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 between China and its international counterparts — in particular, China knows incomparably more about Europe and America than the other way round — and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”
1.The underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
A.start out B.burn up C.set off D.appeal to
2.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.
3.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
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.
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.B
【解析】
試題分析:本文敘述了由于中國與西方國家的經濟的發(fā)展,人們之間的文化交流的日益頻繁,對于一些國外的人對中國文化有濃厚的興趣,近來,莫言獲得的諾貝爾,他的作品有可能將被翻譯成許多外文,這些都歸功于中國對西方國家的了解及交流。
1.這是詞義猜測題。根據(jù)中國作家莫言獲得諾貝爾文學獎的可能點燃全球對于中國文學的興趣,故選C。
2.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself.中國文學的發(fā)展與中國的發(fā)展息息相關,故選A。
3.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As East-West cultural exchange has been booming 由于中西國家文化交流的發(fā)展,故選D。
4.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)中國更多的去了解歐洲和美國要比他們了解中國的多,故選B。
考點:這是一篇政治經濟文化類閱讀。
點評:此類型題主要考查考生對文章中具體信息的理解,常涉及年代、時間、地點、數(shù)據(jù)或其他一些事實。做這一類型的題目時,要采用查讀法,即為了找出某一特定的或具體的信息而進行閱讀。查讀能夠使讀者根據(jù)文章闡述的事實做出正確的判斷,選出正確的答案。這類題目有時比較直接,理解字面意思即可作答;有時比較間接,需要根據(jù)作者提供的事實進行歸納、概括和推理才能作出正確的判斷。
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