Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写到答题卡上。

a popular French writer, Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction, which is a combination of scientific truth and    . His famous science fiction stories, such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World In Eighty Days, are liked by people of all     all over the world no matter whether they are old or young.

The book Around the World In Eighty Days centers around a rich English gentleman and his French servant. The gentleman regularly pays a visit to a club made up of     men. Once he    to get into a heated discussion about whether it is possible to complete the journey    the world in eighty days. It’s a bit little challenging at that time. So they bet a lot of money. He accepts the challenge. In the course of his travels, he is held up by many surprising adventures along the way, so he thinks he has lost the bet.     , he gains one more day. Because he doesn’t take into consideration the fact that he is travelling westward. Thus he reaches the place a full day earlier.     , he wins and finds himself a beautiful wife, too.

This work by Jules Verne is one of his classics. It has been made into several movies, including the 1956 version (版本) by the same    . Certainly no writer before Jules Vern has been made widely known in English-speaking countries. It is his early love for scientific knowledge that    his success.

1. A. As B. LikeC. Unlike             D. With

2. A. knowledgeB. experimentC. researchD. imagination

3. A. agesB. abilities C. sensesD. tastes

4. A. poorB. wealthyC. ordinaryD. clever

5.A. seemsB. wantsC. happensD. decides

6. A. inB. aroundC. overD. through

7. A. BesidesB. StillC. SoD. However

8.A. Luckily B. CarefullyC. SadlyD. Disappointingly

9.A. time  B. placeC. nameD. story

10. A. turns to  B. leads toC. points toD. adds to

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.介词辨析A. As 作为；B. Like像；C. Unlike 不像；D. With带有。根据后句话内容可知他被人们认为是科幻小说之父，由此判断此处是指他作为一名作家所获得的荣誉，其他不符合语境，答案选A。

2.名词辨析。A. knowledge知识；B. experiment实验；C. research研究；D. imagination想象 。从常识可知科幻小说是科学幻想，要借助于想象力，是科学和想象力结合的产物，故答案选D。

3.名词辨析。 A. ages年龄；B. abilities能力； C. senses感觉；D. tastes味道。根据后句中whether they are old or young.可知此处指各个年龄段的人们都喜欢他的小说，选A。

4.形容词辨析。A. poor穷的；B. wealthy富裕的；C. ordinary普通的；D. clever聪明的。根据上文可知这个人是一个有钱人，由此判断他参加的俱乐部应该是富人们的俱乐部，选B。

5.动词辨析。 A. seems似乎；B. wants想要；C. happens发生；D. decides决定。从语境判断他只是碰巧遇到人们讨论环球旅行的事情，其他不符合语境，happen to do 意思是“碰巧做某事”，选C。

6. B介词辨析A. in在里面；B. around在周围；C. over在上面；D. through通过。由上下文内容可知作者介绍的是“Around the World In Eighty Days”这本书的内容，故答案选B。

7.副词辨析。 A. Besides包括；B. Still仍然；C. So所以；D. However然而。前句是“他途中遇到很多麻烦以为自己赌输了”，后句是“他又获得了一天”，前后句内容是转折关系，故答案选D。

8.副词辨析。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Carefully仔细地；C. Sadly悲伤地；D. Disappointingly 失望地。根据文章内容可知他提前一整天到达了目的地，打赌赢了，所以他很幸运，选A。

9.名词辨析。A. time时间；B. place地点；C. name名字；D. story故事。根据上文可知此处是指他的小说被拍成了同名的电影，选C。

10.动词短语辨析。 A. turns to 转向；B. leads to导致，造成；C. points to指向；D. adds to 加到。从句子内容可知前面是他成功的原因，选B。句意：是他早期对科学知识的热爱给他带来了成功。

考点：考查人物类短文阅读。