—Of all the modern Chinese writers I like Mo ...

—Of all the modern Chinese writers I like Mo Yan best.

—Me too. His novel Red Sorghum Clan 　　　　　 a turning point in his writing career.

A. shows B. marks C. gets D. achieves

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Chinese writer Mo Yan is famous all over the world, but do you know Anna Gustafson Chen, his Swedish translator(翻译家)?

Chen was born in 1965 in Sweden. ①她很小的时候就开始学习汉语。 Now she is quite good at Chinese. She has been translating (翻译) Chinese books into Swedish for more than 20 years. By the year of 2012, she had translated 20 Chinese novels (小说). She has finished translating Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum, The Garlic Ballads and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out. She has also translated books from other famous Chinese writers, for example, Yu Hua’s To Live and Su Tong’s Wives and Concubines. Chen has won the Swedish Academy Translation Award for her works.

Chen first read Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum in the early 1990s. “I read Ge Haowen’s English translation in a bookstore. I found it interesting so later bought the Chinese version and tried to translate it. It took me a long time, because it was not my professional job. I had to translate it only in my ②f　　　　　　 time,” Chen says.

Though Mo Yan wrote the first draft (初稿) of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out in only 43 days, Chen spent six years translating it.

Chen says her work has ③o　　　　　 up a window to the world. She says, “④Learning Chinese has let me love more and more about China and Chinese culture. ”

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

任务一：根据首字母提示，在②③处填写恰当的单词，使句子完整。

1.②___________ ③______________

任务二：将文中划线句子①翻译成英语。

2.__________________________________________________________________

任务三：将文中划线句子④翻译成汉语。

3.___________________________________________________________________

任务四：回答下列问题。

4.Why did Anna Gustafson Chen try to translate Mo Yan’s novel Red Sorghum?

____________________________________________________________________

5.How long did it take Chen to translate the first draft of Life and Death Are Wearing Me　 Out?

___________________________________________________________________

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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 into English, French and many other languages.

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 authors.

1.How old is Mo Yan?

2.When did he win the Nobel　 Literature Prize?

3.Is Mo Yan a Chinese writer?

4.Where was he born?

5.Mo Yan left school to work at the age of 14, didn’t he?

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◆ Mo Yan— Born in 1955. Worked hard and became the first Chinese national writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(诺贝尔文学奖).His novel : Red Sorghum (红高粱)　

◆ Yao Ming— Born in 1980 in Shanghai. The son of two great basketball players. Joined the Houston Rocket in June, 2002.　

◆ Liu Yang— Born in 1978 in Henan Province, China. The first Chinese woman astronaut. Traveled in Shenzhou Ⅸ in outer space with Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang from June 16th,2012 to June 29th,2012.　

◆ Jay Chou— Born in 1979 in Taiwan, China. A popular singer. Favorite music: Hip-Hop

1.YaoMing played basketball in _______ after 2002.

A.Germany B.Canada C.America D.England

2.Red Sorghum is the name of _______.

A.sport B.song C.magazine D.novel

3.LiuYang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang traveled in outer space for _____ days.

A.11 B.12 C.14 D.15

4.According to the passage, the _____ was born in 1979.

A.writer B.astronaut

C.basketball player D.singer

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman astronaut from Henan, China

B.Jay Chou is from Taiwan, China

C.Mo Yan is the second writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature

D.Yao Ming’s parents are both basketball players.

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In 2012, Mo Yan became the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Literature Prize in its century-long history, bringing joy to other writers and readers all over the country. Mo said that people worldwide will read Chinese literature more often. “My winning the prize should play a rather positive role,” the 57-year-old said. “Actually, I thought I only had a small chance to win. There are so many good writers all over the world and in China.” Mo Yan was born into a farmer’s family in a village and dropped out of school at the age of 12, and he started reading books in a mill (磨坊) of his house using a little light of an oil lamp (灯). “ In my childhood, there were only a few books in my village. I had to try every way to find a book to read. I exchanged books with others and even worked in the mill and did farm work for others in exchange for books,” he said. “When I finished reading all the books in villages around, I thought I was the most knowledgeable man in the world.” “With no more books at hand, I even started to read a Chinese dictionary. I read it so many times that I even found mistakes in it.” Thanks to Mo Yan’s success, International publishers (出版商) will pay more attention to Chinese literature. More Chinese works will be translated and introduced to the international readers.

1.Mo Yan was born in ______.

A. 1957.　　 B. 1945.　　 C. 1955.　　 D. 1965.

2.Mo Yan didn’t read______ when he was a boy.

A. books in his village　　 B. others’ books　　 C. a Chinese dictionary　　 D. foreign books

3.Mo Yan won the ______.

A. Nobel Literature Prize　　 B. Nobel Physics Prize

C. Nobel Peace Prize　　 D. Nobel Math Prize

4.Which of the following is true ？

A. Mo Yan’s family was very rich when he was 12 years old.

B. There were many books in the countryside at that time.

C. Mo Yan did farm work for others for some money at that time.

D. Mo Yan didn’t study in school for a long time.

5.What’s the main idea of this passage ?

A. Mo Yan’s biography　　 B. Mo Yan’s novels

C. Chinese writers　　 D. The Nobel Literature Prize

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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 was awarded to Mo Yan, 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 famous Chinese writer. And he is 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 first Chinese to win the prize.

A. a, a　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. a, the　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. the, the　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. the, a

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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 was awarded to Mo Yan, ______ famous Chinese writer. And he is ______ first Chinese to win the prize.

A. a, a                B. a, the           C. the, the            D. the, a

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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 was awarded to Mo Yan, ________famous Chinese writer. And he is ________         first Chinese to win the prize.

A. a, a                      B. a, the                         C. the, the                     D. the, a

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______，Mo Yan is a great writer and he has won the Nobel Prize.

A. After all B. As is known to all C. Not at all D. As for

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

Mo Yan, the pen-name for Guan Moye, was bom in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. His parents were farmers. He left school to work at the age of 12, first on the farm, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the PLA and during this time he began to study literature and writing. His first short story was published in 1981.

He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown. The novel Honggaoliang jiazu is one of them. It tells five stories that took place in Gaomi during the 1930s and 1940s. The book was published in 1987 and translated into English in 1993. It was made into a popular movie in 1987 by the well-known director Zhang Yimou.

Besides his novels, Mo Yan has published many short stories and essays(散文). He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in China. Many of his books have been translated into English, French and many other languages.

The Nobel Prizes were set up by Alfred Nobel, a great Swedish inventor, in 1895. The winner will win a medal, a diploma(证书) and a cash award of 8 million Swedish Kronor (about 7 million yuan).

1.When did Mo Yan leave school to work on the farm?

A. In 1955　　　　　　 B. In 1967　　　　　　 C. In 1976　　　　　　　　 D. In 1981

2.What can we know from the second paragraph?

A. Mo Yan lived a hard life when he was young.

B. Mo Yan's family was rich when he was young.

C. Mo Yan had good education in his early life.

D. Mo Yan liked writing when he worked in the factory.

3.Which is NOT true about Mo Yan's books?

A. Most of the stories happened in his hometown.

B. They have been translated into foreign languages.

C. They have been made into movies by Zhang Yimou.

D. They are not only novels but also short stories and essays.

4.What was Alfred Nobel?

A. He was a poet.　　 B. He was a director.　　

C. He was an inventor.　　 D. He was a writer.

5.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A. Mo Yan has written many famous books.

B. Mo Yan's stories have been translated into foreign languages.

C. Alfred Nobel set up the Nobel Prizes.

D. Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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