The prize committee compared the 82-year-old author　2　Anton Chekhov, the 19th century Russian　3　is considered one of the greatest short story writers in history.

　　She’s the first Canadian-based writer　4　(win)the literature award. Saul Bellow, who won it in 1976, was born in Quebec but moved to the United States as a child and is regarded as　5　U. S. author.

　　Munro is the 13th woman to receive the literature prize.

　　“On behalf of all Canadians, ”Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a tweet, “　6　(congratulation)to Alice Munro. ”

　　After the prestigious award　7　(announce), the Nobel committee said on Twitter that it hadn’t been able to contact Munro and left a phone message to tell　8　the good news. But The Canadian Press contacted her, and she was quoted as saying the award was“quite wonderful”and she was“　9　(terrible)surprised”.

　　“I knew I was in the running, yes, 　10　I never thought I would win, ”she said, according to a Toronto Star story quoting The Canadian Press.

　　【文章大意】诺贝尔奖官方宣布, 2017年诺贝尔文学奖授予加拿大女作家爱丽丝·门罗, 颁奖词称其为“当代短篇小说大师”。

　　1. 【解析】called。考查过去分词。call和逻辑主语Alice Munro之间是被动关系, 应用被动语态作定语。

　　2. 【解析】to。考查介词。compare. . . to . . . 把……比作……。本句句意是: 组委会把这位82岁的女作者比作19世纪俄国作家契诃夫。

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