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6. They opened a single store in Europe to the market.
7. In a crisis, old prejudices and everyone works together.
8. The intelligent robots are much stronger than we are and may us in the future.
四、 完形填空
What will the future be like? Good or bad? A lot of science fiction writing imagines a dark and 1
world. Planet of the Apes shows a miserable future for humankind.
There s a word to 2 the kind of future world which often appears in science fiction: dystopia(反
乌托邦), a(n) 3 unpleasant or bad place. The 4 is utopia. But does tomorrow s world have to
be so disappointing?
No. A new project wants to use the power of science fiction to 5 a better future. The 6 of
Project Hieroglyph is to bring together writers, scientists, engineers and artists to create optimistic stories
about a 7 society in the next 50 years.
It s 8 to create a dystopia than write a feel-good story. There s more conflict in a world full of
problems, and stories are interesting when there are a lot of problems to solve. No 9 , no story! But
the project produced a book with some 10 plots. One of them is about environmentalists who fight to
11 people from building the first hotel in the polar areas.
But will these stories actually change anything or merely keep us entertained? A good science-fiction
story can be 12 . It is plain to see that stories can inspire hundreds, thousands, millions of people to
13 something that they want to do. The influence of science fiction has already been well 14 in
modern research.
Time will tell how far we can go. Let s dream big and think 15 the box.
( ) 1. A. elegant B. splendid C. dynamic D. frightening
( ) 2. A. improve B. describe C. comprise D. develop
( ) 3. A. pictured B. argued C. realized D. recognized
( ) 4. A. original B. opposite C. alternative D. acceptable
( ) 5. A. extend B. unfold C. sustain D. occupy
( ) 6. A. advantage B. result C. motive D. maintenance
( ) 7. A. harmonious B. permanent C. messy D. conventional
( ) 8. A. funnier B. harder C. newer D. easier
( ) 9. A. challenge B. mission C. welfare D. surprise
( )10. A. disgusting B. terrifying C. demanding D. promising
( )11. A. risk B. delay C. prevent D. bother
( )12. A. abnormal B. artificial C. constant D. mighty
( )13. A. cast new light on B. make their way to C. gather around D. beat down
( )14. A. neglected B. denied C. exposed D. seen
( )15. A. inside B. beside C. outside D. beneath
