It was when I was attending high school that I first read Asimov’s stories. At the time, a few SF magazines began to introduce this author and translate a few pieces from his “Robot Series”. Of Asimov’s works, the one that left 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, so although his writing may not have a direct influence on writers of today, his underlying （潜在的） influence on many levels is undeniable — the famous Three Laws of Robotics, and many classic writing techniques, for example. Of course, his influence is 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. Asimov’s novels are marked by a fully integrated logical system, and his stories are a pleasure to read — this is the reason his novels still attract readers today. Naturally, Western science fiction has few people these days who follow Asimov’s creative methods; instead they are closely connected to mainstream artistic trends, employing large amounts of postmodern techniques. This type of science fiction has a hard time blossoming on Chinese soil. The majority of Chinese SF readers would rather read the classic works of Asimov. This is an important question that faces today’s Chinese science fiction writers.

Compared with the “Robot Series”, Asimov’s “Foundation Series” is a little less well-known in China. This is mostly due to the large 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.

61. We can know from the passage that the author is a _______ .

A. science fiction writer           B. science fiction publisher

C. high school student            D. novel translator

62. The Three Laws of Robotics are most probably        .

A. stories written by Asimov       B. writing techniques employed by Asimov

C. techniques to build robots      D. characters in Asimov’s science fiction

63. The main purpose of the passage is to        .

A. compare Asimov with other science fiction writers

B. attract people to read Asimov’s stories

C. introduce Asimov’s influence on SF writing

D. explain why Asimov is popular in China

64. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. “Foundation Series” were translated into Chinese earlier than “Robot Series”

B. Science fiction of postmodern style is not popular with Chinese readers

C. Asimov is the greatest science fiction writer in Western countries

D. The writing techniques by Asimov are better than the postmodern ones

65. In the writer’s opinion, Asimov’s “Foundation Series”       .

A. were not as successful as his “Robot Series”

B. are better known to Chinese readers than his “Robot Series”

C. were more logically organized than his “Robot Series”

D. were written better than his “Robot Series” in some ways

第一节 阅读填空。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在下表格空白处填上适当的词，每空不超过三个单词（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Different countries and different races have different manners. Before entering a house in some Asian country, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries even though shoes sometimes become very muddy, this is not done. A guest in a Chinese house sometimes does not finish a drink. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In a Malay house, too, a guest always leaves a little food. In England, a guest always finishes a drink to show that he enjoys it.

    Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.

    He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. He is always kind either to people or animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office he lines up to wait his turn. In the bus, he gives his seat to an older person or a lady who is standing. If he accidentally bumps (撞) into someone, or gets in their way, he says “Excuse me” or “ I’m sorry”.

He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until the other person is seated. He does not talk too much about himself. When eating he does not speak with his mouth full of food.

 ____ the tomb, his bird was eaten by a snake.

   A. As soon as entered                            B. When entering into 

C. On entering                                D. Upon entered

 London people always take umbrellas with them, just _______ it rains.

A. in case                            B. fear                         C. so that                    D. so long as

 Tom looked at Jessica, tears ____ his eyes, and shouted out the words ___ in his heart for years.

A. filling; hiding         B. filled; hidden  C. filling; hidden        D. filled; hiding

 We will have modern equipment ______ things that are complicated. This will make things simple.      

  A. to assist us with        B. assist us to       C. to assist us in      D. assisting us with .

 I like _____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

     A. one                      B. that                 C. /            D. it 

 Is this the hotel ________ you stayed the first time you were here?

A. which           B. when               C. that                D. where

 The sight, hearing and other senses of wild animals are much better than        of a human.

A  that                        B  those                      C  which                            D  what

SECTION C

Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是李华，昨天参加了美国朋友David的生日聚会，请写封感谢信，表达你对聚会的喜爱和对David的祝福。

注意：

1．适当展开想象，语意连贯，结构完整。词数不少于120。

2．不能写成诗歌形式；不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。