课时作业（八）Exploring literature-【学易优】2024年高考英语一轮总复习课时分层突破（牛津译林版）

高考总复习·英语（译林版） 课时作业（八）Exploring literature I.阅读理解 society that burns them.The main character,Guy A Montag,is a fireman,someone who burns books (2023·江苏省镇江市高三模拟) and the houses that contain them.The culture 1.War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells obsesses()with the society of television but Published in 1897,this science fiction has doesn't realize the value-and the freedom--that inspired countless novels since then and still con- comes with literature. tinues to fascinate its readers.The unnamed hero is 1.Where is Dr.Elwin Ransom originally from? one of the first witnesses of a strange-looking A.Earth. B.Venus. meteorite()in England.Not long after,it is C.Mars. D.Arrakis. apparent that the meteorite is Martian and an inva- 2.Which book explores the potential for technolo sion is around the corner.What is it like for man, gy to make humans less free? the dominator of earth,to be dominated by a race A.War of the Worlds.B.The Dune Saga. of aliens? C.The Space Trilogy.D.Fahrenheit 451. 2.The Dune Saga(沙丘)by Frank Herbert 3.What do the four books have in common? Published from 1965-1985,The Dune Saga A.They show an imaginary world. contains 6 novels and is widely considered the B.They each have two main characters. greatest epic of science fiction.Instead of sticking C.They explore the nature of humanity. to a single character,these novels begin with Paul D.They were published in the 20th century. Atreides,first a son of a noble family and then the emperor of the known universe.The novels follow (2023·江苏省南通市高三考前练习卷英语试题) Paul's descendants(后裔)，ending by revealing the Writing short stories:An intensive four-week fate of his planet,Arrakis,and the fate of his gen- course with Shelley Weiner erations. If you enjoy reading short stories,or have 3.The Space Trilogy by C.S.Lewis turned your hand at writing them but would value This series contains three books that were some expert guidance,this course with Shelley published from 1938-1945.Lewis explores the na- Weiner is your choice.O