How do you win a Nobel Prize for writing? Her...

How do you win a Nobel Prize for writing? Here’s the secret from a previous winner： make it short, keep it real, and work hard.

Canadian author Alice Munro, 82, was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. She is known for her short stories about personal relationships of ordinary people, usually women.

Munro was born into a farming family in Ontario. The family was very poor. Munro did a lot of physical work as a young girl. She decided to be a writer at the age of 12. Now Munro turns her hard childhood into great writing ideas. The story Dear Life, for example, opens with a description of the neighborhood in which Munro grew up. Also, she talks about her poor relationship with her mother in many of her stories, such as Lives of Girls and Women and Friend of My Youth.

Since she published her first book in 1968, Munro has won many awards, with the Nobel Prize as her biggest honor. But Munro doesn’t see herself as a talented(有天赋的) writer.

“I’m the opposite of a writer with a quick gift. I don’t grasp it very easily at all, the ‘it’ being whatever I’m trying to do,” she said.

Do you dream of becoming an author while sadly admitting you are not that talented? Munro has a tip for you： use notebooks and write a lot.

“I have lots of notebooks that contain(包含) this writing,” she said. But it helps her sort out (整理) her mind. “Stories would just be working in my head for so long that when I started to write I was deep into them.”

1.As a Nobel prize winner, Alice Munro is famous for _________.

A. having a rich childhood

B. writing short stories

C. having good relationship with her family

D. only writing about women in her stories

2.In the story Dear Life, Alice Munro _________.

A. described her poor relationship with her mom

B. wrote about her poor family

C. described the neighborhood where she grew up

D. talked about physical work she did in her childhood

3.Alice Munro published her first book when she was_________.

A. 37　　 B. 12　　　 C. 30　　 D. 82

4.From the passage we can learn that Alice Munro is _________.

A. talented　　 B. easy-going(随和的)

C. confident　 D. hard-working

5. According to Alice Munro, those who want to be a writer should _____.

A. have talent in writing

B. write stories as long as possible

C. make up the story with imagination

D. write as much as possible

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—Do you know Mo Yan?

—Of course,he won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature ________ the age of 57.

A.in B.at C.on D.to

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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize. Or they can be small, you may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?

Follow Your heart by Australian writer Andrews tells us that making our dreams come true is life’s biggest challenge (挑战).

“You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from realizing (实现) your dream,” the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of (代替) watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice-cream means you can buy a new book. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

1.What is Follow Your Heart?

A.A movie. B.A subject. C.A book. D.A TV program.

2.What is the first thing to do if you want to make your dream come true?

A.Remember what your dream is. B.Keep telling yourself what you want.

C.Never be afraid of the big difficulties. D.Try to start right now.

3.What does the underlined word “thoughts” mean?

A.Ways. B.Ideas. C.Decisions. D.Interests.

4.What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph (段落)?

A.Never give up your dreams.

B.Studying is more important than watching TV.

C.Reading books is good to learn new skills.

D.The biggest difficulty of your dreams comes from yourself.

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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. Once (一旦) you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. We all need to try our best.

You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These of thoughts (想法) stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step (一步一步地) and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is in fact many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills (技能) and find new interests.

1.Follow Your Heart is __________.

A.the first thing you must do to make your dream real

B.the most important dream to have for teenagers

C.the same of a famous Australian writer

D.the name of a book by Andrew Matthews

2.The ways to make your dreams real are __________.

A. remember what your dream is first　　 B. keep telling yourself what you want

C. never be afraid of the big difficulties　　 D. become one of the top ten students in your class

A.abc B.abd C.acd D.bcd

3.From the text, we know the word “challenge” means __________.

A.变化 B.挑战 C.决定 D.态度

4.You should NOT __________ to make your dream come true.

A.always remember what your dream is. B.do what you should do step by step.

C.watch TV instead of studying. D.read more books, learn more skills and find new interests.

5.The best title of the passage can be __________.

A.Keep your dream in your mind. B.How to find your real dream.

