Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong province .He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits foxes .Those stories later became the inspiration (靈感)for Mo’s writing.

Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields . Although he was tired after his daily hard work ,Mo was always hungry for books .However, there were very few in the village .He read his older brothers’ textbooks and even dictionaries .He helped others with farm work in exchange for books . “When I finished reading all the books around ,I thought I was the most knowledge man in the world ,”he told Xinhua.

After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976,he began to read widely ,including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers .He studied from these writers but did not copy them .Instead ,he developed his own style .As the first Chinese citizen（公民）to win a Nobel Prize in literature, Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award . “I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture .It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen This has affected ,even decided my style.”

1.When did Mo Yan leave school and start to work in the fields ?

A．a(chǎn)t the age of 12.                        B．a(chǎn)t the age of 11.

C．a(chǎn)t the age of 13                         D．a(chǎn)t the age of 15

2.Mo Yan is from_____

A．Shanxi            B．Jiangsu            C．Shandong         D．Guangdong

3.Mo Yan developed his own style_______

A．while listening to folk stories about gods ,spirits and foxes

B．during his dairy hard work in the fields.

C．when he won the Nobel Prize in literature.

D．a(chǎn)fter he studied from many famous writers.

4.Which of the following is wrong __________?

A．Mo Yan left school when he was very young.

B．Mo Yan was the most knowledgeable man in the world.

C．Mo Yan read many books when he was very young.

D．Mo Yan is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in literature.

5.What can we learn from Mo Yan’s success(成功)？

A．Rome was not built in a day.               B．Easier said than done.

C．Well begun , half done .                  D．The older, the wiser.

Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong province .He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits foxes .Those stories later became the inspiration (靈感)for Mo’s writing.
Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields . Although he was tired after his daily hard work ,Mo was always hungry for books .However, there were very few in the village .He read his older brothers’ textbooks and even dictionaries .He helped others with farm work in exchange for books . “When I finished reading all the books around ,I thought I was the most knowledge man in the world ,”he told Xinhua.
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976,he began to read widely ,including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers .He studied from these writers but did not copy them .Instead ,he developed his own style .As the first Chinese citizen（公民）to win a Nobel Prize in literature, Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award . “I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture .It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen This has affected ,even decided my style.”
【小題1】When did Mo Yan leave school and start to work in the fields ?

I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a   1 in one hand and my father's new book in the other.

  2  my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏縮) slowly. He sensed that he had done something   3  . From a distance I could see that he had   4 my father's new book and scribbled (亂畫) in it. Now, looking at my father in  5  , he and I both waited for his punishment.

My father   6  up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were   7  to him. He was a clergyman（牧師） and for him, books were   8  .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of   9  my brother, he sat down, took the pen from   10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:

John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警覺的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I  11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?

"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and   12  , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents   13  us and that one of the proofs (證明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would   14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel   15  .

1.                A．book           B．pen            C．paper    D．ruler

2.                A．Because        B．Since           C．As   D．Though

3.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．useless   D．important

4.                A．dropped        B．read           C．borrowed D．opened

5.                A．surprise        B．excitement      C．sadness   D．fear

6.                A．picked         B．put            C．gave D．checked

7.                A．enjoyable       B．valuable        C．useless   D．a(chǎn)ttractive

8.                A．courage        B．money          C．health    D．knowledge

9.                A．beating         B．hurting         C．punishing D．forgiving

10.               A．the corner      B．the floor        C．the table  D．my brother's hand

11.               A．thanked        B．a(chǎn)sked          C．provided  D．reminded

12.               A．sadness        B．excitement      C．pride D．envy

13.               A．needed        B．loved          C．preferred  D．encouraged

14.               A．open          B．use            C．read  D．explain

15.               A．jealous         B．relaxed         C．confident  D．proud