Chinese writer Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize for Literature might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English, European experts say.
“Hopefully, the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more works will get translated,” says Michel Hockx, professor of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia from University of London. “Many very good Chinese writers have been accepted globally for a long time already. Mo Yan is probably the most translated Chinese writer alive, with at least five of his novels made available in English over the past 20 years.”
Jonathan Ruppin, web editor of bookseller Foyles, says Mo’s win coincides with growing interest in Chinese literature and recognizes the talents of a distinctive and visionary(富于幻想的)writer. “We are very excited by the fact that English translations of more of his books should now become available,” Ruppin says. He made the comment after Mo became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in its century-long history.
As East-West cultural exchange has been booming, Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years. Hockx explains, “It’s mainly because there are many more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries, to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad. At the same time, more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture.”
University of Oxford lecturer in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says, “The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself. People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit (缺少)between China and its international counterparts — in particular, China knows incomparably(無比地)more about Europe and America than the other way round — and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”
【小題1】The underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means  “________”.

A.start out B.burn up C.set off D.a(chǎn)ppeal to
【小題2】Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention mainly because ________.
A.Chinese writers have been writing more and more books in English
B.the Chinese language has become the most widely used language in the world
C.the Chinese government attaches great importance to literature
D.the cultural communication between China and western countries has developed
【小題3】 Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Chinese literature has spread with the development of China.
B.The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years.
C.In the past, no Chinese writers were accepted outside China.
D.Foreigners know about China mainly by reading Mo Yan’s works.
【小題4】How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A.China knows more about Europe and America than before.
B.China knows more about Europe and America than they know about China.
C.China, Europe and America know one another more than before.
D.Compared with America, China knows more about Europe.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析:大意:文章介紹了莫言獲得了諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)之后,在世界范圍內(nèi)引起了中國文化熱,他的很多作品已經(jīng)或即將翻譯成多種語言,同時(shí)也加強(qiáng)了東西方文化的交流,促進(jìn)東西方之間的了解。
【小題1】C本題考查詞義理解。第一自然段句意為:莫言諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)的獲得促使了全球?qū)χ袊幕呐d趣的大發(fā)展。Ignite可理解為對中國文化興趣的大爆發(fā)時(shí)期。選項(xiàng)的意思為start out 出發(fā),著手進(jìn)行; burn up 燃燒起來,燒掉; set off 引起,使爆炸;appeal to 呼吁,上訴。
【小題2】D本題考查段落綜合理解。由第四自然段的意思可知答案為D。大意為:中國文化正在吸引著全球的觀注,其主要原因是中國的作家有了更多的機(jī)會(huì)去國外交流,出版他們的作品。同時(shí)在世界范圍內(nèi)也出現(xiàn)了學(xué)習(xí)中國的語言和文化熱。所以答案為D。
【小題3】A本題為細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一自然段的第三句話可知答案為A.大意為:中國文化在全球地位變化是與中國自身在國際中的地位分不開的。
【小題4】B理解推測題。句意理解題,中國人理解歐洲和美國要比他們理解中國的要多。People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit (缺少)between China and its international counterparts — in particular, China knows incomparably(無比地)more about Europe and America than the other way round — and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”句意:人們逐漸意識到,對中國的文化和他的國際角色缺乏了解,------讀中國文學(xué)作品是一個(gè)有效的方式去彌補(bǔ)這一點(diǎn)。綜合理解答案為B。
考點(diǎn):考查記敘文的閱讀理解。

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