【题目】The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57yearold Chinese writer: Why was it him that was favored by the Swedish Academy?

Born in 1955 into a rural family,Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager.He joined the military and devoted himself to writing after the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).

Less than half an hour after the announcement,Mo's works turned to soldout status at China's major online book sellers.One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: “Rushed to purchase,but to my shame,I have not read any of his novels.”

Although Mo was entitled one of the top domestic literature awards before the Nobel Prize,he is not the most popular novelist in China,in either the book market or in reputation.

Mo's novel “Big Breasts & Wide Hips,” translated by Howard Goldblatt,tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered hardship and intertwined fates with Chinese people in the 20th century.His more recent work “Frog” more directly criticized China's onechild family policy,which helped control the country's population explosion but also brought tragedies to rural residents in the past 60 years.

“I think the reason why I could win the prize is because my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics,and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of common human beings,which is above differences of nations and races,” Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists.Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown,such as clay sculpture,paper cuts,raditional new yearpaintings,have inspired and influenced his novels.

With more Chinese writers like Mo,the world could learn a more real China.Perhaps,this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice.

【1】What can we conclude from the second paragraph?

A.Mo's life experiences. B.Mo's family life.

C.Mo devoted himself to writing. D.Mo had a gift for writing.

【2】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Mo didn't got any national awards before he won the Nobel Prize.

B.Mo was the top novelist in China before he won the Nobel Prize.

C.Mo's novels have attracted many people to read.

D.Mo's novels are all based on his daily life.

【3】Which of the following have no effect on Mo's novels according to the passage?

A.Clay sculpture. B.Paper cuts.

C.Folk arts. D.Beijing opera.

【4】According to the passage,we know that________.

A.Big Breasts & Wide Hips' leading role is one happy mother

B.Big Breasts & Wide Hips criticized China's onechild family policy

C.Frog came out earlier than Big Breasts & Wide Hips

D.Frog shows benefit as well as shortcoming of one China's policy

【题目】Growing strawberries in pots

·The best way to start growing strawberries is to buy pot-grown strawberry plants in spring:5 plants are plenty for a hanging basket and 10 for the average 13 inch-sized pot.

·Plant them immediately in soil-based compost(混合肥料) and they will produce a modest crop in their first year.The second year should see a bumper(特大的)crop,followed by a slightly lower yield(产量)the third summer.Then start again with fresh stock

·Careful watering and feeding are essential If you are to harvest a good crop,you must never let the compost dry out, particularly when the fruit is forming and ripening;if you do.most of your crop will drop off血e bush almost immediately.

·Water well then leave the pots for up to 3 weeks,until they reach the point of drying out be careful not to overwater them during the winter months.

Pruning apple trees

·A one-year-old tree is known as a “maiden”.It has a single stem when purchased.Immediately after planting, cut it back by about half to leave 4 good buds at the base of the stem.This will force growth from the base or the plant during the summer.

·In the second year ,prune in winter by cutting all side branches back by about one-third, Make sure each cut is made cleanly just above an outward-facing bud.In the third and fourth years, new side branches will have emerged from the previous year’s growth.Cut back all these new side branches by a third, pruning to an outward-facing bud.

·By the fifth year the tree should have a well-balanced shape.From then on ,cut back all new branches by one-third in winter.Remove any diseased wood and broken branches, and ensure the centre is open to air circulation

【1】The two pieces of advice probably appear in_________

A.a scientific repot B.a gardening guide

C.a book review D.a fashion column

【2】A good crop of strawberries mainly depends on_________

A.the size of a pot

B.the season of harvesting

C.the number of plants in a pot

D.careful watering and feeding

【3】Cutting back all side branches by a third is to__________

A.remove the diseased and broken branches

B.keep the whole tree open to air circulation

C.force the apple tree to grow from the base in winter

D.help the apple tree to form a well-balanced shape

【4】The two pieces of advice suggest that planting is closely related to_______

A.season B.water C.compost D.cutting

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