12.Good evening.I have come to Jerusalem today as a novelist,which is to say as a professional spinner of lies.
Today,however,I have no intention of lying.I will try to be as honest as I can.There are only a few days in the year when I do not engage in telling lies,and today happens to be one of them.
So let me tell you the truth.In Japan a fair number of people advised me not to come here to accept the Jerusalem Prize.Some even warned me they would instigate a boycott of my books if I came.The reason for this,of course,was the fierce fighting that was raging in Gaza.
Finally,however,after careful consideration,I made up my mind to come here.One reason for my decision was that all too many people advised me not to do it.Perhaps,like many other novelists,I tend to do the exact opposite of what I am told.If people are telling me--and especially if they are warning me--"Don't go there,""Don't do that,"I tend to want to"go there"and"do that".It's in my nature,you might say,as a novelist.Novelists are a special breed.They cannot genuinely trust anything they have not seen with their own eyes or touched with their own hands.
And that is why I am here.I chose to come here rather than stay away.I chose to see for myself rather than not to see.I chose to speak to you rather than to say nothing.Please do allow me to deliver a message,one very personal message.It is something that I always keep in mind while I am writing fiction.I have never gone so far as to write it on a piece of paper and paste it to the wall:rather,it is carved into the wall of my mind,and it goes something like this:
"Between a high,solid wall and an egg that breaks against it,I will always stand on the side of the egg."
I have only one reason to write novels,and that is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the surface and shine a light upon it.The purpose of a story is to sound an alarm,to keep a light trained on the System in order to prevent it from tangling our souls in its web and demeaning them.I truly believe it is the novelist's job to keep trying to clarify the uniqueness of each individual soul by writing stories--stories of life and death,stories of love,stories that make people cry and quake with fear and shake with laughter.This is why we go on,day after day,concocting fictions with utter seriousness.
46.What made the writer decide to come to Jerusalem?C
A.He wanted to accept the Jerusalem Prize.
B.A fair number of people advised him to.
C.too many people advised me not to do it and he chose to some here rather than stay away.
D.He wanted to write novels in Jerusalem.
47.From the passage,we can know the writer is man whoB.
A.is afraid of others'opinions.
B.braves to express his opinions.
C.trusts anything others talk.
D.hates anything and writes to the pubic.
48.Which of the following statements is NOT true?C
A.the purpose of writing for the writer is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the surface and shine a light upon it.
B.Novelists hardly trust anything they have not seen with their own eyes or touched with their own hands.
C.The writer's writing stories just wanted to make people cry and quake with fear and shake with laughter.
D.The writer comes from Japan and chose to speak to the public.
49.What did the writer mean by saying:"I always stand on the edge of the egg?"D
A.He thought he was so weak.
B.He wanted to be an egg.
C.He didn't like the wall.
D.He wanted to fight with the strong society for his dream.
50.Where does this passage come from?A
A.a speech from awarding meeting
B.a discussion from a novelist
C.a debate from Japanese
D.a warning from a meeting.
分析 晚上好.今天我来到耶路撒冷,作为一个小说家,也就是说,作为一个以编写谎话为生的人.
然而今天我并不想撒谎.我会试着尽量诚实.一年之中仅仅只有几天时间,我会不讲谎话,而今天碰巧就是其中之一.
所以请允许我告诉你们真相.在日本,许多人建议我不要来这里接受耶路撒冷文学奖.有一些人甚至警告我,说如果我来了,他们会对我的书发起抵制.这一切的原因当然在于,加沙地带所发生的惨烈的枪战.联合国报告说在封锁的加沙城有超过千计的人身亡,其中的很多是毫无武装的平民--孩子和老人.
然而最终,在细致地一番考虑之后,我决意来到这里.我作此决定的一个原因就是太多人建议我不要来到这里.也许就像其他很多小说家一样,我打算恰恰就要去做那些我被劝告不要去做的事.如果人们告诉我--并且尤其是如果他们是在警告我--"别去那儿","别那样做",我则倾向于"就去那儿","就那样做".也许你们会说,这是我作为作家的天性.小说家们都是怪胎.他们就是不肯相信任何他们没有用自己的眼睛看到或者用自己的双手摸到的事.
所以那就是我为什么来到了这里.我选择了来到这里而非回避.我选择了亲眼见证而非转头不看.我选择了对你们发表演讲而非沉默不语.
请允许我,传达一条讯息,一条非常私人的讯息.这是我写作的时候一直记在心里的东西.我还从来没有将它写到纸上或者贴在墙上,但我将它刻入了我头脑的深处,它差不多是这样的:"在一面高大、坚固的墙和一只撞向墙的鸡蛋之间,我将永远,站在鸡蛋的一边."
我今天只有一个讯息希望传达给你们.那就是我们都是人类,是超越了国籍种族和信仰的个体,并且我们都是面对着名为体制的坚固墙体的脆弱的鸡蛋.照一切看来,我们没有赢的胜算.墙太高大了,太强大了--而且太冷酷了.如果我们还有一点点胜利的希望,那么它将来自于我们对于自己的和其他人的灵魂当中的那种极致的独特性和不可替代性的信念,来自于对于我们从灵魂的联合所获得的那种温暖的信念.
解答 46-50 CBCDA
46.C 细节理解题.根据文中的相关信息"One reason for my decision was that all too many people advised me not to do it.Perhaps,like many other novelists,I tend to do the exact opposite of what I am told"可知作者决定前往得原因是很多人不建议他这样做,像很多别得小说家一样,作者想去做别人所说得相反的事情.结合各选项,故选C.
47.B 分析判断题.根据第四自然段相关表述"I chose to come here rather than stay away.I chose to see for myself rather than not to see.I chose to speak to you rather than to say nothing"可知作者选择到此而不是逃避,选择直面而不是忽视,选择说出来而不是缄默.从这些句意可以推断出作者是一个勇敢和敢于表达的人.结合选项,故选B.
48.C 细节理解题.根据文章中得相关语境"truly believe it is the novelist's job to keep trying to clarify the uniqueness of each individual soul by writing stories--stories of life and death,stories of love,stories that make people cry and quake with fear and shake with laughter"可知小说家得任务就是澄清每个个体灵魂得独特性,通过写这些故事.选项C所提到得目的是写这些类型得故事,所以C是错误得表述.故选C.
49.D 分析判断题.在理解全篇的基础上找到题目的相关句意表述,联系下文作者写作的原因"the purpose of a story is to sound an alarm,to keep a light trained on the System in order to prevent it from tangling our souls in its web and demeaning them"可见作者对社会强硬的一面就像砸在墙上的鸡蛋一样,虽然破裂但具有抗争精神,结合选项故选D.
50.A 分析判断题.全文从结构和内容来看,是一份标准的演讲稿.这是一篇日本作家村上春树耶路撒冷文学奖颁奖大会上的演讲.故选A.
点评 本篇是一篇日本作家村上春树耶路撒冷文学奖颁奖大会上的演讲.细节分析题可采取找到题干所在的相关句意结合选项来分析得出答案;分析判断题目要在把握全篇含义的基础之上,结合相关的语境分析判断得出正确的答案.