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Unit 1 Art
综合题型训练
■单句训练
1.The truth is that his arguments were never (subject).
2.The company has given up plans for further (expand).
3.We are witnessing the (emerge) of a major new talent.
4.It’s only (realism) to accept that there will be some problems.
5.They were charged with illegal (enter) into that country.
6.You’ll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your (invest).
7.He never thought that the accident would change his life (permanent).
8.A twoyearold was teased with a biscuit which was (subsequent) taken away.
9.The (criticize) that the English do not truly care about their children was often voiced.
10.Chaplin was among the most (influence) figures in film history.
11.She changed her name and appearance to avoid (recognize).
12.They encourage the children living there to be more (artist).
13.The young people guaranteed (finish) the whole work ahead of time.
14.“The community is getting impatient,” said a (represent) of the association.
15.There are only a few people who can understand the meaning (convey) by the letters.
■阅读理解
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SF or sci-fi, short for science fiction, is a form of fiction that deals mainly with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. It appeared in the West, where the social transformations brought about by the Industrial Revolution first led writers and intellectuals (知识分子) to think of the future impact of technology, and was popularized in the 1920s by the American publisher Hugo Gernsback. The Hugo Awards, given annually since 1953 by the World Science Fiction Society, are named after him.
Science fiction writers, whose themes are around space travel, robots, alien beings, and time travel, etc., often seek out new scientific and technical developments in order to forecast freely the techno-social