The 12 must-read classics for high school include "The Analects of Confucius", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "The Scream", "Border Town", "Four Generations Under One Roof", "Red Rock", "Ordinary" "The World", "Thunderstorm", "Eugénie Grandet", "Notre Dame de Paris", "The Old Man and the Sea".

1. "The Analects of Confucius": "The Analects of Confucius" is a collection of quotations from Confucius and his disciples. It was compiled by Confucius's disciples and his disciples and was completed in the early Warring States Period.

2. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms": "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the four classic Chinese classics. It is China's first chapter-length historical romance novel. Its full name is "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (also known as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"). Romance of the Three Kingdoms"), written by Luo Guanzhong, a famous novelist in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.

3. "A Dream of Red Mansions": "A Dream of Red Mansions" is an ancient Chinese chapter novel, also known as "The Story of the Stone", etc. It is listed as the first of the four classic Chinese classics and is generally believed to be written by the Qing Dynasty writer Cao Xueqin. write.

4. "The Scream": "The Scream" is a short story collection by the modern writer Lu Xun. It includes 14 short stories written by Lu Xun from 1918 to 1922. It was first published by Beijing Xinchao Press in 1923 and is now edited. Included in Volume 1 of "The Complete Works of Lu Xun".

5. "Border Town": "Border Town" is Shen Congwen's masterpiece. It was selected into the top 100 Chinese novels of the 20th century, ranking second, second only to Lu Xun's "The Scream".

6. "Four Generations Under One Roof": "Four Generations Under One Roof" is a million-word novel written by a Chinese writer. This is a novel, consisting of three parts, that shows the lives of ordinary people and the Anti-Japanese War in the occupied areas of Peiping during the Anti-Japanese War.

7. "Red Rock": "Red Rock" is a book published by China Youth Publishing House in December 1961. The authors are Luo Guangbin and Yang Yiyan, survivors of the Kuomintang concentration camp.

8. "The Ordinary World": "The Ordinary World" is a million-word novel written by the Chinese writer Lu Yao. This is a full-length novel that panoramically expresses contemporary urban and rural social life in China. There are three parts in the book. First published in December 1986.

9. "Thunderstorm": "Thunderstorm" is a play created by the playwright Cao Yu and published in "Literary Quarterly" in July 1934.

10. "Eugenie Grandet": Eugenie Grandet is a character in the novel "Eugenie Grandet" written by the French critical realist novelist Balzac. The heroine is the most kind and pure character in the novel. The entire novel is based on her tragic life as the central clue.

11. "Notre Dame de Paris": "Notre Dame de Paris" is a novel created by the French writer Victor Hugo. It was first published on January 14, 1831.

12. "The Old Man and the Sea": "The Old Man and the Sea" is a novella written by the American writer Hemingway in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952.

12 famous works are included in the examination scope:

It can be seen from the 2017 College Entrance Examination "Examination Instructions" that the biggest change among all subjects is Chinese, among which "A Dream of Red Mansions" and " Six classic works including "The Scream", "Border Town", "Red Rock", "The Ordinary World" and "The Old Man and the Sea" are included in the compulsory examination. By 2018, 12 classics will be included in the compulsory examination.

The examination content of reading classic masterpieces is further refined. Among them, the examination content of Chinese and foreign literary classics is refined into: an overall grasp of the basic content and main theme of the work; combined with the relevant content of the work, the characters Understanding and analysis of image, ideological connotation and artistic characteristics; perception and evaluation of the value and significance of works based on knowledge accumulation and life experience.

The examination content of ancient Chinese literature and cultural classics is refined into: an overall grasp of the basic content, theme or viewpoint of the work; combined with the relevant content of the work, the character image, ideological connotation, artistic characteristics or expression Understanding and analysis of techniques; perception and evaluation of the cultural value and significance of the times based on knowledge accumulation and life experience. The accumulation, understanding and application of famous sayings in ancient cultural classics.