Question

Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature(文学)．He is the first Chinese to win the prize.

Mo Yan was born into a farmer's family in Shandong in 1955.He left school to work at the age of twelve，first on the farm，later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the PLA and during this time he began to study writing. His first short story was published in 1981.He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown. Many of his books have been translated(翻译) into English and French.

Mo Yan's winning of the Nobel Literature Prize, widely regarded as a great encouragement for China's literature, is bringing more confidence to the nation's young writers.

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The place where Mo Yan was born	1	1.
The time when Mo Yan left school to work	2	2.
The thing Mo Yan began to study after he joined the PLA	3	3.
The languages that his books have been translated into	4	4.
The prize he won in 2012	5	5.

Answer

1.In Shandong

2.At the age of twelve

3.Writing

4.English and French

5.The Nobel Literature Prize/ the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature

【解析】短文大意：中国作家莫言获得2012年度诺贝尔文学奖。他是第一位获得该奖项的第一个生活和工作在中国的中国人。他写了关于他的童年和家乡很多著名的书籍。除了小说，莫言也发表了许多短篇小说和散文。他被认为是中国最伟大的作家之一。他的许多书已经被翻译成英语，法语。

1.In Shandong

根据短文中的句子“Mo Yan was born into a farmer's family in Shandong in 1955.”可知，莫言1955年出生于山东的一个农民家庭。故答案为In Shandong

2.At the age of twelve

根据短文中的句子“He left school to work at the age of twelve.”可知，莫言12岁时就离开学校去工作，故答案为At the age of twelve。

3.Writing

根据短文中的句子“In 1976 he joined the PLA and during this time he began to study writing.”可知，1976年，莫言入伍后开始学习写作，故答案为Writing。

4.English and French

根据短文中的句子“Many of his books have been translated(翻译) into English and French. ”可知，他的许多书已经被翻译成英语，法语。故答案为English and French。

5.The Nobel Literature Prize/ the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature

根据短文开头的句子“Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature(文学).”可知，莫言在2012年获得诺贝尔文学奖。故答案为The Nobel Literature Prize/ the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature。