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Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction (科幻小说). Hundreds of 1 are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. 2 , some of the most successful films of recent years have been 3 on science fiction stories.
It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new 4 in literature, 5 its ancestors (祖先) can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books often 6 the presentation of some form of ideal (理想的) 7 , a theme (主题) which is 8 often found in modern stories.
Most of the classics of science fiction, 9 , have been written within the last one hundred 10 . Books by writers, such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to 11 just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages. 12 science fiction writers don’t write about men 13 Mars of space adventure stories. They are 14 interested in predicting (预见) the effect of technical progress 15 society and the human mind, or in 16 future worlds which are a reflection (反映) of the world 17 we live now.
18 of this, their writing has obvious political undertones (含意). In an age when scientific fact frequently 19 science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep 20 of scientific advances.
1．A．styles B．titles C．subjects D．topics
2．A．Furthermore B．Otherwise C．Anyway D．Clearly
3．A．made B．depended C．based D．focused
4．A．progress B．result C．product D．development
5．A．as B．when C．but D．it
6．A．looked for B．cared for C．asked for D．searched for
7．A．society B．idea C．future D．end
8．A．yet B．still C．even D．already
9．A．besides B．therefore C．however D．moreover
10．A．years B．centuries C．months D．days
11．A．introduce B．mention C．tell D．remind
12．A．Ancient B．Former C．Past D．Modern
13．A．with B．during C．without D．from
14．A．still B．more C．less D．even
15．A．of B．on C．in D．at
16．A．imagining B．recognizing C．remembering D．changing
17．A．where B．which C．there D．that
18．A．In spite B．Instead C．Because D．In the front
19．A．passes on to B．gets close to C．catches up with D．breaks away from
20．A．records B．out C．earlier D．ahead
答案与提示：
1．B
style“风格；文体”；subject“学科；科目；课程”；topic某一篇文章或段落的“主题；题目”；title则指书、图画、诗歌等的“名称；题目；标题”，此处用titles代指各种各样的书籍。
2．A
前面说许多书出版，后面又说近几年一些最成功的电影也是根据科幻故事改编的，因此用furthermore“而且；此外”表示递进的关系。
3．C
用be based on…表示“依据……”。
4．D
选development表示“人们常常认为科幻小说是文学领域的新发展”。
5．C
根据前后句的意思，应选but表示转折。
6．B
7．A
8．B
从句意可得知6、7、8这三个题的答案。这句话表示“几百年前所著的这些书往往努力寻找提出理想社会的某种形式——一个在现代故事中仍然可以经常发现的主题”。
9．C
上一段说科幻小说历史悠久，而这一段说科幻小说的大部分名著是在最近一百年里所著，因此要选however表示转折关系。
10．A
根据上一段的hundreds of years ago可知此处应选years。
11．B
选mention表示“只提两个著名的作家”。
12．D
根据句子使用的一般现在时可知，应表示现代的科幻作家，因此选Modern。
13．D
选from表示“来自……”之意。
14．B
上句说“现代科幻作家不写有关来自火星人的太空冒险故事”，此句又说“他们对于预见技术进步对于社会和人类思维的影响以及预见那些反映我们现在居住的世界的想象中的未来世界更感兴趣”，由此可见应选more构成比较级。
15．B
表示“对于……的影响”时，effect应与on 搭配。
16．A
根据意思应选imagining表示“想象”。
17．A
此处选关系副词引导定语从句，因为world还原到定语从句中要做状语，所以应用关系副词where引导。
18．C
上段所讲的内容和本段内容是因果关系，所以用because，表示“只是因为这一点，他们的写作都有明显的政治含义”。
19．C
20．D
根据句意可知这两个题的答案。这句话的意思是“在一个科学事实常常赶上科幻小说的时代里，作家们可能发现科幻小说很难领先于科学的进展”。
