Few writers have had such an impact on the thinking of the modem world as British writer George Orwell(1903—1950)．Orwell wrote many things on a variety of topics，for example，poverty in England in the 1930s during the Great Depression and his experience in the Spanish Civil War(1936—1939)．

But he is most famous for his works of fiction，Animal Farm(1945)and，especially，Nineteen Eighty-Four(1949)．These last books became especially influential in the West in the 1950s during the early Cold War years．

In Nineteen Eighty-Four，Orwell imagined a Britain of the future，modeled on the Soviet union(苏联)．His frightening tale of Winston Smith，a regular man who comes into conflict with the government，was close to the fears of many people of the time．Ideas from the novel soon entered everyday culture，and are still in use today．“Big Brother”，for example，is a phrase from the book that refers to how authority is always looking over one’s shoulder. Other phrases used in the novel，1ike“War is Peace”and “Freedom is slavery”are also still used now．Indeed，many people see Orwell’s book as a warning about what might happen if those in power become corrupted．

Even today，Orwell remains an influential voice. Often，writers achieve great fame and popularity，but they don’t affect how people live their everyday lives．UNESCO’S Memory of the World Programme recently decided to include a collection of Orwell’s writings on its register．

The Memory of the World register is similar to UNESCO’s world heritage site program，which protects places and buildings natural features in the world．According to its website，the idea behind the body is“that the world’s documentary evidence belongs to all”and should be “accessible forever to all”．

University College London，which proposed the idea to UNESCO，said in its application that Orwell’s work“had a great influence on human thought in all parts of the world，an influence that remain powerful today”．

【小题1】What do we know about Orwell?

A．He only wrote about imaginary worlds．

B．He liked to follow the style of other writers．

C．His works were based on his own experience．

D．His books were well-received during the Cold War．

【小题2】Orwell wrote the novel Nineteen eight-Four to_______．

A．warn people of the dangers of corruption

B．present various conflicts with the government

C．expose the cruelty of the war in the 20th century

D．describe the serious effects of poverty in England

【小题3】The passage mentioned some phrases from Orwell’s books mainly to__________．

A．stress his ideas are still popular today

B．share some of his ideas with leaders

C．show how he used language in a creative way

D．explain how he described the dark side of society

【小题4】Why would the Memory of the Word register include Orwell’s writings?

A．They are a huge literary success．

B．They introduced a new way of writing．

C．They shaped political systems in Western countries．

D．They continue to have a great effect on human thought.