C.Make your dream real. D.Teenagers have many dreams.

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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams true is life’s biggest challenge (挑战).You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself.

You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change(改变) a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

1.Follow Your Heart is _______.

A.The first thing you must do to make your dream real

B. The most important dream to have for teenagers

C. The name of a famous Australian writer

D. The name of a book by Andrew Matthews

2.If you want to make your dream real, you should _______.

A.remember what your dream is

B. keep telling yourself what you want

C. never be afraid of difficulties

D. A、B and C

3.What's the meaning of “give up”?

A.接受　　　　　　 B.挑战　　　　　　 C.放弃　　　　　　 D.变化

4.If you want to make your dream come true,you can't 　　　　　 .

A.always remember what your dream is

B.watch TV instead of studying

C.do what you should do step by step

D.save money to buy new books

5.What is the best title for the text?

A. Make a Big Dream.

B. How to Find Your Real Dream.

C. Never Stop Dreaming of Success.

D. Teenagers Have Many Dreams.

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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrews tells us that making our dreams true is life’s biggest challenge (挑战).You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.

Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself.

You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change(改变) a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

1.Follow Your Heart is _______.

A. The first thing you must do to make your dream real

B. The most important dream to have for teenagers

C. The name of a famous Australian writer

D. The name of a book by Andrew Matthews

2.If you want to make your dream real, you should _______.

A.remember what your dream is

B. keep telling yourself what you want

C. never be afraid of difficulties

D. A、B and C

3.What's the meaning of “give up”?

A.接受　　　　　　 B.挑战　　　　　　 C.放弃　　　　　　 D.变化

4.If you want to make your dream come true,you can't 　　　　　 .

A.always remember what your dream is

B.watch TV instead of studing

C.do what you should do step by step

D.save money to buy new books

5.What is the best title for the text?

A. Make a Big Dream.

B. How to Find Your Real Dream.

C. Never Stop Dreaming of Success.

D. Teenagers Have Many Dreams.

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As teenagers，you have many dreams.　 These can be very big such as winning the Nobel Prize.　 Or they can be small, you may just want to become one of the best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Have you ever tried to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge(挑战).

You may think you are not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer.　 These kinds of thoughts stop you from realizing your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step，and your dream will come true because a big dream, in fact, comes from many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the way to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results，while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream，it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

1.What is Follow Your Heart?

A. The first thing you must do to make your dream real

B. The most important dream to have for teenagers

C. The name of the book by Andrew Matthews

D. The name of the famous Australian writer

2.If you want to make your dream real , you should 　　　　　　 .

A. remember what your dream is　　 B. keep telling yourself what you want

C. never be afraid of difficulties　　 D. try to start with all the things above

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A ________ is something you win for doing something well.

A. prize B. matchC. Invention

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Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature(文学)．He is the first Chinese to win the prize.

Mo Yan was born into a farmer's family in Shandong in 1955.He left school to work at the age of twelve，first on the farm，later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the PLA and during this time he began to study writing. His first short story was published in 1981.He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown. Many of his books have been translated(翻译) into English and French.

Mo Yan's winning of the Nobel Literature Prize, widely regarded as a great encouragement for China's literature, is bringing more confidence to the nation's young writers.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Information Card

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Mo Yan, 57, become the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in Literature(文学)on Oct. 11. The award described Mo’s work as a mixture of fantasy(幻想)and reality, combining historical and social opinions. Mo Yan was born in1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong. His parents were poor farmers. At the age of 12, he had to leave school and start work, first in the field and then in a factory. In 1976, Mo joined the army and began to study literature and write. The whole nation was so excited because a Chinese writer was announced(宣布)the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on October 11.

1.Mo Yan won the 2012Nobel Prize on October 11, 2012.

2.Mo Yan is the second Chinese to win a Nobel Prize.

3.Mo Yan grew up in Xi’an Shaanxi province and now he is 57 years old.

4.Because his parents were so poor that they couldn’t afford his study at school.

5.When he was twelve, he joined the army and began to study and write.

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