题目内容
In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature.
The selection of Doris Lessing for a Nobel was popular among the hundreds of journalists gathered for the announcement in Stockholm.
Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Horace Engdahl said with skepticism, fire and visionary power Lessing has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny.
Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia - modern-day Iran - to British parents, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14.
A year after moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict in colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmer’s wife and her black servant.
A member of the British Communist Party during the 1950s and a campaigner against nuclear arms and South African apartheid, Lessing was for years banned from that country and from Rhodesia.
Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism. A disjointed study of the mind of the main character, Anna Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics and communism, relationships with men and sex, and Jungian analysis and dream interpretation.
Lessing’s themes shifted to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was fascinated with the Islamic mystic tradition of Sufism. Her turn toward science fiction with the Canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditionalist critics, but she has continued to win new readers and numerous literary awards, including the David Cohen British Literary Prize and the Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature, both in 2001.
Following the announcement, the Horace Engdahl told VOA why he was personally so pleased with Lessing’s selection.
"She is one of the truly great writers - of novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction," Engdahl said. "She is one of the few writers who have had the courage to uphold the principle of equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse to numbers of other women writers. And she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature."
At 87, Doris lessing is the oldest Nobel Literature laureate since the first prizes were awarded in 1901. Each Nobel Prize is this year accompanied by a check for approximately $1.4 million.
【小题1】How old was Doris Lessing when she published her first novel?
A.14 | B.26 | C.31 | D.50 |
A.It is mainly about racial conflict between the whites and the blacks in the US. |
B.The main characters are a white farmer’s wife and her black servant. |
C.It was published in Africa. |
D.It was Doris Lessing’s most famous novel. |
A.Journalists are very interested in the election of Doris Lessing’s for Nobel Prize. |
B.Doris Lessing regard The Golden Notes as a pioneering work of feminism. |
C.Doris Lessing has written about many different subjects. |
D.Many writers have the courage to stick to the equality between the male and female experience. |
A.institution for educating children |
B.college or university |
C.department of a university |
D.group of writers, thinkers |
A.Doris Lessing wins Nobel Prize for literature. |
B.The greatest British female writer. |
C.The oldest Nobel Prize winner. |
D.2007 Nobel Prize announced in Stockholm. |
【小题1】C
【小题1】B
【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】A
解析
Nobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments.
Nobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire(讽刺), but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods.
Nobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings(机会) for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forwardlooking industrialist.
But Nobel’s main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology(生理学), medicine, literature and peace. That’s the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist.
【小题1】Through his early experimental work, it is evident that ________.
A.Nobel was a man of strong will |
B.Nobel was a man of gift |
C.Nobel seldom got on well with his work |
D.Nobel had his heart in his work |
A.a war to kill and injure his fellow men | B.building roads |
C.digging tunnels | D.both B and C |
A.took a single interest in science |
B.took a serious interest in money |
C.took no interest in literature |
D.took a serious interest in literature as well as in science |
A.His wonderful will surely provided other scientists with a large sum of money. |
B.In leaving behind a wellmeant will, Nobel succeeded in setting up a permanent monument for his interests and ideals. |
C.Nobel made a glorious will so that he might be remembered and respected after his death. |
D.Nobel expressed his wish in his will that a monument should be put up in memory of him. |
A
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 Ⅲ-year 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 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.
【小题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. |
A.on a farm | B.in a factory | C.in a school | D.in the army |
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 |
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 |