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Best Science Fiction
The Sprawl Trilogy by William Gibson
This classic trilogy from william Gibson consists of Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. The book that started the entire concept of Cyberpunk, the Hugo Award-, Nebula Award-and Philip K. Dick Award-winning Neuromancer remains one of the best sci-fi books ever written and the entire trilogy is worth a read, even if it’s the original that gets all the praise.
Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
This series by Dan Simmons consists of Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, End ymion and The Rise of Endymion. Truly one of the great works in science fiction history, the Hugo Award-winning Hyperion Cantos is an absolutely excellent story of extreme terror, character-building and wild-world-building that is almost without equal in the type. How we haven’t gotten a proper onscreen adaptation of this series yet, I have no idea, but Perhaps it’s best left in its original, amazing book form.
Ender’s Game Quartet by Orson Scott Card
Ender’s Game is often read in schools, but it has incredibly mature themes like isolation, loneliness, competition and fear- many of which are more relevant now than when Orson Scott Card first began the series in 1985. If you love Ender’s Game, it’s worth reading the whole series to follow the sci-fi adventures of Andrew “Ender” Wiggin: Ender’s Game, Ender in Exile, Xenocide and Children of the Mind.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
This is the only stand-alone book on this list, as the rest are all in a series, so if you don’t feel like investing in 300, 000 pages of content, Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash is for you. This book is the heir ( 继 承 人 ) to Neuromancer’s Cyberpunk throne and an absolutely excellent read from Stephenson. The author uses virtual reality as his setting, and the main character is a pizza deliveryman in one world and a warrior prince in another.
1. Which book won the most awards?
A. Neuromancer. B. Hyperion.
C. Ender’s Game. D. Snow Crash.
2. What do we know about Ender’s Game Quarte?
A. It consists of three books. B. It is popular among students.
C. It has been adapted into a film. D. It focuses on children’s problems.
3. What is special about Snow Crash?
A. It’s the longest story. B. It’s about the solar system.
C. It’s not a series. D. It’s not a real story.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本科幻小说。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Sprawl Trilogy by William Gibson
部分“the Hugo Award-, Nebula Award-and Philip K. Dick Award-winning Neuromancer”可知Neuromancer获得过至少三项大奖，比本文提到的其他小说都多。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Ender’s Game Quartet by Orson Scott Card
部分“Ender’s Game is often read in schools”（ Ender’s Game这本书在学校经常被阅读）可知Ender’s Game Quarte在学生中很受欢迎。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
部分 “This is the only stand-alone book on this list, as the rest are all in a series”（Snow Crash是这些作品中唯一一本独立的书，其余的都是一个系列）可知Snow Crash的特别之处在于它不是一个系列。故选C。
