Question

In 2012, Mo Yan became the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Literature Prize in its century-long history, bringing joy to other writers and readers all over the country. Mo said that people worldwide will read Chinese literature more often. “My winning the prize should play a rather positive role,” the 57-year-old said. “Actually, I thought I only had a small chance to win. There are so many good writers all over the world and in China.” Mo Yan was born into a farmer’s family in a village and dropped out of school at the age of 12, and he started reading books in a mill (磨坊) of his house using a little light of an oil lamp (灯). “ In my childhood, there were only a few books in my village. I had to try every way to find a book to read. I exchanged books with others and even worked in the mill and did farm work for others in exchange for books,” he said. “When I finished reading all the books in villages around, I thought I was the most knowledgeable man in the world.” “With no more books at hand, I even started to read a Chinese dictionary. I read it so many times that I even found mistakes in it.” Thanks to Mo Yan’s success, International publishers (出版商) will pay more attention to Chinese literature. More Chinese works will be translated and introduced to the international readers.

1.Mo Yan was born in ______.

A. 1957. B. 1945. C. 1955. D. 1965.

2.Mo Yan didn’t read______ when he was a boy.

A. books in his village B. others’ books C. a Chinese dictionary D. foreign books

3.Mo Yan won the ______.

A. Nobel Literature Prize B. Nobel Physics Prize

C. Nobel Peace Prize D. Nobel Math Prize

4.Which of the following is true ？

A. Mo Yan’s family was very rich when he was 12 years old.

B. There were many books in the countryside at that time.

C. Mo Yan did farm work for others for some money at that time.

D. Mo Yan didn’t study in school for a long time.

5.What’s the main idea of this passage ?

A. Mo Yan’s biography B. Mo Yan’s novels

C. Chinese writers D. The Nobel Literature Prize

Answer 1