Ⅳ.阅读理解
It was when I was attending high school that I first read Asimov's stories. At that time, a few SF magazines began to introduce this author, and to translate a few pieces from his “Robot Series”. Of Asimov's works, the one that made the deepest impression on me was Pebble in the Sky. This novel directly influenced my early SF writing.
Asimov was one of the leading writers of western science fiction's Golden Age, although his writings might not have a direct influence on writers of today, his underlying influence on many levels is very clear — the famous Three Laws of Robotics, and many classic writing techniques, for example. Of course, his influence was related to the atmosphere that existed in the Golden Age. A science fiction writer today has a hard time reaching that level no matter how outstanding he or she is. Asimoves novels are marked by a fully complete logical system, and his stories are a pleasure to read — this is the reason why his novels still attract readers today.
Compared with the “Robot Series”， Asimov's “Foundation Series” is a little less wellknown in China. This is mostly due to the strong influence of The Three Laws, and moreover, the Foundation novels have never been completely introduced here. In fact, the “Foundation Series” creates an entire world, even grander than that of the “Robot Series”. This science fiction epic (史诗) had a direct influence on later western science fiction, the most famous example being Star Wars.
I am quite pleased with the domestic publication of Asimov's “Foundation Series”. As I understand it, the rights for the novels had been held by a publisher in Taiwan and were quite difficult to obtain. Many publishers had tried to issue a series of Asimov's complete works, but they had never been successful. This is the reason why even today Asimov's complete works have not been published. From the 1980s to today, Chinese SF fans have been awaiting Asimov's complete works, so the publication of the “Foundation Series” can be seen as giving us a bit of satisfaction.
1．It can be inferred that the author ________.
A．began to read Asimov's stories when he was a little child
B．showed little interest in Asimov's “Robot Series”
C．became a writer of SF under the influence of Asimov's works
D．read many works of Asimov when he was a junior student
答案与解析：C 推理判断题。由第一段最后一句“这篇小说直接影响到了我的早期写作”可知，作者是由于读了Asimov的作品并受其影响也开始了写作。
2．Why do people still like to read Asimov's novels?
A．Because he created the famous Three Laws of Robotics and wrote Pebble in the Sky.
B．Because his novels always had a totally perfect and reasonable system and were pleasant to read.
C．Because his novels were written according to the real life and always had a happy ending.
D．Because his novels always told people the truth of science and always had a tragic ending.
答案与解析：B 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“Asimov's novels...attract readers today”可知答案。
3．In the third paragraph the author tells us that ________.
A．the “Robot Series” is grander than the “Foundation Series”
B．Chinese are more interested in Asimov's “Foundation Series”
C．Star Wars was written earlier than the “Robot Series”
D．The “Foundation Series” had a direct impact on Star Wars
答案与解析：D 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“The science fiction...Star Wars”知应选D。
4．We can conclude that Asimov's complete works ________.
A．have been in China about twenty years
B．has already appeared in China by now
C．have not completely come to China at present
D．will never come to China
答案与解析：C 推理判断题。由文章最后一句“From the 1980s...complete works”知至今Asimov的完整作品还没有在中国问世。
It was when I was attending high school that I first read Asimov's stories. At that time, a few SF magazines began to introduce this author, and to translate a few pieces from his “Robot Series”. Of Asimov's works, the one that made the deepest impression on me was Pebble in the Sky. This novel directly influenced my early SF writing.
Asimov was one of the leading writers of western science fiction's Golden Age, although his writings might not have a direct influence on writers of today, his underlying influence on many levels is very clear — the famous Three Laws of Robotics, and many classic writing techniques, for example. Of course, his influence was related to the atmosphere that existed in the Golden Age. A science fiction writer today has a hard time reaching that level no matter how outstanding he or she is. Asimoves novels are marked by a fully complete logical system, and his stories are a pleasure to read — this is the reason why his novels still attract readers today.
Compared with the “Robot Series”， Asimov's “Foundation Series” is a little less wellknown in China. This is mostly due to the strong influence of The Three Laws, and moreover, the Foundation novels have never been completely introduced here. In fact, the “Foundation Series” creates an entire world, even grander than that of the “Robot Series”. This science fiction epic (史诗) had a direct influence on later western science fiction, the most famous example being Star Wars.
I am quite pleased with the domestic publication of Asimov's “Foundation Series”. As I understand it, the rights for the novels had been held by a publisher in Taiwan and were quite difficult to obtain. Many publishers had tried to issue a series of Asimov's complete works, but they had never been successful. This is the reason why even today Asimov's complete works have not been published. From the 1980s to today, Chinese SF fans have been awaiting Asimov's complete works, so the publication of the “Foundation Series” can be seen as giving us a bit of satisfaction.
1．It can be inferred that the author ________.
A．began to read Asimov's stories when he was a little child
B．showed little interest in Asimov's “Robot Series”
C．became a writer of SF under the influence of Asimov's works
D．read many works of Asimov when he was a junior student
答案与解析：C 推理判断题。由第一段最后一句“这篇小说直接影响到了我的早期写作”可知，作者是由于读了Asimov的作品并受其影响也开始了写作。
2．Why do people still like to read Asimov's novels?
A．Because he created the famous Three Laws of Robotics and wrote Pebble in the Sky.
B．Because his novels always had a totally perfect and reasonable system and were pleasant to read.
C．Because his novels were written according to the real life and always had a happy ending.
D．Because his novels always told people the truth of science and always had a tragic ending.
答案与解析：B 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“Asimov's novels...attract readers today”可知答案。
3．In the third paragraph the author tells us that ________.
A．the “Robot Series” is grander than the “Foundation Series”
B．Chinese are more interested in Asimov's “Foundation Series”
C．Star Wars was written earlier than the “Robot Series”
D．The “Foundation Series” had a direct impact on Star Wars
答案与解析：D 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“The science fiction...Star Wars”知应选D。
4．We can conclude that Asimov's complete works ________.
A．have been in China about twenty years
B．has already appeared in China by now
C．have not completely come to China at present
D．will never come to China
答案与解析：C 推理判断题。由文章最后一句“From the 1980s...complete works”知至今Asimov的完整作品还没有在中国问世。
