Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its 111-year history. Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared”.
Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan — a pen name for Guan Moye, grew up in Gaomi, Shandong province in eastern China. At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing.
He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country’s unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan is known as a productive writer. In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages.
The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10. The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $1 million. How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?
| A．Excited and proud. | B．Worried and cautious. |
| C．Happy and surprised. | D．Uncertain and shocked. |
One of Mo Yan’s characteristics of writing is that he ________.
| A．writes about topics he is familiar with |
| B．focuses on social problems in the country |
| C．describes his characters in a unique way |
| D．explains difficult matters in simple words |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．How Mo Yan Gets Nobel Prize |
| B．An Introduction to Nobel Prize |
| C．Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature |
| D．A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan |
Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world right in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold---this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It's easy to understand why the owner of Joker's diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵) . He had to begin his calculations all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable one excellent diamond of first-class quality (质量) " Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition(条件) possible. He picked up his tools (工具) and held his breath as he made the diamond exactly as he promised.Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world_________.
| A．in a minute | B．at the foot of a big mountain |
| C．in his own back yard | D．in a garage (汽车库) |
A diamond dealer is a person ___________.
| A．in the diamond business | B．who stole diamonds |
| C．who cuts diamonds | D．who sells diamonds |
When the diamond was resold,____________.
| A．the dealer lost a lot of money |
| B．Joker made some more money |
| C．the dealer got 800, 000 dollars |
| D．Kaplan got 800,000 dollars |
The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth_________.
| A．$ 300, 000 | B．$ 500,000 |
| C．$ 300, 000 | D．$ 800,000,000 |
Kaplan studied the diamond for____________.
| A．more than one and a half years |
| B．more than half a year |
| C．over eight months |
| D．more than nineteen months |
There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers:
It was an exhibition of the artists’ works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature(签名).
“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” I asked. In fact I knew they wouldn’t refuse. I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s good manners to the common readers.
“Certainly,” the young girls readily agreed. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me more pleased with myself. One of the girls handed her notebook to me. I took out my pencil, wrote a few words of encouragement, and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you Robert Charboss?”
“NO,”I told her proudly, “I’m the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.”
The young girl turned to another one, and said, “Mary, lend your eraser to me.”
At the moment, all my pride turned into a bubble (泡沫) immediately. Since then, I always warn(告诫)myself：Don’t think too highly of yourself even though you are so outstanding（杰出的）.The writer went to the exhibition because he .
| A．would put out his new book |
| B．got a special invitation |
| C．wanted to meet his fans |
| D．wanted show off (炫耀) that he was an outstanding writer |
We can infer that the two girls were the fans of.
| A．the writer | B．Alice Adams | C．Robert Charboss | D．the Red Cross |
The underlined sentence “all my pride turned into a bubble immediately” means that the writer .
| A．had realized that he was too proud of himself |
| B．felt very angry when he heard the girl’s words |
| C．was so polite to the girls and helped them a lot |
| D．was regret to sign his name for the girl |
This story teaches us to be a(an)person.
| A．careful | B．outstanding | C．modest | D．easy-going |
There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食)，but few are like A Bite of China（舌尖上的中国）. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society.
On the other hand, the documentary also stimulates(刺激) Chinese people’s consumption(消费). Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window, allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines, but also learn Chinese customs.”A Bite of China is a .
| A．film | B．magazine | C．book | D．TV program |
This program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of .
| A．culture | B．cuisine | C．news | D．society |
The main idea of the 3rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on .
| A．Internet communication | B．film making |
| C．food business | D．story writing |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook. |
| B．Taobao is China’s biggest online shopping site. |
| C．You can buy some food that’s more delicious and cheaper through the program. |
| D．There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”. |
A School Report
| Name: Edward ScottSchool: Kelvin Grove Stale High School Grade: 7Term ends: 6，May |
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| Maths |
He is a little weak in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others. |
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| English |
He is the best in the class. Keep it up. |
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| Science |
He can work out many difficulties. |
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| French |
His reading is very good, he can remember many words. |
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| History |
He is not so good at this, but has done better than before. |
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| Geography |
He is familiar(熟悉) with the names of many places in the world. |
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| Music |
He doesn't like pop songs, though sings very well. |
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| Remarks(评语): Edward is able to do a lot better. More work is needed next term. |
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| Class teacher: Ivy |
Headmaster: M. L. Martin |
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| School reopens: 11, September |
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This is a_________.
| A．studying plan of Edward Scott |
| B．teaching plan of Ivy |
| C．school report of Edward Scott |
| D．working plan of M. L. Martin |
Which subject is NOT mentioned(提到) in the form?
| A．Chinese | B．Music | C．Maths | D．Geography |
Edward's best subject is_________.
| A．science | B．English | C．French | D．history |
Edward is not so good at_________.
| A．science and geography |
| B．history and French |
| C．music and English |
| D．maths and history |
In the last few years, some researchers have decided to study why kids lie(撒谎)，So they made up a special team of 12 students, all under the age of 21.
Each student was given 36 cards, and each card listed a topic that teens sometimes lie about to their parents, The researchers worked through the cards with the teens, learning what things the kid was lying to his parents about, and why.
By the end of the interviews, the kids saw for the first time how much they were lying and how many of family’s rules they had broken. It was reported that 98% of the teens had lied to their parents.
Out of the 36 topics, the average(平均) teen was lying to his parents about 12 of them. The teens lied about what movie they went to, and whom they went with .They lied about how they spent their afternoons while their parents were at work, and something like that.
Most parents hear their child lie and think he’s too young to understand what lies are or that lying is wrong. They believe their child will stop when he gets older. Many books also advise parents to just let lies go — they’ll grow out of it. But the truth is that kids grow into it. In studies where children are observed(观察) in their natural environment, a 4-year-old child will lie once every two hours, while a 6-year-old child will lie about once every hour and a half.The researchers started the project by .
| A．playing cards | B．free talking | C．doing a survey | D．discussion |
The topics on 36 cards are mostly between kids and .
| A．parents | B．teachers | C．researchers | D．friends |
From this passage, the teens lied on about of the 36 topics as an average.
| A．12% | B．33% | C．98% | D．25% |
On this topic, the advice from many books for the parents is that they .
| A．needn’t worry about it too much |
| B．should take it serious enough |
| C．had better do something to stop it |
| D．should regard it as a great problem |