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Chinese writer Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize for Literature might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English, European experts say.
“Hopefully, the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more works will get translated,” says Michel Hocks, professor of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia from University of London. “Many very good Chinese writers have been accepted globally for a long time already. Mo Yan is probably the most translated Chinese writer alive, with at least five of his novels made available in English over the past 20 years.”
Jonathan Ruppin,web editor of bookseller Foyles,says Mo’s win coincides with growing interest in Chinese literature and recognizes the talents of a distinctive and visionary（富于幻想的）writer.We are very excited by the fact that English translations of more of his books should now become available,”Ruppin says.He made the comment after Mo became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in it’s century-long history.
As East-West cultural exchange has been booming, Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years. Hocks explains, “It’s mainly because there are many more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries, to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad. At the same time, more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture.”
University of Oxford lecturer in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says, “The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself. People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit between China and its international counterparts — in particular, China knows incomparably more about Europe and America than the other way round — and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”
【小题1】The underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.

A．start out

B．set off

C．burn up

D．appeal to

【小题2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．In the past, no Chinese writers were accepted outside China.

B．Chinese literature has spread with the development of China.

C．The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years.

D．Foreigners know about China mainly by reading Mo Yan’s works.

【小题3】Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention mainly because __________.

A．the Chinese government attaches great importance to literature

B．Chinese writers have been writing more and more books in English

C．the Chinese language has become the most widely used language in the world

D．the cultural communication between China and western countries has developed

【小题4】How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A．China knows more about Europe and America than before.

B．Compared with America, China knows more about Europe.

C．China, Europe and America know one another more than before.

D．China knows more about Europe and America than they know about China.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】D

解析试题分析：文章大意：这篇文章报道了中国作家莫言获得诺贝尔文学奖以及对世界文学产生的影响。
【小题1】猜词题：根据an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English, European experts say.可猜出“ignite”意思是引起“set off”，故选B。
【小题2】推理题：根据As East-West cultural exchange has been booming, Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years. Hockx explains, “It’s mainly because there are many more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries, to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad. At the same time, more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture.”可知随着中国的发展，中国的文学也传播很广，故答案应为B。
【小题3】细节题：根据University of Oxford lecturer in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says, “The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself.可知中国文学受到越来越多的关注，主要是因为中国和西方文化交流多了，故选D。
【小题4】句意理解题：根据词组the other way round“从反方向”，可知中国了解欧洲和美国比他们了解中国多，故选D。
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