2023年沪教牛津版英语中考复习语法+阅读 Lesson 3讲义

L3 Part 1 Intensive Reading Fill in the “Gaps WHAT is science fiction? A dictionary may tell you it's fiction based on future or recent scientific discoveries. Many sci-fistories deal with space travel or life on other planets.Chinese sci-fi writer Hai Ya (海涯), however, has taken a very different path. Many of his writings have something to do with Chinese culture and history. One of them is The Space-Time Painter (《时空画师》).The novel recently won the Hugo Award (雨果奖), the world’s top science fiction prize. Hai Ya got the idea for The Space-Time Painter after learning about One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. The 12-meter-long painting is a masterpiece of Chinese art. Wang Ximeng (王希孟), a talented Song-dynasty painter, created it at the age of 18. The man died young and not much is known about him. This “gap" in history gave Hai Ya the space and freedom to create a novel. The main character in The Space-Time Painter is Zhao Ximeng. His life experience is modeled on that of Wang. He painted for an emperor more than 1,000 years ago. After much suffering, the man's mind leaves his body and enters a mysterious space. There, he meets Zhou Ning. The modern-day police officer is investigating a strange ancient painting. Hai Ya didn’t create the story purely out of his imagination. He carefully studied historical facts and tried his best to combine Chinese culture with science fiction. In order to complete The Space-Time Painter, Hai Ya explored not only a “gap” in history but also “gaps” in his daily life. The33-year-old began writing as a college student in 2012 but has never become a full-time writer. Now as a bank clerk, Hai Ya is very busy with his job. He takes full advantage of his free time to pursue his interest in writing science fiction. As we congratulate Hai Ya on his big success, we can all take a moment to think about what “gaps” we can explore. Are you interested in history? Is there a “gap” that few others have laid a finger on? Try to make good use of