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【題目】 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（盜版）of all Chinese writers”. He is best known to Western readers for Red Sorghum Clan（紅高粱家族）, 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（中篇小說(shuō)）, 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.

【1】The first paragraph tells us __________.

A.his achievementsB.his educationC.his worksD.his experiences

【2】The inspiration of the pen name “Mo Yan” comes from ______.

A.His parents.B.William Faulkner.

C.Howard Goldblatt.D.Donald Morrison.

【3】Mo got his Master’s degree in literature in __________.

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

【4】This passage is a (an)____________

A.brochureB.biographyC.surveyD.letter

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了莫言的個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷以及所取得的成就。

【1】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段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（盜版）of all Chinese writers”. He is best known to Western readers for Red Sorghum Clan（紅高粱家族）, which was later adapted for the film, Red Sorghum. In 2012, Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.“管莫業(yè)，又名莫言，是中國(guó)小說(shuō)家和短篇小說(shuō)作家。他被美國(guó)新聞雜志《時(shí)代》的唐納德·莫里森（Donald Morrison）稱(chēng)為“所有中國(guó)作家中最著名、被盜版最多的作家之一”。他最為西方讀者所熟知的紅高粱部族，后來(lái)被改編成電影《紅高粱》。2012年，莫言獲得諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)。由此可知，第一段告訴我們他的成就。故選A。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“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. “莫言”在漢語(yǔ)中的意思是“不要說(shuō)話”。他解釋說(shuō)，這個(gè)名字來(lái)自他父母的警告，在外面不要說(shuō)太多的話。這也與他的寫(xiě)作主題有關(guān)。由此可知，莫言這個(gè)筆名的靈感來(lái)自于他的父母。故選A。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中He published his first novella（中篇小說(shuō)）, 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.“1984年出版了他的第一部中篇小說(shuō)《透明的蘿卜》，1986年出版了《紅高粱家族》，使他成為全國(guó)知名的小說(shuō)家。五年后，他獲得了北京師范大學(xué)文學(xué)碩士學(xué)位。”由此可知，1991年獲得文學(xué)碩士學(xué)位。故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Guan Moye, better known as Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. 管莫業(yè)，又名莫言，是中國(guó)小說(shuō)家和短篇小說(shuō)作家。以及下文的具體介紹可知，短文文章介紹了莫言的個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷以及所取得的成就，所以它是一篇傳記。故選B。