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   Following Mo Yan's Nobel Prize , the usually silent Chinese literary circle got warmed up again. A Shanghai writer named Jin Yucheng surprised nearly everyone by making his novel full of Shanghai dialect.

Published in 2012, the 350,000-word Blossoms (Fan Hua) is a novel about the changes in Shanghai over 30 years, drawing clear images of the city through the stories of many common people. There is no main story like most novels, but every story in it could run independently. While putonghua is the standard choice for Chinese literature today, Jin's use of the Shanghai dialect appears both different and bold.

"I have seen too many novels that look similar to each other. Chinese literature is getting monotonous in both language and form. I want to be special with my own language, " Jin told the Global Times.

In the novel, Jin makes a breakthrough by mainly using dialogues to unfold various plots and represent typical characters on a daily basis. He also abandons the use of some punctuation like quotation marks (引号), showing a return to the traditional Chinese huaben genre.

Since its publication, the book has been widely recommended on Sina Weibo with many netizens rating the novel high for its unique use of dialect and vivid description of life using plain speech.

Jin said that he got the idea of writing the novel while chatting in an online forum where people use the Shanghai dialect. The praise he received from the netizens encouraged him to continue writing the random stories.

"I'd like to see more writers to follow my lead. It will enrich our literature and make it diverse," he said.

【小题1】What can we know from the first two paragraphs?
A.The Chinese literary circle is never silent.
B.Mo Yan was surprised at Jin Yucheng's new novel.
C.The stories in the novel aren't linked to each other.
D.The novel represents the lifestyle in Shanghai in the 1930s.
【小题2】The underlined word " monotonous" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to "   ".
A.lacking in variety
B.being short of expectations
C.wanting further improvement
D.requiring more consideration
【小题3】How does Jin Yucheng make a breakthrough in his novel Blossoms?
A.By inventing lots of typical characters.
B.By creating a vivid background.
C.By employing dialogues to develop plots and represent characters.
D.By using beautiful words in Shanghai dialect.
【小题4】What encouraged Jin Yucheng to continue writing in dialect?
A.The family's support.
B.The netizens’ praise.
C.The citizens comments.
D.Other writers encouragement.
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   Ever since I was seven years old, my body clock has been set to "nocturnal (夜间活动的) ". If I try to go to sleep earlier, I just lie awake, not sleepy at all. If I try to get up any earlier, it’s not a matter of being "a bit tired" ; I am hardly able to do anything. I feel groggy and find it hard to concentrate.

This caused lots of problems at school: I would wander around unconsciously, not taking anything in refused to go to school and my mum was blamed (责怪) for not being stricter about bedtime, but in reality there was nothing she could do. My mum would get annoyed but she knew that there was no point trying to sleep because she had the same problem.

Finally I was allowed to have classes in the afternoon with a tutor (家庭教师). This enabled me to get a place at university, but the problems came up again. At first I forced myself to get up for 9 am lectures, but after five mornings I was crying from tiredness. I managed to pass my exams. It was a moment of success for me, proving I had imagination and determination after all these years of being misunderstood and called lazy.

But still I wondered why I couldn’t change my body clock. I have tried everything to change my sleeping habits — forcing myself by going to bed 15 minutes earlier every night, sitting in front of a light box in the morning, using blue candles and cutting out caffeine — but nothing has worked. I even tried sleeping pills, which put me to sleep earlier but didn’t help with the morning experience.

I was sad to discover there was no cure, but I wouldn’t give up.

【小题1】What is the meaning of the underlined word "groggy" in the first paragraph?
A.Tired and sleepy.
B.Excited and satisfied.
C.Sad and worried.
D.Energetic and happy.
【小题2】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A.The author’s school teachers.
B.The author’s problems at school.
C.The author’s mom and school.
D.The author’s mom’s problems.
【小题3】All through the school years, the author ______.
A.managed to change her natural body clock
B.had to get up for 9 am lectures every day
C.was taught at home by a tutor
D.was referred to as a lazy student
【小题4】In order to change her body clock, the author did all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A.keeping herself awake with a light box in the morning
B.taking some pills and drinking less caffeine
C.making her bedtime a little later every night
D.changing her sleeping time