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Russian literary icon (Page 4-5)

I. Read for details
Read the text and fill in the blanks.
1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky is regarded as  “the archetype of ____________”.
2. The year 2021 marks  ____________________ of Dostoyevsky.
3. Born in Moscow in 1821, Dostoyevsky was introduced to literature at an early age. At the age of 25, Dostoyevsky ________________, Poor Folk.
4. Dostoyevsky spent four years in a prison camp because he joined in a literary club that discussed _________________________.
5. His works are ______________ but ______, exploring psychology in the political, social and spiritual turmoil of 19th-century Russia. Crime and Punishment is one of his most famous ________.
6. Dostoyevsky’s works have had a strong influence on ____________ and have inspired many ________, including UK writer _________and US writer ___________, who considered the Russian writer as one of his main literary_________, alongside the Bible and Shakespeare.
7. 2021 is declared the Year of Dostoyevsky to___________________.

II. Words and expressions
Find useful words and expressions in the text and work out their meanings.
1. anniversary _____________
2. be introduced to _____________
3. critical _____________
4. military service _____________
5. be surrounded by _____________
6. inspiration _____________
7. influential _____________

III. Writing
Write a brief introduction to Lu Xun in English.
鲁迅，原名周树人,1881年生于浙江绍兴。他是中国著名的文学家、思想家。
1892年，11岁的鲁迅入学。1904年秋天，鲁迅赴日本留学。鲁迅在医校学习一年多以后，便从学校退学，弃医从文。
鲁迅的作品主要以小说、杂文为主。他的代表作有小说集《呐喊》《彷徨》等 。在中华人民共和国成立后，其多篇作品被选入中小学语文教材，对新中国的语言和文学有着深远的影响。
鲁迅是20世纪的文化巨人，并被誉为现代中国的民族魂。他的精神深刻影响着他的读者、学者，和一代又一代的中国现代作家。

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参考答案
I. Read for details
1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky is regarded as  “the archetype of ____the Russian nation__”.
2. The year 2021 marks  __the 200th anniversary of the birth____of Dostoyevsky.
3. Born in Moscow in 1821, Dostoyevsky was introduced to literature at an early age. At the age of 25, Dostoyevsky _published his first novel______, Poor Folk.
4. Dostoyevsky spent four years in a prison camp because he joined in a literary club that discussed _____banned books critical of the authorities_________.
5. His works are ___extremely contradictory_____ but __profound____, exploring psychology in the political, social and spiritual turmoil of 19th-century Russia. Crime and Punishment is one of his most famous __masterpieces ________.
6. Dostoyevsky’s works have had a strong influence on __the world of literature_____ and have inspired many __literary figures________, including UK writer __Virginia Woolf______and US writer ___William Faulkner ___, who considered the Russian writer as one of his main literary__ inspirations_______, alongside the Bible and Shakespeare.
7. 2021 is declared the Year of Dostoyevsky to____ celebrate the influential writer___.

II. Words and expressions
1. anniversary 周年纪念
2. be introduced to... 初次了解……
3. critical 批判性的
4. military service 兵役
5. be surrounded by... 被……包围
6. inspiration 灵感；启发灵感的人或物
7. influential 有影响力的

III. Writing
One possible version
Lu Xun, whose real name is Zhou Shuren, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province in 1881. He was a famous writer and thinker in China. In 1892, Lu entered school at the age of 11. In the autumn of 1904, Lu went to Japan to study. He dropped out of medical school after more than a year of study and turned to literature. In 1918, the 37-year-old published his first short story called Diary of a Madman under the pen name Lu Xun in the Chinese magazine New Youth. Lu’s works are mainly novels and essays, of which the most famous masterpieces are Nahan and Panghuang. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many of his works were included in Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools, which had a profound impact on the language and literature of new China. Lu was a cultural giant of the 20th century and is regarded as the national soul of modern China. His spirit has deeply influenced his readers, scholars, and generations of modern Chinese writers.