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3.What will the future be like?Answers can be very varied.According to popular science fiction,though,the future is not rosy.From The Hunger Games to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,Hollywood has presented us a rather bleak picture of the future,where human beings have to either fight against oppression and poverty,or battle super apes for world domination.
The dark settings can create heroic stories.Their negative visions of the future,however,"are limiting people's abilities to dream big or think outside the box,"according to Ed Finn,founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University(ASU).Science fiction,he told the BBC,should do more.
"A good science fiction story can be very powerful,"Finn explained."It can inspire hundreds,thousands,millions of people to get together to do something that they want to do."
In fact,it is not hard to spot once-imagined technology that has come true in our everyday lives.French writer Jules Verne(1828-1905),widely considered the father of science fiction,imagined many fascinating items in his work,such as submarines,air conditioning,helicopters,and missiles.
Indeed,you can already see the influence of science fiction in modern research,Braden Allenby,professor of engineering,ethics and law at ASU,told the BBC.
"Why do we end up with the technologies we do?Why are,people working on,for example,invisibility cloaks(隐身斗篷)?Well,it's Harry Potter,right?That's where they saw it,"he said.
Science fiction is not just creating interesting ideas and innovations(革新).Srikanth Saripalli,an ASU roboticist,believes that this writing can help to shape the future."If the government has to decide what to fund and what not to fund,they are going to get their ideas and decisions mostly from science fiction…rather than what's being published 1n technical papers,"he said.
Finn told the BBC that he has already changed how he sees what's next for society.
"I do feel more positive about our future,"Finn said."We desperately need better stories.If we want to have better futures,we need to have better dreams."
However,it's not only the job of science fiction writers to create a blueprint for the future.
Writers should work together"with the reader to think about how people working together might overcome problems,"Finn said.
59.According to Para.2,the future presented by Hollywood isC.
A.inspiring B.promising
C.discouraging D.confusing
60.In Ed Finn's opinion,a good science fiction story canA.
A.unite people to work together
B.inspire people to create heroic stories
C.encourage people to predict the future
D.motivate people to imagine the impossible
61.The author mentions Jules Verne,the father of science fiction toC.
A.introduce his works to readers
B.criticize his absurd imagination
C.prove the impact of science fiction on modern research
D.explain the reasons for the popularity of science fiction
62.The passage is probably taken fromA.
A.a popular magazine B.a science report
C.a news page D.a movie brochure.
分析 文章大意:本文主要讲述了好的科幻小说、电影对科技发展和现代研究都产生积极的影响,并激励人们携手共同创造美好未来.
解答 59.C 推理判断.根据where human beings have to either fight against oppression and poverty,or battle super apes for world domination可知好莱坞影片所展示的未来是"令人气馁的,令人泄气的".另外还有not rosy,bleak这样的提示词.
60.A 细节理解.根据第四段的"It can inspire hundreds,thousands,millions of people to get together to do something that they want to do"可知 好的科幻小说可以让人们团结在一起. 所以答案为A.
61.C 推理判断.根据第五段第一句可知提及Jules Verne(凡尔纳)是来"证明科幻小说的影响".故选择C.
62.A 推理判断.本文的主题为好的科幻小说、电影对科技发展和现代研究都产生积极的影响,并激励人们携手共同创造美好未来.因此可能选自"大众杂志,流行杂志".a science report为科学报告,其学术性更强.a news page为新闻版,本篇文章缺少时效性.a movie brochure电影宣传册.所以选择A
点评 了解文章大意,联系上下文,结合具体句子加以理解.
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