Guan Moye, better known as Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. He has been referred to by Donald Morrison of U.S. news magazine, TIME, as “one of the most famous and widely pirated（盗版）of all Chinese writers”. He is best known to Western readers for Red Sorghum Clan（红高粱家族）, which was later adapted for the film, Red Sorghum. In 2012, Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Mo Yan was born in Gaomi County, Shandong Province. He was 11 years old when the Cultural Revolution started, at which time he left school to work as a farmer. At the age of 18, he began to work at a factory. During this period, his access to literature was largely limited to novels.

At the close of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, Mo joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and began writing. During this period, the works of Chinese literature, as well as translations of foreign authors such as William Faulkner, made an impact on his works. In 1984, he received a literary award from the PLA Magazine, and at the same year he began attending the Military Art Academy, where he first used the pen name of Mo Yan. “Mo Yan” means “don’t speak” in Chinese. He explained that the name came from a warning from his father and mother about not saying what he thought when he was outside. It also related to the subject matter of his writings.

Mo’s first novel was Falling Rain on a Spring Night, published in 1981. Several of his novels were translated into English by Howard Goldblatt, professor of East Asian languages and literature, at the University of Notre Dame. He published his first novella（中篇小说）, A Transparent Radish, in 1984, and released Red Sorghum Clan in 1986, making him a nationally recognized novelist. Five years later, he obtained a Master’s degree in literature from Beijing Normal University.

66. When Mo was eighteen, __________.

A. he left school to work as a farmer

B. he became a worker at a factory

C. the Cultural Revolution began

D. a U.S. news magazine praised him

67. Who affected Mo’s works around 1976?

A. His parents.                                                  B. William Faulkner.

C. Howard Goldblatt.                                     D. Donald Morrison.

68. List the following events in the correct order.

a. Mo got his pen name.

b. Mo attended the Military Art Academy.

c. Mo joined the PLA.

d. Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. c, b, a, d                   B. a, b, c, d                    C. a, c, b, d                 D. c, a, b, d

69. Mo got his Master’s degree in literature in __________.

A. 1981                      B. 1984               C. 1986                    D. 1991

70. Which of the following statements about Mo Yan’s works is correct?

A. Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize for Red Sorghum Clan.

B. A Transparent Radish was his first novel.

C. Some of his works were translated into English.

D. His novel was adapted for a film in 1986.

The water in the river flew at top speed, ________ difficult for the PLA men to save the drowning girl.

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The water in the river flew at top speed, ________ difficult for the PLA men to save the drowning girl.

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Statistics show that nearly three-quarters of 30-year-of Italian males still live at their parents’ home.

The Italian（36） grows up thinking his other is the Virgin Mary, and so （37） he thinks he is Jesus, or God’s gift to the world. It is not （38） that Italian males find it very difficult to （39） home. Their mothers make sure that their（40） are so cosseted（宠爱）that they have no real wish to leave. Even when they are （41）, they continue to behave as if they aren’t, taking their（42） home at least once a week for their mother（43） and iron.

They （44） treating home as a hotel, just like teenagers in northern European countries. Why give up a life of luxury and financial（45） with a woman who treats you as the Son of God for an （46） future with a woman（47） might ask you to do things around the （48） that you have never （49） to do, like making your bed or drying the dishes?

In fact young Italian males (50) no choice. There is little tradition of them(51) away from home during their student years, and it is(52) for them to find decent jobs until they are in their thirties;(53) the absence of suitably priced accommodation makes it practically(54) for them to afford to move out. They find themselves(55) in a trap: wanting to live on their own, but unable to leave the nest and under fire for not doing so.

A．child         B．male  C．student      D．female

A．hopefully          B．naturally    C．happily       D．generally

A．surprising        B．exciting      C．easy   D．convenient

A．go   B．come C．leave D．return

A．sons         B．sisters        C．friends        D．children

A．married  B．well    C．tried  D．ill

A．books      B．clothes       C．cars   D．bicycles

A．make       B．cook   C．wash D．see

A．turn up    B．end up        C．get up         D．pick up

A．difficulty        B．problem     C．trouble       D．security

A．bright    B．uncertain   C．splendid     D．prornising

A．when        B．who                C．what            D．which

A．house    B．corner        C．place D．school

A．remembered         B．forgot         C．stopped     D．learnt

A．like         B．prefer         C．hate   D．have

A．going     B．living  C．putting       D．getting

A．unusual          B．usual C．worried      D．nervous

A．but         B．when C．while D．where

A．different        B．impossible C．important  D．casual

A．dressed         B．convinced  C．determined        D．caught

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught--- to walk , run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle --- compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone(更不用说) correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

    If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exams and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn: how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.

    Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible(合情理的) to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense(无意义的) in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential(基本的), something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learnt it.

What does the writer think is the best way for children to think?

By listening to their parents’ instructions. 

By asking a great many questions.

By making mistakes and having them corrected. 

By copying what other people do.

What does the writer think teachers should not do?

A. Give children correct answers.        

B. Point out children’s mistakes to them.

C. Allow children to mark their own work.    

D. Encourage children to copy one another.

According to the passage, learning to speak and learning to ride a bike are _____.

A. the most important skills                  B. the basic skills children should master

C. almost the same as learning other skills     D. much different from learning other skills.

The writer thinks that children’s progress should only be estimated(评估) by ______.

A. the children themselves                B. their parents

    C. their teachers                         D. education authorities(权威)

The writer is afraid that children will grow up into adults who are ______.

A. too selfish                            B. too independent

C. dependent and unable to use basic skills    D. able to think for themselves