2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级20AThe breaking news of Mo Yans 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, Mos works turned to “sold out status at Chinas 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 Chinas 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 Chinas Shandong Province, Mos 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 Mos 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 nations 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 Mos prize may give powerful encouragement to the countrys writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature56From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yans Nobel Prize in Literature was . Aa shock to online booksellers Bcuriosity to the Swedish Academy Ccontrary to the belief of the Chinese media Dbeyond the expectation of most Chinese people57The one lucky buyer mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _ A had not yet read Mo Yans novels B had written an online comment C regretted not reading Mo Yans Novels D failed to buy a copy of Mo Yans novels58The underlined word they in the last paragraph refers to . A the Chinese writersBthe Chinese writers works C the Chinese livesDMo Yans novels59 What can we infer from this passage? AMo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future BFolk arts originated from Mo Yans hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize CNobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual DMo Yans success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel PrizesB New Education is the UKs first training company devoted to the development of leadership potential in cross-cultural environment, We provide high quality training services such as effective communication, public speaking, positive attitude, life planning, career skills, Chinese and Western cultural differences and traditional Chinese business wisdom New Education was set up in April 2010, with headquarters in London, Our professional services are divided into personal training and corporate trainingPersonal training is mainly for students, professional and business managersCorporate training is mainly for Chinese companies with branches in the UK and foreign companies interested in China With our deep understanding of Chinese and Western environment and high-quality training techniques, we can provide excellent professional servicesOur goal is to become the best learning partner for individuals and companies seeking for overseas success Our training team is composed by the elites （精英）from various industriesIn addition to our professional training skills and techniques, and our rich experience, we are willing to devote ourselves to helping others improve themselves and seek for success Easterners and Westerners are very different in their ways and means to explain concepts and information, which is important in our personal trainingsOur main value lies in the combination of the western theories and practice in individual development and the Chinese peoples habits, ways of thinking and the practical problems in cross-cultural background, to effectively help you in improving your overseas competitiveness and achieving your goals60The advantage of New Education lies in its_ A learning environment B location C reputation D leadership potential61New Education aims to _ A keep a balanced life overseas B provide services to Chinese companies C develop its trainees all-round abilities D seek for success