Neatly putting an emphasis on his storytelling skill is how writer Mo Yan began his Nobel Lecture in Literature speech, “Storyteller”, on Friday (Saturday, Beijing time) in Stockholm.
For 40 minutes he talked about his mother’s 1 on him as a person and a writer, his literary inspirations, and how he 2 with the controversy(争论)that followed the announcement of his Nobel victory.
He told his audience that as a boy he told stories to cheer up his mother, and 3 that poverty and loneliness fueled his imagination as a writer after he grew up. 4, authors such as William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez 5 him, he said, especially their bold and unlimited writing style.
“A person should be 6 in daily life, but follow one’s instinct(本能)and take control when it 7 to literary creation.”
He said the soul of 8 all of his works is the boy in Transparent Carrot who has an almost superhuman ability to bear 9. He added that he also tried to make his hometown of Gaomi in Shandong Province a microcosm(缩影)of China and even the 10.
His greatest challenge, he said, was writing novels that deal with 11 realities.
“In writing about the dark aspects of society there is a(n)12 that emotions and anger allow politics to limit literature.”
He said literature must be 13 on real life but go beyond it.
He also mentioned the 14 surrounding his selection as Nobel winner, saying he was showered with many flowers. 15 he was a target for “stone throwers”.
“At first I thought I was the 16 of the controversies, but over time I’ve come to realize that the real target was a person who had 17 to do with me.”
Mo 18 his lecture by saying he was made to feel like an actor in a play with all the attention he was 19, but he had decided that the best way to communicate his thoughts was to 20 writing.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      affection
    2. B.
      influence
    3. C.
      occasion
    4. D.
      position
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      agreed
    2. B.
      fought
    3. C.
      dealt
    4. D.
      did
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      added
    2. B.
      warned
    3. C.
      reminded
    4. D.
      imagined
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      However
    2. B.
      Otherwise
    3. C.
      Therefore
    4. D.
      Besides
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      preserved
    2. B.
      inspired
    3. C.
      entertained
    4. D.
      taught
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      confident
    2. B.
      certain
    3. C.
      comfortable
    4. D.
      modest
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      goes
    2. B.
      comes
    3. C.
      turns
    4. D.
      gets
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      nearly
    2. B.
      hardly
    3. C.
      scarcely
    4. D.
      always
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      danger
    2. B.
      suffering
    3. C.
      relieving
    4. D.
      happiness
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      city
    2. B.
      village
    3. C.
      world
    4. D.
      province
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      social
    2. B.
      economical
    3. C.
      agricultural
    4. D.
      cultural
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      encouragement
    2. B.
      danger
    3. C.
      advantage
    4. D.
      event
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      insisted
    2. B.
      spent
    3. C.
      based
    4. D.
      passed
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      contradiction
    2. B.
      contest
    3. C.
      contrary
    4. D.
      controversy
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      Meanwhile
    2. B.
      Otherwise
    3. C.
      However
    4. D.
      Instead
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      goal
    2. B.
      intention
    3. C.
      target
    4. D.
      purpose
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      somebody
    2. B.
      anything
    3. C.
      nothing
    4. D.
      anybody
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      adopted
    2. B.
      concluded
    3. C.
      admitted
    4. D.
      concerned
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      throwing
    2. B.
      accepting
    3. C.
      offering
    4. D.
      receiving
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      carry on
    2. B.
      take on
    3. C.
      bring out
    4. D.
      put out



Neatly putting an emphasis on his storytelling skill is how writer Mo Yan began his Nobel Lecture in Literature speech, “Storyteller”, on Friday (Saturday, Beijing time) in Stockholm.
For 40 minutes he talked about his mother’s   36  on him as a person and a writer, his literary inspirations, and how he   37  with the controversy(争论)that followed the announcement of his Nobel victory.
He told his audience that as a boy he told stories to cheer up his mother, and   38  that poverty and loneliness fueled his imagination as a writer after he grew up.   39 , authors such as William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez   40  him, he said, especially their bold and unlimited writing style.
“A person should be   41  in daily life, but follow one’s instinct(本能)and take control when it   42  to literary creation.”
He said the soul of   43  all of his works is the boy in Transparent Carrot who has an almost superhuman ability to bear   44 . He added that he also tried to make his hometown of Gaomi in Shandong Province a microcosm(缩影)of China and even the   45 .
His greatest challenge, he said, was writing novels that deal with   46  realities.
“In writing about the dark aspects of society there is a(n)  47  that emotions and anger allow politics to limit literature.”
He said literature must be   48  on real life but go beyond it.
He also mentioned the   49  surrounding his selection as Nobel winner, saying he was showered with many flowers.   50  he was a target for “stone throwers”.
“At first I thought I was the   51  of the controversies, but over time I’ve come to realize that the real target was a person who had   52  to do with me.”
Mo   53  his lecture by saying he was made to feel like an actor in a play with all the attention he was   54 , but he had decided that the best way to communicate his thoughts was to   __55  writing.

