首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
自考
Science Fiction ① Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science ficti
Science Fiction ① Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science ficti
admin
2022-01-21
0
问题
Science Fiction
① Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
② It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories. Science fiction is a genre of fiction with imaginative but more or less plausible content such as settings in the future, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Science fiction has been used by authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality and social structure.
③ Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Veme and H. G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.
④ Modern science fiction writers don’ t write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones. Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures. It is similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation). The settings for science fiction are often contrary to consensus reality, but most science fiction relies on a considerable degree of suspension of disbelief. which is facilitated in the reader’ s mind by potential scientific explanations or solutions to various fictional elements.
⑤ In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology.
A. Popularity of Science Fiction
B. Future Development
C. Classics of Science Fiction
D. Difficulty in Keeping Ahead of Scientific Advances
E. Its Origin/Past
F. Themes of Modem Science Fiction
Paragraph ②________
选项
答案
E
解析
本段讲述了人们对科幻小说存在的一个认识误区,以为它是一种新的文学呈现形式,而实际上这种题材很早就已经出现。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/S2AfFFFM
本试题收录于:
英语(二)题库公共课分类
0
英语(二)
公共课
相关试题推荐
Inaquiet,darkenedlectureroom,youbeginafrustratingfightagainstfatigue.Theoverheadprojectorhums,andyoucannotconce
Inaquiet,darkenedlectureroom,youbeginafrustratingfightagainstfatigue.Theoverheadprojectorhums,andyoucannotconce
Hehasmadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,______ofgreatimportancetoscience.
Aircannotbeanelement______anelementcannotbeseparated.
Heremainscalmand______(seem)untroubledbyhisrecentproblems.
Let’stestthetemperatureofabasinofwaterwithbothhands______togetherinthewater.
TheymovedtotheareafromLondonthreeyearsago,buttheystillfeellike______(outside).
Overthepastdecades,seaice______intheArcticasaresultofglobalwarming.
CellPhones:HangUporKeepTalking?Millionsofpeopleareusingcellphonestoday.Inmanyplacesitisactuallyconsider
CellPhones:HangUporKeepTalking?Millionsofpeopleareusingcellphonestoday.Inmanyplacesitisactuallyconsider
随机试题
普通单向阀与液控单向阀的主要区别是什么?
采取暴力、威胁或者违反规定中断供水、供热、供气、供电和道路通行等非法方式迫使被征收人搬迁,造成损失的,依法()。
《中华人民共和同消防法》于()起施行。
阅读下面一首宋词,完成后面两题。清平乐.村居辛弃疾茅檐低小,溪上
近年来,意大利面被冠上导致肥胖的坏名声,因此很多人在面对这种地中海饮食时,都抱有一种又恨又爱的纠结心情。然而,意大利地中海神经病学研究所通过对2.3万人的研究发现,意大利面不像很多人想象的那样会导致体重增加。而且,意大利面非但不会导致肥胖,还可以起到相反的
Theyareregardedaschoresbybothsexes,butfalldisproportionatelyononlyone.ThelatestsurveyoftimeuseinAmericasug
在窗体上画一个文本框,然后编写如下事件过程。当该程序运行后,如果在键盘上输入字母“a”,则文本框中显示的内容为______。PrivateSubText1_KeyPress<KeyAsciiAsInteger)Dimchara
WhentheUnitedNationsandworldleadersmadeuniversalprimaryeducationoneoftheireightmillenniumdevelopmentgoals,more
ShoppingandtheInternet,MakingItClickA)TerryLundgrenandKevinRyanknowandlikeeachother.Butwhenitcomestot
Becauseconflictanddisagreementsarepartofallcloserelationships,couplesneedtolearnstrategiesformanagingconflicti
最新回复
(
0
)