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Perhaps no one knows the power of imagination
better than Chinese writer Liu Cixin. Until four years ago, Liu worked full-time
as a computer engineer at a power plant in Shanxi province. He only wrote science
fiction in his spare time. But it was during this time that Liu's imagination took
flight.
But even with such a powerful imagination, Liu,
55, probably hadn't expected that he would become the first Asian to win the Hugo
Award, science fiction's highest prize, in 2015. Perhaps neither did he think that
former US president Barack Obama would read his novel The Three-Body Problem, nor that on Nov 9 in Washington DC, he would
win the 2018 Arthur C. Clarke
Award for Imagination in Service to Society. It's the first time a Chinese writer
has ever won the award.
In his acceptance speech, Liu said that he owed
his imagination to Arthur C. Clarke, a famous UK sci-fi author. He said that
reading Clarke's classic novel: A Space Odyssey
in the early 1980s had a great effect on him.
"My mind opened up like never before. I
felt like a narrow river finally seeing the sea, " Liu said. "That night,
in my eyes, the starry sky was completely different from the past. For the first
time in my life, I was awed (使……敬畏) by the mystery of the universe.
"
But no matter how far away Liu's imagination
takes him, somehow his novels always stay rational. For example, in The Wandering Earth, Liu looks ahead to the
day when our solar system comes to an end and humans have to look for a new place
to live. However, all his visions and solutions are based on "hard science".
Liu's works aren't simply daydreams.
(1)
What do we know about Liu Cixin?
A . He became a full-time writer when he was young.
B . He dreamed about wandering in space from childhood.
C . He is the first Asian to win the Arthur
D . Clarke Award.
(2)
Liu Cixin's words are used mainly to show ______.
A . his interest in mysteries of the universe
B . his love of reading science fiction
C . his confusion when he started writing
D . his feeling after reading Clarke's work
(3)
Why did the author mention The Three-Body Problem and The Wandering Earth?
A . To compare the different writing styles in the two books.
B . To explain how Liu Cixin came up with his ideas.
C . To show that Liu Cixin has a powerful imagination.
D . To prove that Liu Cixin's works relate science to reality.
(4)
What's the text mainly about?
A . Liu Cixin's achievements and writing style.
B . Liu Cixin's contributions to science fiction.
C . How Liu Cixin became a sci-fi writer.
D . How Liu Cixin started a new sci-fi style.
答案: D
D
D
A