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15．Robert A．Heinlein was considered one of American's"Big Three"western science fiction  authors，along with Issac Asimov and Arthur C．Clarke．He was born in a family of seven   children in 1907，attended public school in Kansas City，and graduated from Central High   School in 1924．In 1929 he graduated from fhe U．S．Naval Academy at Annapolis，and served   as all officer in the Navy．This experience had a strong influence on his character and writing．At the age of thirty-two，he turned his hand to writing science fiction．
    Heinlein's first published stories appeared in the action-adventure magazine Astounding   Science Fiction in 1939．Under his influence writers started to examine how technology might   affect the everyday lives of ordinary people，and society in general．
    Heinleiu's early works emphasized adventure，and were aimed at young readers．In 1959   he received the Boy's Clubs of American Book Award．In these novels Heintein avoided open   didacticism（說教），although his main characters learned lessons in courage and tolerance．Beginning in the late 1950s，Heinlein started to write specially for adults，and to deal with such topics as cloning，religion，and free love．
    Heinlein produced fifty novels and collections of short stories during his career．One of his best-known works is the novel Stranger in a Strange Land，published inl961．A few years later it was adopted by the"Peace and Love"generation，and became the most successful       science-fiction novel ever published．Glory Road（1963），written in the tradition of Edgar Rice   Burroughs's Mars stories，is another of his most popular works． 
    Within the framework of his science fiction stories，Heinlein repeatedly addressed such   social themes as the importance of self-confidence and the duties each person owes to the   society．In his fiction，Heinlein coined words that have become part of the English language，including"grok"and"waldo"．He also described a modern version of a"waterbed"in his novel The Door Into Summer and several of his works have been adapted for film and television．

41．What do we learn about Heinlein from the first paragraph？A
A．His navy life affected his writing．
B．His early works had little influence．
C．He was born into a wealthy family．
D．He wrote science fiction from childhood．
42．Which of the following is true about Heinlein's works？D
A．They were Never aimed at adults．
B．They forced readers to accept moral ideas．
C．They were greatly influenced by other writers．
D．Early works were popular among young readers．
43．Which of the following was adopted by the"Peace and Love"generation？C
A．Astounding Science Fiction   
B．Glory Road．
C．Stranger in a Strange Land     
D．The Door Into Summer
44．The underlined word"coined"in the last paragraph mostly meansA
A．created   
B．1eft   
C．wrote   
D．kept
45．From the last paragraph we know HeinleinB
A．misunderstood some English words
B．stressed the topics related to moral training
C．focused on getting rewards from society
D．produced many films and television programmes．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述了被認為是美國的"三大"西方科學小說的作者羅伯特海因萊的故事，他早期作品強調冒險針對年輕讀者，后來的作品專為成人而寫，他多次提出社會主題的重要性，每個人的自信和職責都歸功于社會．作者寫這篇文章是為了告訴我們社會對我們自信與職責的重要性．

解答 41．A 細節理解題，由第一段and served   as all officer in the Navy．This experience had a strong influence on his character and writing．可知他的海軍生活影響了他的寫作，故選A．
42．D 細節理解題，由第三段 Heinleiu's early works emphasized adventure，and were aimed at young readers．可知他的早期作品在年輕讀者中很受歡迎，故選D．
43．C 細節理解題，由第四段One of his best-known works is the novel Stranger in a Strange Land，published inl961．A few years later it was adopted by the"Peace and Love"generation．可知這個作品是Stranger in a Strange Land，故選C．
44．A 理解推斷題，由最后一段In his fiction，Heinlein coined words that have become part of the English language，including"grok"and"waldo"．可以推測出他創造的單詞已經成為英語的一部分，所以劃線詞應為創造，故選A．
45．B 細節理解題，由最后一段Heinlein repeatedly addressed such   social themes as the importance of self-confidence and the duties each person owes to the   society．可知海萊茵強調與道德修養有關的話題，故選B．

點評 考點：本文考察學生的記敘類閱讀水平，需要學生先把握文體特征，抓住題干關鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細節，要求能理解原文中某個短語或句子的含義，從而找到與答案意思相同的詞語和句子．