Question

The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?

Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm,  Mo's works turned to “sold out" 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 China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation．

Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family．

Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager． He joined the army and devoted himself to writing． Mo's novels were translated into several languages．

For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances．

“I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends（超越）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 paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels．

Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．

1.From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was           .

A．a shock to online booksellers

B．curiosity to the Swedish Academy

C．contrary to the belief of the Chinese media

D．beyond the expectation of most Chinese people

2.The "one lucky buyer" mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _        ．

A． had not yet read Mo Yan's novels       

B． had written an online comment

C． regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels   

D． failed to buy a copy of Mo Yan's novels

3.The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to           .

A． the Chinese writersB．the Chinese writers' works

C． the Chinese livesD．Mo Yan's novels

4.What can we infer from this passage?

A．Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future．

B．Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize．

C．Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual．

D．Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes．

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要涉及了莫言获奖、经历及其部分作品的相关介绍。

1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段提到The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer:莫言获得诺贝尔奖这一爆炸性新闻引起了公众的好奇，可见超过中国公众的期望，故选D项。

2.A 推断题。根据第四段提到Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation．虽然他被在获奖之前莫言有资格被提名，但他在中国并不是那么受人欢迎，故可知这位读者没有读过他的小说，故选A项。

3.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．莫言的获奖给了中国作家很多的鼓励，他们的作品越能反应中国，他们的作品越能在世界文坛中更有地位，故选B项。

4.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．莫言的获奖给了中国作家很多的鼓励，他们的作品越能反应中国，他们的作品越能在世界文坛中更有地位，故选D项。

考点：人物类阅读。