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UNIT1课时跟踪检测(二)
语言运用综合练
I.阅读理解
As science fiction grows in popularity,more
It's never too late to get into science fiction.
books are being written,and more movies and TV
While science fiction,or sci-fi,often asks that shows are adapting these works for the screen.An
most powerful question "What if?"-it also deals adaptation of Dune is slated for a 2021 release,and
with "This,now":reflecting it,questioning it and The Three-Body Problem as well as MaddAddam is
satirizing (it.Science fiction can act at once as also in development.The medium of film and
a glimpse into our imaginary future while holding a:television has brought science fiction to life and
mirror up to our current state of society.
continues to inspire -or scare-
viewers with
Indeed,it can act as a warning for the present to visions of the future.
avoid a terrifying future or as a blueprint for future1.What can science fiction act as?
technology.Science fiction can inspire us to live
A.A mirror of reflecting“What if'”.
better today so that we can live better lives i
B.A wonder of science technology.
tomorrow.As Scientific Americans noted,"Science
C.A vision of the future.
fiction can remind us of...wonder and hope.But it
D.A tool of broadening all concepts.
also sends us a warning-
to think about the2.How does the author describe the topie of
potential influences of our findings,beyond our
Paragraph 5?
idealistic dreams..”
A.By giving examples.
Thanks to its brilliant creators,sci-fi becomes
B.By listing statistics.
the perfect genre to ask the greatest questions that
C.By making comparisons.
humans dare to ask and broaden the concepts of what
D.By classifying facts.
is possible in the universe.Who are we and what can
3.How many sci-fi novels are mentioned in the text?
we become?Can technology make the world a better
A.3.
B.4.
place?What will tomorrow bring-and what can we
C.5.
D.6.
do today to make that a reality?
4.What is the author's main purpose in writing the
The genre of sci-fi can pus