【小题1】
A.affectionB.influenceC.occasionD.position
【小题2】
A.agreedB.foughtC.dealtD.did
【小题3】
A.addedB.warnedC.remindedD.imagined
【小题4】
A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Besides
【小题5】
A.preservedB.inspiredC.entertainedD.taught
【小题6】
A.confidentB.certainC.comfortableD.modest
【小题7】
A.goesB.comesC.turnsD.gets
【小题8】
A.nearlyB.hardlyC.scarcelyD.always
【小题9】
A.dangerB.sufferingC.relievingD.happiness
【小题10】
A.cityB.villageC.worldD.province
【小题11】
A.socialB.economicalC.agriculturalD.cultural
【小题12】
A.encouragementB.dangerC.advantageD.event
【小题13】
A.insistedB.spentC.basedD.passed
【小题14】
A.contradictionB.contestC.contraryD.controversy
【小题15】
A.MeanwhileB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Instead
【小题16】
A.goalB.intentionC.targetD.purpose
【小题17】
A.somebodyB.anythingC.nothingD.anybody
【小题18】
A.adoptedB.concludedC.admittedD.concerned
【小题19】
A.throwingB.acceptingC.offeringD.receiving
【小题20】
A.carry onB.take onC.bring outD.put out

The Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday named Mo Yan winner of the Twenty-Twelve Nobel Prize in Literature.

The academy praised the Chinese writer for what it called his “hallucinatoty realism (魔幻现实主义)”. It noted his ability to combine folk stories, history and modern events in his works.

An academy official said Mister Mo was “overjoyed and sacred” when he learnt he had won the award. He will receive his Nobel diploma, a medal and more than one million dollars at the ceremony in Stockholm in December.

Mo Yan is a leading author of modern Chinese novels. He often writes from memories of his youth. He also sets many of his stories in the area where he was born—Shandong Province in northeastern China.

Mister Mo’s 1987 book Red Sorghum is an example. It is about the extreme violence in rural eastern China during the Communist Revolution in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The story describes the criminal culture of the time, Japan’s occupation and the terrible conditions faced by farm workers. Red Sorghum was later made into a movie.

Mo Yan’s other major works include Big Breasts and Wide Hips, Republic of Wine and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.

The Royal Swedish Academy compared him to two 20th century writers: American William Faulkner and Colombia Gabriel Marquez.

Mo Yan’s real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan means “Don’t speak.” The writer said he chose the name to remember to stop his tongue from getting him in trouble.

China is celebrating the victory of his native son. Minutes after the award was announced, millions of Chinese expressed pleasure and pride for Mo Yan on social media websites.

1.How many books of Mo Yan are mentioned in this passage?

A.Three.            B.Four.             C.Five.             D.Six.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A.many people in China showed their respect for Mo Yan by letters.

B.Mo Yan is just a pen name.

C.he was very glad to win the Nobel Prize.

D.Red Sorghum was once made into a film.

3.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A.Mo Yan, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

B.The origin of Mo Yan’s work.

C.The true meaning of Mo Yan.

D.Bookstore created by Mo Yan.

 

When talking with young Swedish students, Mo Yan showed respect for Chinese authors that he learned writing from, particularly Shen Congwen, who was twice nominated(提名)for the Nobel Prize.

“Lu Xun, Lao She, Mao Dun and Shen Congwen, they are more qualified(有资格的)for the Nobel Prize than me,” he said,. Among the writers he learned from, he said he especially felt close to Shen Congwen, as they have similar life experiences.

Both of them left school early and did not get formal education. Shen quit after high school and Mo only finished the fifth grade. They both joined the army after school. “ We both learned from the book of life,” said Mo.

