2005年全国卷Ⅰ有一道关于“话本”的试题: 话本是宋代出现的一种新的文学形式,促使它兴起的直接社会原因是 A.理学的形成与发展 B.商业和城市的繁荣 C.各民族文化的交融 D.阶级矛盾和民族矛盾的尖锐此题重在考查对“话本”的理解,难度不大,答案为B。但许多学生对“话本”所知甚少,特别是对它如何体现市民生活感到茫然,现介绍如下: 话本,原为“说话”艺人讲唱故事所用的底本,是随着民间说话伎艺发展起来的一种文学形式。“话”就是“故事”,“说话”就是讲故事。 In National Paper I in 2005, there was a question about “Language.” This is a new literary form that emerged in the Song Dynasty. The direct social reason for its rise was A. The formation and development of Confucianism B. The prosperity of business and the city C. The blending of various ethnic cultures D. The sharpness of class contradictions and ethnic contradictions This question focuses on the understanding of the “wordbook” and the difficulty is not great. The answer is B. However, many students have little knowledge of the “wordbook”, especially how it embodies the citizen’s life. Now they are introduced as follows: The scriptbook, originally used as the “speaking” artist to sing stories, is based on folk speech. A literary form developed by art. “Words” are “story” and “talking” is storytelling.