a reflection of its author Charlotte Bronte.

D.Jane Eyre' s publication changed the way people understood their internal world.

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Kwame Alexander is a best-selling author of 24 books. His novel in verse (诗体) The Crossover won the Newbery Medal in 2015, and was followed by another verse novel in 2016, Booked. In the just-released The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, Alexander aims to inspire readers to dream big and reach for their goals.

Time For Kids:

What can you tell us about The Playbook?

Kwame Alexander:

I wanted to write a book about how important it is to persevere (坚持) and accept the challenges that come, because they only make you stronger. And I wanted to do it in a really cool and fun way, using sports as a metaphor (隐喻), so students would be interested in reading a book that is telling them how to make their lives better.

TFK:

Where did you get the idea for the book?

Alexander:

In The Crossover, the father of the main characters, Josh and Jordan, gives them these rules for life, called Basketball Rules. Well, I was having breakfast with a friend of mine in New York City. He said, “Kwame, I love those Basketball Rules you have in The Crossover. You should think about writing a whole book on those.” That’s where it all began.

TFK:

Is it hard to mix sports and poetry (诗歌)?

Alexander:

I love sports, and I’ve been writing poetry since I was a kid. So those two things are as natural to me as breathing, laughing and walking.

TFK:

You’ve said teachers need to make learning poetry fun. Did you have a teacher like this as a kid?

Alexander:

My mom. She read poetry to my sisters and me when I was a kid, and she would make the words jump off the page!

TFK:

What advice would you give to young writers?

Alexander:

Read everything you can get your hands on. The best way to become a good writer is to read what other people have written.

1.What can we learn about The Playbook?

A.It is a historical novel.

B.It won the Newbery Medal.

C.It is actually about rules for life.

D.It is based on Alexander’s true life.

2.Who inspired Alexander to write The Playbook?

A.His mom who read poetry to him.

B.The teacher who taught him poetry.

C.His friend who read The Crossover.

D.The two characters in The Crossover.

3.When Alexander was a kid, how did he feel about poetry?

A.It was rather boring. B.It was quite difficult.

C.It was pretty mysterious. D.It was very interesting.

4.In Alexander’s mind, what’s important to become a good writer?

A.Always dream big.

B.Gladly accept challenges.

C.Read as much as possible.

D.Have a wide knowledge of poetry.

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All added up, there are now only ten students in the mountain school, but ten years ago there were 　　　　 .

A. ten times more　　　　 B. ten times much

C. more ten times 　　 　 D. much ten times

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He created a lot of vivid characters in his best-selling novels, thus winning the ______ of book-lovers all over the world.

A．affection          B．sympathy          C．bonus            D．dignity

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