The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?

  Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm, Mo's works turned to “sold out" status at China's major online book sellers.

  One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: "Rushed to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels.”

  Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation.

  Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family.

  Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager. He joined the army and devoted himself to writing. Mo's novels were translated into several languages.

  For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances.

  “I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends(超越)differences of nations and races," Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists.

  Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels.

  Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature.

56.From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was      .

  A.a(chǎn) shock to online booksellers

  B.curiosity to the Swedish Academy

C.contrary to the belief of the Chinese media

  D.beyond the expectation of most Chinese people

57.The "one lucky buyer" mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _   

  A. had not yet read Mo Yan's novels    B. had written an online comment

  C. regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels  D. failed to buy a copy of Mo Yan's novels

58.The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to      .

  A. the Chinese writers                                   B.the Chinese writers' works

  C. the Chinese lives                    D.Mo Yan's novels

59. What can we infer from this passage?

  A.Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future.

B.Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize.    .

  C.Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual.

  D.Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes.

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