Mo Yan, 2012’s winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in the small town of Gaomi in Shandong Province. His parents were farmers. And as a young boy Mo took care of the family’s goats. Each day he took the goats outside and watched over them when they ate grasses.
It was a lonely job, but Mo was a smart boy. He enjoyed the green, open land of Shandong. He enjoyed looking up at the blue sky and the white clouds, To pass the time he talked to the goats. He told them his thoughts and some stories. It was the beginning of his life as a storyteller.
During the Cultural Revolution(文化大革命),Mo had to leave school and work for a company. This was difficult for Mo, because he loved books and he loved reading. Luckily, he found a friend who would lend him books. Later, Mo became a soldier and to continue his education. In the end he graduated from Beijing Normal University. This is where he began to write.
Although Mo had left Gaomi, Gaomi never left him. Many of his books talk about rural life and the people of Gaomi, For Mo, all of man nature can be seen in the village life of Gaomi. Mo is famous now, but he remains a true son of soil.
1.Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012.
2.As a young boy Mo Yan took care of his family’s goats and he hated the job.
3.Mo Yan continued studying in a middle school during the Cultural Revolution.
4.Mo Yan graduated from Beijing Normal University and this is where he began to write.
5.Gaomi never left Mo Yan because many of his books talk about rural life and the people of Gaomi.
阅读下面短文,从所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a ____ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few ___ in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ _ and dropped them into the hat. He ____ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He ____ the sign ____ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to ____. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had ____ the sign came to see ____ things were. The boy ____ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, ____ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) ____ day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
____,both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so ____ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more ____ ?
Be thankful for what you have. ____ life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to ____. Face your past without regret. __ ___ your present with confidence. Prepare for the ____ without fear. Keep the faith and ____ the fear.
1.A. cover B. sign C. board D. note
2.A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins
3.A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case
4.A. still B. then C. already D. yet
5.A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back
6.A. in case B. now that C. so that D. as though
7.A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up
8.A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached
9.A. what B. why C. where D. how
10.A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered
11.A. though B. but C. yet D. still
12.A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful
13.A. After all B. In all C. Of course D. Of all time
14.A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange
15.A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific
16.A. Once B. When C. Where D. Because
17.A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove
18.A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on
19.A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise
20.A. preserve B. charge C. lose D. drop
Several weeks had gone by _______ we realized the painting was missing.
A. as B. since
C. before D. when
Although _______ of danger, tourists can't help taking photos near the cliff.
A.having warned B.warned
C.warning D.to be warned
Many websites have been _______ to help people study foreign languages.
A. put off B. put up
C. put away D. put on
---Can I join the club, Dad?
---You can when you ______ a bit old.
A. get B. will get
C. are getting D. will have got