My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain clam，but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered shaking hands.

       I looked up again at the audience，realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad，who would say，“Good job!”even if I messed up the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

       As it turned, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together，drying off the sweat.

       Slowly I walked to the piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys，which were waiting impatiently to be played. Slowly, I opened the music. Next，I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

       As my fingers played across the keys，I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece times that I could play it backwards if requested.

       Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one，I continued to move my fingers automatically.

       My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

       There was no way that 1 was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself，I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

       When I came to the end of the page，a warning went off inside my head：DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

       Needless to say，I obeyed myself with all my mind. And，proud of my“page-turning”feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away，a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

1．The author was nervous before the performance because         .

       A．her mother and father weren’t present

       B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

       C．she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

       D．she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means     .

       A．put into disorder   B．forget about         C．stop halfway        D．do well in

3．The author           .

       A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

       B．felt better at t he beginning of the performance

       C．paid all attention to nothing but her performance

       D．lost her concentration sometimes during the performance

4．What did the author feel about her performance?

       A．She thought it was comfortable and successful.

       B．She thought it was very difficult but successful.

       C．She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

BEIJING - Hailing Mo Yan as the first Chinese citizen that won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the public has started to consider the way to enhance Chinese literature's global presence.

The prize indicates that Chinese contemporary authors and their works are getting the world's attention, which promp ts writers and amateurs to continue their work, according to Wang Meng, a renowned Chinese writer. But "the prize came a little late," said Xue Yongwu, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication with Ocean University of China (OUC). There have been many accomplished writers of modern and contemporary literature in China, including Lu Xun, Ba Jin and Mao Dun, who should have won the prize earlier, he noted. China's splendid ancient literature, which extends thousands of years, has been widely acknowledged across the world. However, the contemporary literature failed to get enough recognition from outside the country due to its short history and complex political influences, he explained. Language has also been a barrier. Only a small proportion of Chinese literature has been translated into foreign languages, mainly English. The quality of some translated editions needs improvement, said Xue.

In addition to language skills, translation requires high-level comprehension and explanation of culture and art. It's hard for people without any literature background to produce a translation that fully reserves the aesthetic(美学的) sense of the original version, according to Ren Dongsheng, professor with the College of Foreign Languages of OUC. The 57-year-old writer is known for his description of Chinese rural life. The settings for his works range from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution. Mo combines hallucinatory(幻觉的) realism with folk tales, which is more appealing to the taste of Western readers than the styles adopted by many of his peers, such as Yu Hua, Su Tong and Wang Shuo, said Zhang Hongsheng, dean of the Literature Department of the Communication University of China.

　 However, "Nobel Prize is not the unique standard to judge the achievements of a writer. Prizes presented by different organizations adopt various evaluation criteria," said Xu Yan, a literature critic. The quality of a literary work is always judged by the topic, language, structure, the way of story-telling, imagination and some other significant elements. People's tastes vary from different social background and cultural mechanism, she added.

　 Chinese contemporary literature, which appeared in 1949, has seen a trend of diversification since the country adopted the market economy in 1992. "The prize is a positive sign that the West begins to recognize Chinese literature. But it's an acknowledgement of individual efforts, and Chinese literature revival still has a long way to go," said Zhang. Xue called upon Chinese writers to produce quality works with international perspectives. Good literature should reveal social problems and people's concerns while create the beauty of art. "The society should provide favorable environment for the growth of Chinese writers," he stressed. Seeking increasing world attention requires Chinese writers to maintain the national characteristics and uniqueness. "Chinese elements are the last to lose in successful writings," Zhang said.

　 China's book market has witnessed booming sales of Mo's masterpieces over the past days. Zhicheng Classic Bookstore, registered at T-Mall of China's largest online retailer Taobao.com, said 1,500 volumes of Mo's latest novel Frog were sold out in six hours after Mo won the prize. The store has received 1,200 reservation orders by 3:30 pm Friday. The book, about China's family-planning policy, also moved up to 14th from 560th on the list of the most populous book at the Amazon.cn withinin two days. Cao Yuanyong, deputy editor-in-chief of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing Group, said the company is producing the new edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works, which is expected to refill the empty shelves of many book retailers in a week.

50. The article is mainly about_________.

A. Mo Yan's Nobel win sparks piracy concerns

B. Mo Yan's hometown to hail Nobel success

C. Mo Yan sees income soar following Nobel win

D. Mo Yan sparks discussion about Chinese literature

51. The underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 2 means _______

A. well-known　　 B. critical　　　　 C. fantastic　　　 D. admirable

52. Which of the following is NOT the reason for Chinese contemporary literature failed to win the Nobel in the past from the opinions of Xue Yongwu?

A. Short history　 B. Individual efforts　 C. Political influences D. Language translation

53. According to Zhang Hongsheng, what is the main characteristics of Mo Yan’s works?

A. Combining hallucinatory realism with folk tales.

B. His description of Chinese urban life

C. Settings from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution.

D. Providing different social background and cultural mechanism

54. In order to make Chinese contemporary literature better acknowledged across the word, what is the most important from the opinions of Zhang Hongsheng?

A. International characteristics B. International perspectives

C. Chinese elements　　　　　　　　　　 D. Favorable environment

55. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. New edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works has been sold out.

B. Only online bookstores sold out his works after Mo won the prize.

C. The novel Frog was listed the most populous book at the Amazon.cn.

D. Mo Yan’s works are bestsellers in the bookstores at present.