The themes of their writing are also similar. Both writers have their hometown as the theme and root of their writings. Shen’works are mostly about his hometown, Xiangxi, and most of Mo’s stories are set in his hometown, Gaomi, in Shandong Province.

Mo said he also learned from Shen how to deal with characters in a fiction. Unlike most Chinese writers, Shen has a humanistic(人文主义的) touch towards all of his characters. Said Mo, “In his works, there are no particularly bad person or good person. Even gangsters(匪徒) and thieves have their humane(仁慈的)side,” he said.

“I try to use the same approach in my writing. It shows the ability of a novelist when he treats all the characters as humans,” he said.

Mo said he also learned Lu Xun’s depth and Lao She’s humor. “They are all my teachers, and I am the student,” he said. “I feel ashamed from my heart that teachers did not get the prize, but the student got it.”

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the similarity between Mo Yan and Shen Congwen?

A.Writing themes                         B.Sense of humor

C.Life experiences                        D.Approaches in writing

2.By saying “We both learned from the book of life”, what did Mo Yan mean?

A.They both love reading throughout their life.

B.They both earned their living by writing books.

C.They both got nutrition(营养)from life.

D.They both experienced many difficulties.

3.According to Mo Yan, Shen Congwen was special in the way _________.

A.he described bad persons                 B.he created characters

C.he made sentences                      D.he told stories

4.From what Mo Yan said in the last paragraph, we can learn that ________.

A.he is a modest person                    B.he feels shy

C.Lu Xun’s depth influenced his early life     D.he thinks he doesn’t deserve the prize

 

Neatly putting an emphasis on his storytelling skill is how writer Mo Yan began his Nobel Lecture in Literature speech, “Storyteller”, on Friday (Saturday, Beijing time) in Stockholm.

For 40 minutes he talked about his mother’s   36  on him as a person and a writer, his literary inspirations, and how he   37  with the controversy(争论)that followed the announcement of his Nobel victory.

He told his audience that as a boy he told stories to cheer up his mother, and   38  that poverty and loneliness fueled his imagination as a writer after he grew up.   39 , authors such as William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez   40  him, he said, especially their bold and unlimited writing style.

“A person should be   41  in daily life, but follow one’s instinct(本能)and take control when it   42  to literary creation.”

He said the soul of   43  all of his works is the boy in Transparent Carrot who has an almost superhuman ability to bear   44 . He added that he also tried to make his hometown of Gaomi in Shandong Province a microcosm(缩影)of China and even the   45 .

His greatest challenge, he said, was writing novels that deal with   46  realities.

“In writing about the dark aspects of society there is a(n)  47  that emotions and anger allow politics to limit literature.”

He said literature must be   48  on real life but go beyond it.

He also mentioned the   49  surrounding his selection as Nobel winner, saying he was showered with many flowers.   50  he was a target for “stone throwers”.

“At first I thought I was the   51  of the controversies, but over time I’ve come to realize that the real target was a person who had   52  to do with me.”

Mo   53  his lecture by saying he was made to feel like an actor in a play with all the attention he was   54 , but he had decided that the best way to communicate his thoughts was to   __55  writing.

1.                A.affection        B.influence       C.occasion  D.position

 

2.                A.agreed         B.fought          C.dealt D.did

 

3.                A.added          B.warned         C.reminded D.imagined

 

4.                A.However       B.Otherwise       C.Therefore D.Besides

 

5.                A.preserved      B.inspired        C.entertained   D.taught

 

6.                A.confident       B.certain         C.comfortable   D.modest

 

7.                A.goes           B.comes          C.turns D.gets

 

8.                A.nearly          B.hardly          C.scarcely  D.always

 

9.                A.danger         B.suffering        C.relieving  D.happiness

 

10.               A.city            B.village          C.world D.province

 

11.               A.social          B.economical      C.agricultural D.cultural

 

12.               A.encouragement  B.danger         C.advantage D.event

 

13.               A.insisted        B.spent          C.based D.passed

 

14.               A.contradiction    B.contest         C.contrary   D.controversy

 

15.               A.Meanwhile      B.Otherwise      C.However  D.Instead

 

16.               A.goal           B.intention       C.target D.purpose

 

17.               A.somebody      B.anything        C.nothing   D.anybody

 

18.               A.adopted        B.concluded      C.admitted  D.concerned

 

19.               A.throwing       B.accepting       C.offering   D.receiving

 

20.               A.carry on        B.take on         C.bring out  D.put out

 

 

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