12.A new genre (流派) of fiction has come out of rising sea levels.Climate fiction,or"cli-fi",is a sub-genre of science fiction.It imagines a future where man struggles against the extremes of a changing environment.
Although it is still an unexplored field in the Chinese literary circle,climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the US,the UK and India,etc.A brief amazon.com search of"climate fiction"returns more than 1,800results,reflecting a growing demand for books that focus on environmental issues.
According to The Atlantic,cli-fi stories seldom talk about"unreal technologies or faraway planets",unlike traditional sci-fi.Cli-fi is a lot more down to earth.It examines the effects of pollution,rising sea levels,and global warming on human civilization.
Cli-fi has been made more attractive to younger generations thanks to its appearance in movies and TV shows,Interstellar,Snowpiercer,MaddAddam,just to name a few.The term"cli-fi",created by US writer and climate activist Dan Bloom,seems to be helping"raise the awareness of global warming".UK cli-fi writer Sarah Holding wrote that the genre"connects young readers with their environment".
But not everyone is convinced of cli-fi's potential.George Marshall,founder of Climate Outreach Information Network,expressed concern that cli-fi would strengthen what people already believe rather than change anyone's mind."The unconvinced will see these stories as proof that this issue is a fiction,"he said."The already convinced will be still concerned,but the story lines may reduce the seriousness of the issue."
28.What can be implied according to Paragraph 2?B
A.Chinese writers are not concerned with the issue of climate change.
B.Cli-fi has gained great popularity so far.
C.The course on climate change literature is the most welcome in universities.
D.Amazon.com focuses a lot on environmental issues.
29.The phrase"down to earth"in Paragraph 3can be best replaced byA.
A.realistic B.original
C.attractive D.lively
30.Sarah Holding's words are mentioned to prove thatC.
A.movies and TV shows work best in promoting difficult ideas
B.younger readers pay more attention to climate change
C.the term"cli-fi"is helpful in raising environmental awareness
D.cli-fi is attractive to younger generations
31.Which of the following is NOT true according to the last paragraph?D
A.Cli-fi's potential is challenged by some people.
B.George thinks cli-fi won't change anyone's mind.
C.Those who don't believe the stories think the issue is not true.
D.Those who believe the stories won't care about the issue any more.
分析 本文是一篇說明文,闡述了一種新的文學流派--"氣候變化小說"的興起以及對其影響的不同看法.
解答 28.B.推理判斷題.根據第二段"climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the US,the UK and India,etc."及"a growing demand for books that
focus on environmental issues.",可知,氣候改變已經成為高校的正規課程,而環境問題的文獻需求也越來越大.可見,氣候問題已經收到國際重視,而Cli-fi目前也具有一定的知名度了.故選B.
29.A.詞義猜測題.根據第三段"seldom talk about‘unreal technologies or faraway planets'"和"It examines the effects of pollution,rising sea levels,and global warming on human civilization"可知,cli-fi 不談論那些科幻故事,而是更關心大氣對污染的影響,海平面上升和全球氣候變暖對人類文明影響等問題.可見cli-fi 更加注重實際,"realistic"實際."original"原始的,"attractive"吸引人的,"lively"充滿活力的.故選A.
30.C.寫作意圖題.根據上下文之間的關系,Sarah Holding的話是為了證明前句觀點,即"The term‘cli-fi'…seems to be helping‘raise awareness about global warming'",
可知,cli-fi'幫助人們提高對氣候變暖的認識.可見cli-fi'對提高人們的環保意識有幫助.故選C.
31.D.細節理解題.根據最后一段最后一句中"The already convinced will be still concerned",可知,那些相信故事的人仍然會關注.D項錯誤.故選D.
點評 本文是文學作品類閱讀,考查學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力.做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.