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Amongst the most popular books written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are【C

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问题     Amongst the most popular books written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are【C1】______every year and are read by all kinds of people. 【C2】______, some of the most successful films of recent years have been【C3】______on science fiction stories.
    It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new【C4】______in literature, but its ancestors can be【C5】______in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned【C6】______the presentation of some form of ideal society, a【C7】______which is still often found in modern stories.
    Most of the classics of science fiction, 【C8】______, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to【C9】______just two well-known authors , have been translated into many languages.
    Modern science fiction writers don’t write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in【C10】______the results of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in【C11】______future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. 【C12】______this, their writing has obvious【C13】______implications.
    In an age where scientific fact frequently【C14】______science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep【C15】______scientific advances. Those who are【C16】______clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable【C17】______on how to deal with the problems which society will【C18】______face as it tries to【C19】______its new technology and come to terms with a continually【C20】______view of the world.
【C14】
选项 A、overtakes
B、overestimates
C、overcomes
D、overlooks
答案A
解析 本题考查动词词义辨析。overtake超过，赶上；overestimate对…评价过高；overcome克服；overlook俯瞰，忽略。根据后文“作家们可能发现难以领先科学进步”可知科学事实屡次赶上了科幻小说发展的速度，其他三项意思与原文不符，故选A．
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