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Question

Works of literature can be written in a wide variety of forms．These different types or sorts of writing are known as genre （类型）．We can classify literary works by what they have in common-their styles or what they are about，for example．On a simple level，organizing works of literature into genres helps us understand the variety of literary works．
Prose writing can be divided into two main types：fiction and non-fiction．Fiction includes stories that are made up by the author．They are not true in a factual sense but they may be based on scientific，historical or geographic facts．Within the broad area of fiction，we can distinguish two main types：realistic fiction and historical fiction．
Realistic fiction includes stories that are set in the contemporary world and are about people and events that could happen．Most best-sellers are of this style．Realistic fiction itself has many subdivisions （划分） such as crime fiction，adventure stories and romantic stories．Stories set in the past and based on historical facts are historical fiction．Some of the characters in the stories are imaginary，while others may be real people from the past．Much of this type of fiction centers on wars or political events．
Non-fiction books are based on facts and include genres such as biography，history，popular science and reference works such as dictionaries．

Answer 1

Different types of literary works can be called genres．（要点1）For example，（高分句型一） fiction can be divided into two main types．（要点2）Stories in realistic fiction are about events that could happen in the contemporary world，（高分句型二）while historical fiction is about stories that are based on historical facts．（要点3）Non-fiction books are written according to facts．