The 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) was held in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. Chinese writer Hai Ya won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette for his “The Space-Time Painter”. He became the third Chinese winner of the Hugo Award, following Liu Cixin and Hao Jingfang.

“The Space-Time Painter” got the inspiration from the life experience of the talented Chinese painter Wang Ximeng, who created the painting “One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains”. “I watched a program named ‘National Treasure Archive’ and the information of the painter of ‘One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains’ was introduced, which interested me,” Hai said, adding that the painter was a gifted young man but was never seen again in history, which could be explored with science-fiction.

According to the life of Wang, Hai created a painter named Zhao Ximeng, a painter that painted for the emperor more than 1,000 years ago. After much misery (悲惨) and suffering, Zhao gave up his physical body and went into a space where a modern policeman got into his memory. In this story, Hai did his best to balance the relationship between story, characters and history, hoping to bring readers a good work.

Hai is also a financial (金融的) worker. “I write while doing my job, so I have very little time to write every day,” he said. “But I think as long as I love it and am willing to put efforts in it, I will see hopes and the dawn.”

1.Which of the following writers didn’t win the Hugo Award?

A Hai Ya.

B Liu Xingshi.

C Hao Jingfang.

D Liu Cixin.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“He became the third Chinese winner of the Hugo Award, following Liu Cixin and Hao Jingfang.”可知，海漄成为继刘慈欣、郝景芳后，第三位获得雨果奖作品奖的中国科幻作家，文中并未提到刘兴诗这位作家。故选B。

2.Hai Ya got the inspiration of “The Space-Time Painter” from _________.

A a writer

B a painter

C a policeman

D a financial worker

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“‘The Space-Time Painter’ got the inspiration from the life experience of the talented Chinese painter Wang Ximeng”可知，获奖小说《时空画师》的创作灵感来源于北宋画家王希孟的名作《千里江山图》。故选B。

3.How was Zhao Ximeng’s life?

A Busy.

B Funny.

C Hard.

D Pleasant.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“After much misery and suffering”可知，以王希孟的人生经历为原型，海漄在小说中创作了一位名叫“赵希孟”的画家，他是千年前为皇帝作画的神童，经历了诸多苦难，由此可知他的生活过得很艰难。故选C。

4.What can be learned from Hai Ya?

A A good beginning is half done.

B Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

C A friend is easier lost than found.

D A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段的“so I have very little time to write every day”和“as long as I love it and am willing to put efforts in it, I will see hopes and the dawn.”可知，海漄每天只有很少的时间写作，但他认为，只要他热爱写作，并愿意为此付出努力，就会看到希望和曙光。由此可见，世上无难事，只怕有心人。故选B。

5.What is the text?

A A news report.

B An introduction to a painting.

C A play review.

D A notice.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要讲述了中国90后科幻作家海漄获雨果奖，属于新闻报道。故选A。