As the world witnesses more and more extreme weather patterns, it is becoming
The term “cli-fi”
Just
The genre is quite welcome among college students because it usually looks at topics that is relevant
2 . When a passionate reader closes the covers of a book, she takes a moment or two to emerge from that universe to the world of the living. Often, a part of the reader stays behind in the bookish universe thinking, “What if Harry Potter had been sorted into Slytherin? What if Charlie had decided to make noodles in his chocolate factory? What if Pippi Longstocking’s dad came back from the pirate islands?”
Fanfiction (同人小说) emerges from this rich world of what-ifs. It involves writing extended stories about literary characters or plots from the universe of books as well as TV and film. However, fanfiction is much more than an extension of the original. It is a genre (体裁) created by passionate writers. And since young fans are emotionally invested in the universe of these books, writing fanfiction is a great way to get younger readers to take their first steps in writing as well as creative expression in the form of any other media.
I see this happening frequently when I’m asked to judge writing competitions in schools. Children write stories that are most often set in some Western or fantasy land, the characters have names like Julian and Hazel, and there are plenty of other references that are clearly drawn from the books they have loved. I would initially point these out and recommend that children draw stories from the reality around them, but I soon stopped. I realized that imitating our favorite writers is the first step in developing a voice of our own.
And that is where fanfiction becomes the starting point in children’s writing journey. To get them started, as parents or adults, we can talk to children about the books they love, question them with what-ifs and encourage them to voice their views through writing. Once they finish their writing, encourage them to share it with other fans. Fanfiction writers share their work on online writing communities like Fanfiction.net, Archive of Our Own (AO3), Commaful, etc.
1. What are the questions in paragraph 1 about?| A．Some good fanfiction ideas. | B．Readers’ doubts about fanfiction. |
| C．Some much-debated fiction stories. | D．The author’s adaptations of her favorite books. |
| A．It inspires them to write more. | B．It reduces their addiction to social media. |
| C．It is a way of expressing their bad emotions. | D．It encourages them to challenge the classics. |
| A．They create very similar plots. | B．They write a lot about their daily life. |
| C．They base their stories on other books. | D．They name their characters after themselves. |
| A．Benefits of kids voicing their views. | B．Quality ways of parent-child reading. |
| C．Recommended online writing communities. | D．Tips for introducing fanfiction writing to kids. |
1. 人物介绍；
2. 你的评析。
注意：
1. 参考人物：Henry Adams, the brothers (Roderick and Oliver), the clerks or the owner in the tailor’s shop…；
2. 写作词数应为80左右；
3. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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1.推荐阅读《西游记》Journey To The West；
2.推荐的理由；
3.鼓励他坚持阅读，学好中文。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：Buddhist monk(唐僧) Buddhist scriptures(佛经) disciple(弟子)
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Over 30 chief editors of literature publications and
The ceremony was about
According to Wu Yiqin, vice-president of the China Writers Association, the project
6 . The Internet, search engines, virtual worlds. Have you ever got the feeling that you’re living in a science fiction?
Well, indeed you are.
For more than a century, inventors have been driven to create what sci-fi writers have imagined long before. Buck Rogers inspired a generation of scientists excited about space exploration. Ray Bradbury predicted home-theater systems. William Gibson dreamed up the Internet while writing Neuromancer on a typewriter. Not long after him, Neal Stephenson predicted virtual worlds in his 1991 novel Snow Crash. One of his readers was Philip Rosedale, who loved it so much that he wanted to build a virtual world based on it.
By the late 1990s, technology caught up to the novel, and Rosedale built the virtual world Second Life based on the “Metaverse” from the novel. With 1 million active users, Second Life offers virtual shops, bars, houses and even virtual television studios with virtual celebrities (名人) on virtual talk shows.
“I think it is pretty much what I imagined,” Stephenson says. “I just shoot for the stars, while he makes great things happen.”
But Snow Crash is a dark book. The world in the novel is filled with criminals, violence and environmental problems.
“Science fiction not only puts stars in our hands, it also helps us see the meaning of our work,” Philip Rosedale admits. “It makes it possible for us to see what all of our efforts could eventually lead to.”
In fact, most science fiction authors admit that their work is usually cautionary (警示性的). “While the inventors are rushing ahead and excited about this possibility or that possibility, we’re always standing there warning, ‘Hang on just a second. Let’s think about this a little more’” author William Gibson says. “But most of them will ignore you because they think they already know all things about any given hot topic of the day. But if you can convince them that you’re talking about a planet millions of miles away and hundreds of years in the future or the past, you can actually get them to examine more closely what’s going on right now.”
1. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?| A．Book review. | B．Economy. |
| C．Technology. | D．Psychology. |
| A．Buck Rogers. | B．William Gibson. |
| C．Ray Bradbury. | D．Philip Rosedale. |
| A．He is satisfied with the “Metaverse”. |
| B．It is a very violent virtual world. |
| C．It is not based on his fiction strictly. |
| D．More activities should be added to it. |
| A．Sci-fi writers are much wiser than inventors. |
| B．Most inventors do not respect sci-fi writers. |
| C．People can easily get excited about the inventions. |
| D．Sci-fi can help inventors to think more carefully. |
7 . Here are a few of our favorite entries so far in our “Your Life: The Reader’s Digest Version” contest. After reading these, head over to Facebook and submit your own story about a special moment or lesson that shaped your life.
“There will Always Be a John” —By Darla Boyd.
During my first year of teaching, there was a kid named John in my class. John was difficult to control and he nearly drove me crazy. While talking about him one day, an old teacher put his hand on my shoulder and said, “There will always be a John. Your job is to learn, to discover what make him different and help him grow better.” The next year, there was indeed another John. In the last 20 years, I’ve learned to enjoy all the kids like John. That advice taught me that there is something to appreciate in everyone.
“An Early Key Lesson” —By Elaine West.
Before I began my first teaching job, my mother, a teacher of 30 years, gave me a very special gift, five simple words that have had an effect on my entire life: “Make friends with the janitor.” Her wisdom taught me the respect for all types of characters and continue to enrich my life to this day. Just five little words, but what an effect they can have when you take them to heart!
“Raising Mommy” —By Jan Davis.
Being a mother can always present challenges and rewards. Someone told me early in my parenting career that “Children will teach you everything you need to know”. Being a mother is being raised. Our children become our adviser. Their dreams become our professors, as we are taking notes carefully. The sounds of their laughter and smiles on their faces are a great reward to us or bring us great joy. Their tears remind us that it is okay to fail, wipe the tears away and try again.
1. What did the old teacher mean by saying “There will always be a John”?| A．There are always difficult students like John. | B．John will always be an ordinary student. |
| C．It is important to change John. | D．John is a very common name. |
| A．Take care of janitors. | B．Don’t treat students differently. |
| C．Don’t judge people by appearance. | D．Respect people from different backgrounds. |
| A．A mother should be given more care. |
| B．A mother improves herself greatly in parenting. |
| C．Being a mother has more challenges than rewards. |
| D．Children should realize the dreams of their parents. |
| A．“Raising Mommy”. | B．“The Reader’s Digest”. |
| C．“An Early Key Lesson”. | D．“There will Always Be a John”. |
| A．notice inviting contributions. | B．introduction to a contest. |
| C．ad for three new books. | D．poster about a lecture. |
The Million Pound Bank Note is a short story by the American author Mark Twain，
9 . The Hitchhiker’ s Guide to the Galaxy (HG2G) by Douglas Adams
This is a comedy science-fiction series about a man’s adventures in space. It was initially a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It is extremely funny and inventive, and has a very British sense of humor, whose true meanings foreign readers can hardly make out though it has been translated into French and Italian and so on. But when I read it I feel a strong connection to my home. It was published in paperback by Pan Books, after BBC Publishing had turned down the offer of publishing a novelization, an action they later regretted.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Have you ever read a description of a landscape or countryside that made you feel like you were actually there? For me, this book does exactly that. It is about a young girl who is taken to live in a big house in my hometown and discovers a secret garden.
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
This book takes the form of a series of letters, and follows the story of a young orphan(孤儿), Judy, as she goes to university and discovers a whole world of new experiences. This book always reminds me of my family, especially my mother, because she used to read it to me when I was ill in bed.
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
This was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and for this reason it still strongly reminds me of England and my childhood. It is also set in Yorkshire where I was born and spent my childhood, and follows three children living next to a railway and their adventures.
1. What do we know about HG2G?| A．It was based on true adventures. |
| B．Its language is abstract and inventive. |
| C．Its humor is hard for foreigners to understand. |
| D．It was adapted for radio after being published. |
| A．Daddy-Long-Legs & HG2G. |
| B．The Secret Garden & The Railway Children. |
| C．The Secret Garden & HG2G. |
| D．Daddy Long Legs & The Railway Children. |
| A．They follow children’s adventures. |
| B．They are British countryside series. |
| C．They refer to the author’s childhood. |
| D．They bring memories of home to the author. |
| A. Jane Austen B. Sense and sensibility C. Wuthering Heights D. 1984 E. Charlotte Bronte F. The Great Gatsby G. To Kill A Mocking Bird |
2. And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow fast in movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with summer.
3. The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education and the fine arts. The Ministry of Peach, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty, was responsible for economic affairs. Their names, in Newspeak: Minitrue, Miniluv and Miniplenty.
4. A classic of English literature, written with incisive wit and superb character delineation, it centres on the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner.
5. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger: I should not seem a part of it.
