The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?

    Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm,  Mo's works turned to “sold out" status at China's major online book sellers．

    One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: "Rushed to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels．”

    Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation．

    Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family．

    Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager． He joined the army and devoted himself to writing． Mo's novels were translated into several languages．

    For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances．

    “I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends（超越）differences of nations and races," Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists．

    Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels．

    Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．

59．From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was           .

     A．a shock to online booksellers

     B．curiosity to the Swedish Academy

      C．contrary to the belief of the Chinese media

     D．beyond the expectation of most Chinese people

60．The "one lucky buyer" mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _        ．

     A． had not yet read Mo Yan's novels          B． had written an online comment

     C． regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels      D． failed to buy a copy of Mo Yan's novels

61．The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to           .

    A． the Chinese writers                                                                      B．the Chinese writers' works

    C． the Chinese lives                                       D．Mo Yan's novels

62． What can we infer from this passage?

    A．Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future．

     B．Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize．        ．

    C．Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual．

    D．Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes．

　　　 The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?

　 Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm, Mo's works turned to “sold out" status at China's major online book sellers．

　 One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: "Rushed to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels．”

　 Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation．

　 Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family．

　 Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager． He joined the army and devoted himself to writing． Mo's novels were translated into several languages．

　 For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances．

　 “I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends（超越）differences of nations and races," Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists．

　 Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels．

　 Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature．

56．From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was　　　　　 .

　 A．a shock to online booksellers

　 B．curiosity to the Swedish Academy

C．contrary to the belief of the Chinese media

　 D．beyond the expectation of most Chinese people

57．The "one lucky buyer" mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _　　　 ．

　 A． had not yet read Mo Yan's novels　　　 B． had written an online comment

　 C． regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels　 D． failed to buy a copy of Mo Yan's novels

58．The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to　　　　　 .

　 A． the Chinese writers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the Chinese writers' works

　 C． the Chinese lives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Mo Yan's novels

59． What can we infer from this passage?

　 A．Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future．

B．Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize．　　　 ．

　 C．Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual．

　 D．Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes．

The history of Chinese calligraphy is probably as long as that of China itself. Calligraphy is a special category in China’s world of fine arts. Through the centuries Chinese characters have changed constantly and are mainly divided into five categories today: the seal script (zhuan shu), official script (li shu), regular script (kai shu), running script (xing shu) and cursive script (cao shu).

Calligraphy involves a great deal of theory and requires many skills. Among the most outstanding calligraphers in ancient China were Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhengqing, and Liu Gongquan, who are known for pioneering their own styles.

In writhing calligraphy, one will need a brush, paper, an ink-stick and an ink-stone, commonly referred to as the “Four Treasures of the Study”. There are different types of brushes. White-goat-hair, black-rabbit-hair and yellow-weasel-hair brushes are the main ones. According to their function, brushes are classified into three groups: hard, soft and medium. Brush sticks are usually made of bamboo, wood, or porcelain; ivory or jade sticks are rare and precious.

The ink-stick is a unique pigment used for Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy. The most famous ink-stick is hui mo (Anhui ink stick), made from pines that grow on Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province. Clean water is needed to grind the ink-stick. Press the ink-stick hard and rub it lightly, slowly and evenly against the ink slab to make thick, liquid-ink.

While paper comes in many varieties, Xuan paper, produced in Xuanzhou (today’s Anhui Province), is considered the best for Chinese calligraphy. The paper is soft and fine textured, suitable for conveying the artistic expression of both Chinese calligraphy and painting. With a good tensile strength and moth-proof quality, the paper can be preserved for a long time.

Ink-stones or ink-slabs have been classified into three categories: Duan, she and Tao. Features common to all three are hardness and fineness. Although the stone is hard and fine, it is not dry or slippery. Using a hard and smooth stone, liquid ink can be produced easily by rubbing the ink-stick against the stone.

By handling the brush and ink skillfully and carefully, the artist can produce an infinite variety of calligraphic styles and forms.

Title: Chinese Calligraphy

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The history of Chinese calligraphy is probably as long as that of China itself. Calligraphy is a special category in China’s world of fine arts. Through the centuries Chinese characters have changed constantly and are mainly divided into five categories today: the seal script (zhuan shu), official script (li shu), regular script (kai shu), running script (xing shu) and cursive script (cao shu).

Calligraphy involves a great deal of theory and requires many skills. Among the most outstanding calligraphers in ancient China were Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhengqing, and Liu Gongquan, who are known for pioneering their own styles.

In writhing calligraphy, one will need a brush, paper, an ink-stick and an ink-stone, commonly referred to as the “Four Treasures of the Study”. There are different types of brushes. White-goat-hair, black-rabbit-hair and yellow-weasel-hair brushes are the main ones. According to their function, brushes are classified into three groups: hard, soft and medium. Brush sticks are usually made of bamboo, wood, or porcelain; ivory or jade sticks are rare and precious.

The ink-stick is a unique pigment used for Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy. The most famous ink-stick is hui mo (Anhui ink stick), made from pines that grow on Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province. Clean water is needed to grind the ink-stick. Press the ink-stick hard and rub it lightly, slowly and evenly against the ink slab to make thick, liquid-ink.

While paper comes in many varieties, Xuan paper, produced in Xuanzhou (today’s Anhui Province), is considered the best for Chinese calligraphy. The paper is soft and fine textured, suitable for conveying the artistic expression of both Chinese calligraphy and painting. With a good tensile strength and moth-proof quality, the paper can be preserved for a long time.

Ink-stones or ink-slabs have been classified into three categories: Duan, she and Tao. Features common to all three are hardness and fineness. Although the stone is hard and fine, it is not dry or slippery. Using a hard and smooth stone, liquid ink can be produced easily by rubbing the ink-stick against the stone.

By handling the brush and ink skillfully and carefully, the artist can produce an infinite variety of calligraphic styles and forms.

Title: Chinese Calligraphy