Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature，the Swedish Academy

(瑞典文学院) announced on October 11．Mo Yan，the first Chinese to win the prize，said that he was“surprised”and“delighted’’at his winning．

Mo Yan．whose real name is Guan Moye(管谟业)，was born in 1955，in Gaomi County in Shandong province to a family of farmers，in Dalan Township．As a twelve-year-old boy, he left school to work during the Cultural Revolution，first in agriculture，later in a factory．In 1976，he joined the People’s Liberation Army，and began writing while he was still a soldier．In 1984，he was given a chance to learn at the Department of Literature in the PLA Academy of Art and Literature，where he published(出版)his first novel，A Transparent Radish(1984)．In 1991，he got a Master’s degree in Literature from Beijing Normal University．

Many of his novels are set in his hometown，including his best known work，Red Sorghum. The novel was made into an Oscar-nominated film by director ZhangYimou in 1987．Some of his works have been translated into English，French，Japanese and many other languages．

After learning that he had won the prize，Mo thanked his hometown for inspiring him．During a television interview he said that he was very thankful to the land where he grew up and that he goes back there every year．

39. From the passage we can know that MoYan’s parents were　　　　　　 .

A. workers　　　 　　 B. teachers　　　　　　　　　 C. farmers 　　　　　 　D. soldiers

40．What does the underlined word“delighted”refer to?

A. interested　 　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 C. moved 　　　　　　 　D. boring

41．Mo Yan didn’t finish school because 　　　　　　　 .

A. the war broke out　　　　　　　　　 B. the Cultural Revolution took place

C. he was asked to join the army　　　　 D. he had to work in the countryside

42．From the passage we can know that 　　　　　.

A. the novel, Red Sorghum，was made into an Oscar-nominated film

B. Mo Yan became a soldier of the People’s Liberation Army in 1984

C. Mo Yan’s first novel，A Transparent Radish，came out in 1991

D. Mo Yan was very thankful to the Swedish Academy

　

News 1

Yuan Longping，the father of hybrid rice（杂交水稻），won the World Food Prize on Monday．Yuan developed the world first popular and Widely known hybrid rice．Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than common ones．

News 2

Liu Xiang won China's first gold medal in the world championships（锦标赛）in 12.95 seconds．

“Everybody wants to win a world title．I was nervous before the race．But I dealt with it so I'm very happy，” Liu said with a smile after the race．

Some reporters noticed that at the star，Liu Xiang was crying．He said that is his way of letting off pressure．“My start wasn't good，maybe because I was nervous or because I was a bit slow．” he said．

Liu will Fun next at the Shanghai Grand Prix（大奖赛）meeting at the end of September．He is confident（自信的）after winning the gold medal．“I want people to know how fast I am，” he said．“This is number one speed．There's nothing I can't do．”

News 3

Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry，things will get better soon．Last week，China started checking textbooks，dictionaries and children's books all over the country．The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June．

News 4

Last Wednesday Medvedev（梅德韦杰夫）took over from Vladimir Putin（普京）．At the age of 42，he becomes the youngest president of modern Russia．

Medvedev was born to a family of teachers．He read a lot from a young age．After university，the soft-spoken young man went on to teach law at university and became very popular with his students．

In 2005，Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister（第一副总理）．But he was as friendly as before．“He has not changed．He invited me to his home，”said Vera Smirnova，Medvedev's first teacher．“In Russia，only two politicians（政治家）have invited their first teachers to their homes，Medvedev and Putin．”

1．Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because he                ．

A．is the father of his children                          B．likes to eat hybrid rice

C．developed hybrid rice                                  D．spent a long time to research hybrid rice

2．Why was Liu Xiang crying at the start?

A．He wanted to reduce pressure．                B．He was nervous．

C．He was a bit slow．                                    D．He was excited．

3．Checking textbooks，dictionaries and children's books will                ．

A．make sure the books are not too expensive    B．make the children unhappy

C．make sure there are few mistakes in them     D．make the government lots of money

4．According to News 4，Medvedev is now                   ．

A．a lawyer                                                 B．a teacher

C．the first deputy prime minister                     D．the youngest president of modern Russia

5．What Medvedev's first teacher said shows                  ．

A．Medvedev is as friendly as before

B．Medvedev and Putin were her students

C．Medvedev has changed

D．Medvedev and Putin invited her to their homes

   I'm confused these days．We are taught at home and at school that using violence(暴力)is the least civilized(文明的)way to solve problems．For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing At the beach．I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement．If two adults had a disagreement，and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right? 

    When two countries disagree，they often fight a war．Why is using violence not okay at home，at school，or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars，not only soldiers but ordinary people, even small children and babies. And refugees(难民)exist，too．

    A war is a great violence，like two people fighting over a shell，just much bigger. Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace. But can you really“make peace”by killing so many people? I don’t think bombs(炸弹)can reach people’s hearts and change them．Bombs can’t create love and caring, and that’s what we need in the world．Why do adults use violence so quick? Why can’t they use their wisdom(智慧)and talk it over?

    Adults might say that things are not that easy．But they are the ones that teach us to be kind，not to hurt people，and not to kill．Why don’t they act as what they say?

                          A page from a 1 2-year-old boy，Joshua’s diary.

1．At the beach，Joshua_________.

   A．hit his friend

B．won a beautiful shell

   C．played with a beautiful shell

   D．came to an agreement with his friend

2．Joshua hates wars between countries because

A．he is afraid of wars

B．he doesn’t understand adults

   C．wars create death and refugees

   D．wars are not the only way to make peace

3．What’s the key to peace in Joshua’s opinion?

   A．Love and care for each other．

   B. Don’t use Violence so quickly

C. Stop using bombs in wars．

D. Don't hurt or kill people in wars.

4. From the reading we can see Joshua wants adults to_____.

  A．1earn from children

  B．be children's models

  C．be kind to children

  D．teach children how to solve problems

5．Choose the best title(标题)for the passage．

  A．Adults and Wars

  B．How to Stop Wars

  C．Wars Can't Make Peace

D．Ways of Solving Problems