Mario Vargas Llosa, 74, received a phone call early in the morning on October 7 when he was preparing to set out on a walk through Central Park in New York.He was informed that he had won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Initially, however, he thought it was a joke.It was because, as the Peruvian told the BBC, “a writer shouldn’t think about the Nobel Prize as it is bad for one’s writing”.
He told AP that the honor would not affect him.“I don’t think the Nobel Prize will change my writing, my style, my themes,” he said.“(But) it’s a good way to start a New York Day.”
Vargas Llosa is one of the most celebrated writers of the Spanish-speaking world.He has written more than 30 novels, plays and essays, including The Breen House and The War of the End of the World.Both of these are available in Chinese translation.His work “vividly examines the dangers of power and corruption in Latin America”, according to The NEW York Times.
Vargas Llosa realized that he wanted to be a writer when he was a child, after reading an adventure novel by Jules Verne.At 15, he was a crime reporter.He later lived in exile in many European countries.
In 1990, he ran for the presidency in Peru, but lost badly.On October 7 Vargas Llosa told Reuters that he had never wanted to be a politician but felt it was an obligation for a writer to participate in public debate.”
He is frequently mentioned with Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of the classic work A Hundred Years of Solitude.Garcia Marquez won the literature Nobel in 1982, the last South American to do so.
Their relationship has involved one of greatest feuds(不和) in literary history.In a famous 1976 incident at a theater in Mexico City, Vargas Llosa punched Marguea, leaving him with a black eye.The two have reportedly not spoken in decades.
After the Nobel announcement, Garcia MARQUEZ wrote “now we’re even” in Spanish on his microblog.
69.What did Mario Vargas Llosa think was a joke at first?
A.Winning the Nobel Prize for literature
B.Thinking the Nobel Prize is bad for one’s writing
C.What the Peruvian told the BBC
D.What a writer should think about the Nobel Prize
70.For Llosa, winning the Nobel Prize will ___________.
A.change his writing, his style and his themes
B.start his life in New York
C.realize his childhood dream
D.have little effect on him
71.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? _____________.
A.Llosa is one of the most celebrated writers of the world.
B.Many of his works are available in Chinese translations.
C.He ran for the presidency in Peru, but didn’t win the election.
D.He thought it a duty for a writer to run for the presidency.
C
An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond.The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools.The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起)the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998.Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program.As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city.Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population.This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity can be achieved.Or it may show that New Yorkers missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Nancy points out that the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process.or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
72.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A.To invite authors to guide readers. B.To encourage people to read and share.
C.To involve people in community service.
D.To promote the friendship between cities.
73.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
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