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Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born English writer, has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy made the announcement on Thursday in Stockholm.

Sara Danius, the academy's secretary, praised the works of Ishiguro. She said, "He's a very interesting writer in many ways." Danius described him as "one of the most exquisite novelists in our time." His best-known work is The Remains of the Day, which was published in 1989. It tells of a man who worked as a butler, the main male servant in the home of a rich person. He looks back on a life in service to the wealthy. The book tells us about the society of 20th-century England. The work earned Ishiguro the Man Booker Prize in 1989.

The choice of Ishiguro for the Nobel Prize marked a return to traditional literature following two years of choices by the Swedish Academy. Last year, the literature prize went to American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan. In 2015, it went to Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus, a journalist.

Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan. He moved with his family to Britain when he was five years old. Although he did not return to Japan until he was in his 30s, Japanese characters were important in his first two novels— A Pale View of Hills and An Artist of the Floating World.

The writer will receive $1.1 million in prize money for winning the literature award.

1.From the passage we know Kazuo Ishiguro was born in ______.

A England

B Germany

C Japan

D France

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born English writer和第四Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan.可知，故选C。

2.The work The Remains of the Day was published in _______.

A 1989

B 1993

C 2015

D 2016

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段His best-known work is The Remains of the Day, which was published in 1989. 可知，故选A。

3.What does Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus do?

A A writer.

B A singer.

C A songwriter.

D A journalist.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段In 2015, it went to Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus, a journalist.可知，故选D。

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A Ishiguro moved to England because his father found a job there.

B Ishiguro will get $1.1 million in prize money for the award.

C In 2015, Bob Dylan won the literature prize.

D Ishiguro's books are full of American characters.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段The writer will receive $1.1 million in prize money for winning the literature award.可知，故选B。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A How to win the Nobel Prize.

B Kazuo Ishiguro won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.

C A great book The Remains of the Day.

D How to write a great book.

解析：选B。主旨大意题。根据第一段Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born English writer, has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.可知，这是文章的主题句，故选B。