Early in the third century, China's Han Dynasty fell apart. From the dust stood three kingdoms: Wei, Shu and Wu. They fought against each other in order to unite all of China. Centuries later, their struggle was developed into one of China's most well-known novels : Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Chinese writer Luo Guanzhong in the late 14th century. As China's greatest historical novel of all time, it ispopular among Chinese people. While recently, the Frenchcartoon series of this novel has been published in countries .including France, Belgium and Switzerland. Why does this novelattract so many people? The colorful characters are probably oneof the reasons. There are about l, 000 characters in the novel.
Instead of giving an introduction of every historical figure, the
novel underlines their special personalities. Zhuge Liang is smart
and well-read. Cuan Yu is brave and faithful. Cao Cao is cruel
(残酷) but brilliant (杰出) . Every character is lively, just like
people in today's world.
Scheme (策略) is an important part of the novel. Some
famous schemes, like the Empty Fort Strategy and Borrowing
Arrows with Thatched Boats, are told through storytelling, which
makes it easy to understand. Nowadays, people also use these
schemes in modem business and management.
Young readers also like the novel because they can find their favourite part in it. Boys are excited about the descriptions of war scenes. The brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei touches them as well. Zhou Yu, commander-in-chief of Wu, who is not only good at fighting skills but also an expert at music, catches girls' eyes. Which is your favorite part? Why not read the novel and find out yourself?
小题1:When was the novel Romance of Three Kingdoms written?
A．In the 3rdcentury.
B．In the 4th century.
C．Around the 14th century.
D．In modem times.小题2:What is Cao Cao like in the novel?
A．Cold-blooded and clever.
B．Smart and well-read.
C．Brave and faithful.
D．Very good at fighting skills and music.小题3:From the second paragraph, we learn that_______.
A．the colorful characters in the novel attract many people
B．the novel has the most characters of all the Chinese novels
C．the novel clearly introduces the personalities of the characters
D．China was a powerful country during that time小题4:What can readers find in this novel according to the story?
①Business and management.
②Descriptions of war scenes.
③Famous schemes.
④Love between historical figures.
⑤Brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
A．①②③
B．②③⑤
C．③④⑤
D．②④⑤
