When talking with young Swedish students, Mo Yan showed respect for Chinese authors that he learned writing from, particularly Shen Congwen, who was twice nominated（提名）for the Nobel Prize.
“Lu Xun, Lao She, Mao Dun and Shen Congwen, they are more qualified（有资格的）for the Nobel Prize than me,” he said,. Among the writers he learned from, he said he especially felt close to Shen Congwen, as they have similar life experiences.
Both of them left school early and did not get formal education. Shen quit after high school and Mo only finished the fifth grade. They both joined the army after school. “ We both learned from the book of life,” said Mo.
The themes of their writing are also similar. Both writers have their hometown as the theme and root of their writings. Shen’works are mostly about his hometown, Xiangxi, and most of Mo’s stories are set in his hometown, Gaomi, in Shandong Province.
Mo said he also learned from Shen how to deal with characters in a fiction. Unlike most Chinese writers, Shen has a humanistic（人文主义的） touch towards all of his characters. Said Mo, “In his works, there are no particularly bad person or good person. Even gangsters（匪徒） and thieves have their humane（仁慈的）side,” he said.
“I try to use the same approach in my writing. It shows the ability of a novelist when he treats all the characters as humans,” he said.
Mo said he also learned Lu Xun’s depth and Lao She’s humor. “They are all my teachers, and I am the student,” he said. “I feel ashamed from my heart that teachers did not get the prize, but the student got it.”
小题1:Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the similarity between Mo Yan and Shen Congwen?
A．Writing themes
B．Sense of humor
C．Life experiences
D．Approaches in writing小题2:By saying “We both learned from the book of life”, what did Mo Yan mean?
A．They both love reading throughout their life.
B．They both earned their living by writing books.
C．They both got nutrition（营养）from life.
D．They both experienced many difficulties.小题3:According to Mo Yan, Shen Congwen was special in the way _________.
A．he described bad persons
B．he created characters
C．he made sentences
D．he told stories小题4:From what Mo Yan said in the last paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A．he is a modest person
B．he feels shy
C．Lu Xun’s depth influenced his early life
D．he thinks he doesn’t deserve the prize
