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     Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012. “He writes about the farmers,about life in the countryside? about people struggling to survive sometimes winning but most of the time losing” said Peter Englund,the secretary of the Swedish Academy. The 59-year-old is the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize. Most of his works,mixing up folk tales,history and the realism,are set in his own hometown,Gaomi County,in

Shandong Province.

     Mo Yan was born in 1955. Before the age of 20 ,he'd never left his own county.

Because his family was too poor,Mo Yan had to leave school when he was 12 years old. To satisfy his thirst for reading,he read every single book he could get. In his early years,he experienced poverty and hunger.

     These things have influenced his later writings. When he was 20 ,he joined the army and got to see the outside world. Six years later in 1981,he started his writing career. In 1987,TTie Red Sorg. burst onto China's literary scene.

     Mo Yan's other major works include The Republic of Wine,Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out,Sandalwood Death and more. Before he won the Nobel Prize,Mo had won several top Chinese and international prizes including the Mao Dun Prize 2011 for Frog.

    Mo Yan is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of modern Chinese literature. His writing is powerful,dipping into history.

() 1. Before he was 20 years old,Mo Yan .

   A. had started his writing career

   B. had become a famous writer

   C. always stayed in his county

   D. went out to make money

() 2. Why did Mo Yan leave school?

   A. Because of his birthplace.

   B. Because he didn't like reading.

   C. Because he joined the army.

   D. Because of his poor family.

() 3. When did Mo Yan join the army?

   A. In 1967.   B. In 1975.   C. In 1981.   D. In 1987.

() 4. What's the meaning of the underlined word “poverty” in Chinese?

   A. 贫穷   B. 灾难

   C. 苦难   D. 悲伤

() 5. Mo Yan won the Mao Dun Prize 2011 because of his work.

   A. The Red Sorgum   B. The Republic of Wine

   C. Sandalwood Death   D. Frog

Answer 1

A 阅读提示：本文简述了我国文学史上第一位诺贝尔文学奖得主-莫言的生平，包括他本人的出身、成长经历，尤其谈到了他在文学上的成就及其创作特色。

1. C 推理判断题。由第二段“Before the age of20. he,d never left his own county. ”可判断，莫言在20岁前从没离开过他的家乡，由 此可推断他一直待在家乡。故正确答案为   C.

2. D 细节理解题。由第二段“Because his family was too poor,Mo Yan had to leave school when he was 12 years old ”可知，莫言不 能上学的原因是家庭贫困，故正确答案为   D.

3. B推理判断题。由第二段“Mo Yan was born in 1955. ”可知，莫言出生于 1955 年；而由“When he was 20. he joined the army and got to seethe outside world. ”可知，他20岁时参军，由此可计算出，他于1975年参军。

4. A 词义猜测题。从“Because his family was too poor."可知，莫 言小时候家里很穷，所以可猜测poverty意为“贫穷”。故正确答案为A.

5. D 细节理解题。由倒数第二段including the Mao Dun Prize 2011 for Frog”可知，莫言获得2011年茅盾奖的作品是《蛙》。