Paris in the Twentieth Century is the title of Jules Verne"s "lost novel." His second work of fiction after Five Weeks in a Balloon, the manuscript was deemed too pessimistic and dark by his editor, and Verne never revised it, forging ahead instead with such blockbusters as A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The lost novel, first penned in 1863, was rediscovered and published in 1994. Like most of Verne"s science fiction, it accurately predicts certain technological advances, among them modern subways, air conditioning, fax machines, and television. Unlike many of Verne"s more mature works, it lacks strong characterization and plot development. The hero of the book is a kind of Luddite, a humanities scholar who fails to connect to the Soviet-style technoworld that is Verne"s imagined 1960s Paris.
多选题
According to the passage, how does Paris in the Twentieth Century differ from Verne"s later works?
【正确答案】
B、C
【答案解析】Choice A is attributed in the passage to "most of Verne"s science fiction," so it is not specific to Paris in the Twentieth Century. The passage does state that, "unlike many of Verne"s more mature works, it lacks strong characterization and plot development," making choice B correct. Verne"s later works are termed "blockbusters," making choice C correct as well.
单选题
When the author refers to the protagonist of Paris in the Twentieth Century as a Luddite, she primarily means that he
【正确答案】
E
【答案解析】The original Luddite, a man named Ned Ludd, was supposed to have destroyed the machinery of his employer. A Luddite is someone who rejects technological change.
填空题
Underline the sentence that explains why the novel was "lost."