[D]those who can appreciate prose fiction can appreciate science fiction.
48. From the last paragraph, we know that people read science fiction especially for
[A]the discovery of meaning.
[B]the beauty of language.
[C]the display of character.
[D]the psychological complexity.
49. An appropriate title for this passage would be
[A]On the Inaccuracies of Pulp Magazines.
[B]Toward a Definition of Science Fiction.
[C]A Type of Prose Fiction.
[D]Beyond the BugEyed Monster.
50. According to the author, the popular image of science fiction is
[A]prejudiced.[B]impartial.
[C]worthy.[D]admiring.
Vocabulary
*1. pulp n.书籍
*2. repulsive adj.令人厌恶的
*3. ravish v.强夺
*4. blonde adj.碧眼的
*5. curvaceous adj.曲线美的
*6. clad[kld]adj.穿衣的
*7. demean[dimin]v.降低
*8. stereotype n.陈腔烂调
*9. discreet adj.谨慎的
*10. genre n.流派
*11. postulate v.要求
*12. narrator n.讲述者
*13. jargon n.行话
Text 3
If courses in design, which in a strongly analytical engineering curriculum provide the background required for practical problemsolving, are not provided, we can expect to encounter silly but costly errors occurring in advanced engineering systems. For example, early models of highspeed railroad cars loaded with sophisticated controls were unable to operate in a snowstorm because a fan sucked
snowsintosthe electrical system. Absurd random failures that plague automatic control systems are not merely trivial aberrations; they are a reflection of the chaos that results when design is assumed to be primarily a problem in mathematics.