20．The science fiction type of entertainment is considered by most to be fathered by Jules Verne （A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea） and H．G．Wells （The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds）．Sci-Fi，as it is commonly shortened，is a fictional story in which science and technology have a significant influence on the characters and plot．Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind．
Writing in the late 1800s，Jules Verne was remarkably successful in his 10guesses about future technologies of air conditioning，automobiles，the Internet，television，and underwater，air，and space travel．Unbelievably，of all places from which to choose，Jules Verne guessed Tampa，F(xiàn)lorida，USA as the launching site of the first project to the Moon，which was only 200kilometers away from the actual 1969location at Cape Canaveral，F(xiàn)lorida．
One of the best-known science fiction books is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell．Published in 1949，it was not meant as a prediction，but as a warning：Orwell was describing what he saw as the outcome of the ideas，trends，and emerging technologies of his time．Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use，such as"big brother"and"doublethink"．Even the author's name has been made into an adjective-Orwellian-and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian （極權(quán)主義） government．Nineteen Eighty-Four was translated into sixty-five languages within five years of its publication，setting a record that still stands．
What helps bring science fiction into being is usually a new discovery．The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story．For example，the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series．Advances in genetics （遺傳學(xué)） cause fantasies of the end of disease，horrors of eugenics （優(yōu)生學(xué)），and thrillers where creatures disappearing long ago are brought back to life．The science fiction author's self-determined role is that of field glasses for humanity-searching the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling．
21．What can science fiction offer to people？C
A．An analysis of why a new technology could harm human．
B．A thoughtful look at the present drawbacks of technology．
C．A prediction of how a new discovery could influence mankind．
D．A thoughtful look at the past and what history brought to us．
22．Which of the following best summarizes the description of Nineteen Eighty-Four？A
A．A warning of cruel and unfair ruling．
B．A prediction of future technologies．
C．The consequence of scientific findings．
D．An imaginary perfect world of freedom．
23．From the passage we can learn thatB．
A．Nineteen Eighty-Four adopted some popular terms
B．Star Trek movie series were based on space exploration
C．Cape Canaveral was mentioned in Jules Verne's fiction
D．H．G．Wells predicted the Internet in the late 1800s
24．According to the author，what is the role of science fiction in society？D
A．A moral compass．B．A reference of technology．
C．A record of science development．D．A consideration of possibilities．
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，主要講的是科幻小說對(duì)于人類未來的影響．
解答 21-24 CABD
21題答案：C考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)第一段的最后一句Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind．很多這樣的作品是關(guān)于未來將會(huì)是怎樣以及科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)和科技進(jìn)步將會(huì)如何改變?nèi)祟惖牟聹y(cè)作品．可知本題答案為C選項(xiàng)．
22題答案：A考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)第三段的and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian （極權(quán)主義） government．成為了一種警告性的描述者--描述的是隱私喪失個(gè)人成為了極權(quán)主義政府下的犧牲品．可知本題答案為A選項(xiàng)．
23題答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章最后一段的For example，the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series．例如，太空探索是在Star Trek 電視節(jié)目和電影系列之后一些年開始的．可知本題答案為B選項(xiàng)．
24題答案：D考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章最后一句The science fiction author's self-determined role is that of field glasses for humanity-searching the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling．科幻小說的作用是對(duì)于人類而言是野外雙目望遠(yuǎn)鏡--在我們行進(jìn)的路上探索世界未來的可能性．可知本題答案為D選項(xiàng)．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì) 性找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案．
