任务型阅读5请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。Time,afaithfulcompanyofourlife,isauniversaltopic.Peoplearealwayscuriousaboutwhatitis,howittravelsandwhoitmeets.StephenHawking,oneoftheworld’ssmartestphysicists,oncesaid.“I’mfascinatedbytime.”Manyofusare,andthepopularityoftimetravelnovels,moviesandTVserieshasprovedthat.AfterPalaceandStartlingbyEachStepachievedastonishingratingslastyear,Palace2airedonJanuary20,attractingtimetravelfansbacktoTV.WoodyAllen’smovieMidnightinParisachievedgreatsuccess.ItwasnominatedforBestPicture,Directing,OriginalScreenplayandArtDirectionforthe2012AcademyAwards.DreamofheroismTimetravelTVseriesandmoviesconnectbothtodayandthepast,thusofferingroomforimagination.Imaginationcreatesachancefortheyoungtofulfilladreamthatishardtoachieveinreality.ChinesewriterXiJuanisapioneeroftime-travelstoriesinChina.In1993shepublishedalovestoryaboutayoungwomantimetravelingtoancienttimes.Theleadingrole’smodernpersonalityandperceptionoflovehelpherwintheheartofacool,handsomemartialartmaster.Suchaplotsatisfiesfemalefans’lovefantasy.Startingfromthelate1990s,novelsaboutmentravelingbacktothepastprevailed(盛行),withaStepintothePastasthemostpopularexample.Inthesestories,themaleleadingrolesaccomplishgreatthingswiththeirmodernskillsandwisdom.Itisusually“adreamofheroismcometrue”,alongwithenviableromances.Eyecandy“I’mhookedbytheshowsbecausetheyarecharacterizedbydramaticandpoeticloveandhaveeye-pleasingactors,”XiaXiaoyan,whoworksforaforeign-ownedenterpriseinShanghai,explainedherlovefortimetravelTVseries.Hercommentechoesa2011surveybyCreatMarketingResearchCoLtdinChina.WhenaskedaboutwhatissoappealingabouttimetravelTVseries,21percentofrespondentsanswered,“Theseattractivecharacters.”Abiggerreasonbehindthepopularityoftimetravelstories,however,istherelaxationtheyoffer,accordingtothesurvey.CaiYinongagrees.“Manypeoplearefacingtremendouspressureintheirfast-pacedlives,sothisgenreismorerelaxingthanothershowsasitprovidespeoplewithaterrificoutlettoescapereality,”CaitoldC