Question

 

Born into a farmer’s family, life was not easy when Iwas a kid. We were so poor that we often did not know where our next meal wascoming from. I had to sell cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.

A storyteller once came to the marketplace, and I wentto listen to him. My mother was unhappy with me for forgetting my job. But thatnight, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp,I couldn't help retelling stories I'd heard that day. She listened impatientlyat first, since in her eyes professional（职业的）storytellers were smooth-talking men—nothing good ever came out of theirmouths. But slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that dayon, she never gave me any task on market days, unspoken agreement to enjoy newstories. As a repayment（回报）for Mother's kindness and a way to show offmy memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn'tthe only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, myaunts, even my stubborn grandmother.

I knew she was worried about me. Talkative kids arenot well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselvesand to their families when they talk too much. Mother often reminded me not totalk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. However, mynatural desire（渴望）to talk never went away, and that is whatmakes my name – Mo Yan, which means ‘no speaking’. This strong wish to talkalso improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers whoare also considered as storytellers.

1.Mo Yan lived a/an ________ life when he was young.

A．hard             B．colourful          C．easy             D．rich

2.From the second paragraph, we can learn that________

A．little Mo Yanwas interested in selling vegetables

B．his motherwas attracted by the retold story at first

C．his motherdidn’t let him listen to the new stories again

D．little Mo Yanhad quite a good memory

3.Why did his mother dislike the professionalstorytellers?

A．Because shethought they never said anything good.

B．Because shethought they couldn’t make much money.

C．Because shethought they would affect Mo Yan’s schoolwork.

D．Because shethought most people didn’t like listening to stories.

4.In Mo Yan’s opinion, a writer should be a ________child when they were young.

A．silent             B．modest           C．talkative          D．trouble-making

5.Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?

A．My UnluckyChildhood                   B．A Storyteller’s Childhood

C．My KindGrandmother                    D．More talkingleads to success

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了诺贝尔文学奖获得者莫言小时候的故事.

1.根据第一段Born into a farmer’sfamily, life was not easy when I was a kid.描述,可知莫言小时候过着艰苦的生活.故选A.

2.根据短文第二段描述可知小时候的莫言能详细地复述出自己听到的故事,可见他的记忆里非常好.故选D.

3.根据第二段since in her eyesprofessional（职业的） storytellers were smooth-talkingmen—nothing good ever came out of their mouths. 描述,可知妈妈认为那些说书的人从来不讲什么好东西.故选A.

4.根据最后一段This strong wish totalk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writerswho are also considered as storytellers.描述,可知选C.

5.这篇短文主要讲述了诺贝尔文学奖获得者莫言小时候的故事,故选B,一个短篇小说家的童年.

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