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     Canada Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for her short stories that focus on human conditions,announced the Swedish Academy on October 10 ,2013.

    The Swedish Academy honoured Ms Munro as “ a master of the contemporary (当代的) short story”. Some critics consider her a “Canadian Chekhov”.

     Her works include Who Do You Think You Are ? ( 1978 ) , The Moons of Jupiter ( 1982 ) , Runaway (2004) , The View from Castle Rock ( 2006 ) and Too Much Happiness (2009) . Her most recent collection is Dear Life (2012) .Bom on July 10 ,1931 in Wingham,Ontario,Ms Munro grew up in the countryside. At just 11 years old,she decided she wanted to be a writer,and was never uncertain about her career choice. U?I think maybe I would be successful in doing this because I didn't have any other talents,n she once said in an interview. ?Her focus on the activity of writing means she is not the kind of writer who is interested in book-signing events or other publicity work.

   Ms Munro is just the 13 th woman to win the Nobel Literature Prize since it was first awarded in 1901. She is also the first Canadian to win the great honour. Saul Bellow,who won the Nobel Literature Prize in 1976,was bom in Canada,but later became a US citizen.

     Ms Munro will receive the prize sum of eight million Swedish kronor (about $1. 3 million) . She will be present with her award at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December 10 ,the anniversary of the prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896. Last year,the award went to Chinese novelist Mo Yan.

1. We can infer that Chekhov .

   A. was bom in Canada   B. was a famous writer   C. won the Nobel Prize   D. grew up in the countryside

2. Which of the following is the right order of Alice Munro's works?

a. The Moons of Jupiter

b. The View from Castle Rock

c. Too Much Happiness d. Runaway

e. Who Do You Think You Are! f. Dear Life 

   A. dbefca   B. cabedf

   C. adfbce   D. eadbcf

3. How old was Alice Munro when she won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

   A. 55  years old.    B. 68 years old.

   C. 76  years old.     D. 82 years old.

4. What do we know about Ms Munro?

   A. She is the first woman to win the Nobel Literature Prize.

   B. She is the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in history.

   C. She is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Literature Prize.

   D. She is interested in book-signing events and other publicity work.

5. Alfred Nobel died on .

   A. December 10,1896   B. December 10,1901   C. October 10,1896   D. October 10,1901 

Answer 1

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. A

IV. 1. B 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段 Some critics consider her a Canadian Chekhov” .及 Chekhov (契诃夫) 是一位 著名的作家可以判断选 B. 其他各项没 有依据，故排除。

2. D解析:细节理解题。可采用“首尾定 位法”。最早一部作品是bu Are ?(1978) ,最近一部作品 是Dear L拆(2012) ，故可判断答案为 D. 其他各项没有相关信息，故排除。

3. D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段 *'Canada's Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature ... on October 10. 2013. ” 和第四段中的“Bom on July   10. 1931 in Wingham...” 可知 Alice Munro 82岁时获得诺贝尔文学奖。故本题 能选D.

4. C解析:细节理解题。由第五段She is also the first Canadian to win the great honour.可知她是第一个获得诺贝尔文 学奖的加拿大妇女，故C正确。根据  Ms Munro is just the 13th woman to win the Nobel Literature Prize …”可知 A 错 误。根据 Her focus on the activity of writing means she is not the kind of writer who is interested in book-signing events or other publicity work.可知 D 错误。B 项没有相关信息支持，也排除。

5. A解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段 She will be present with her award at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December   10. the anniversary of the prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.可知诺贝尔 于1896年12月10日去世，故选A. 其他各项没有依据，故排除。