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UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）略
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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21. What do we know about the Where is Willie Foundation
A. It is a profitable organization.
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C. It provides contributors with free services.
D. It requires contributors to pay taxes on their donations.
22. How can people donate to #FeedTheStreet fund
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B. By calling 1-800-370-2420.
C. By paying to certain wallet addresses.
D. By sending meals to the homeless in India.
23. What should you do to start a new program in your community
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B. Send an application email to Willie.
C. Donate at least $5 to #FeedTheStreet programs.
D. Fill out the form on the Where is Willie Foundation's website.
B
The “Father of Science Fiction,” Jules Verne, lived in the era of steamships and telegraphs, but was able to imagine technologies that wouldn't be invented for over a century.
Verne isn't the only science fiction writer to envision inventions and cultural changes long before they became a part of everyday life. Aldous Huxley predicted antidepressants in his novel Brave New World, published in 1932. John Brunner predicted electric cars in his book, Stand on Zanzibar, published in 1968.
But really, reading up on Verne's novels made me wonder how he was able to predict so much and write so technically when he wasn't a trained scientist, physicist or engineer. How did he do it
Like a lot of people, Verne's parents had their own ideas about his career. They had their hearts set on Verne becoming a lawyer. He knew he wanted to be a writer, but played along and went to school to become a lawyer like his father.
Really, Verne was mostly pretending to study law in Paris while holing up in the National Library of France and poring over ( 钻研) articles on discoveries in geology and science. Eventually, he came clean with his family that he wanted to write in a new genre (风格) that combined travel and science.
While he studied scientific journals and let all of the age's cutting-edge discoveries feed the fires of his imagination, Verne surrounded himself with people who could be useful for his writing.
His brother was a naval officer, and Verne would often ask him to double-check what he had written about ships and maritime travel. He also asked his cousin, a math professor, to look at his equations ( 等式) and a mining engineer friend to help him with physics, according to author Walter James Miller, who wrote annotations (评注) to Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
“He predicted a lot of things that have happened, but that's because he was reading a lot and talking with people who knew what was going on in the world around him, so why should we be surprised ” according to Rosalind Williams, a historian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “It wasn't magic. He was just paying attention to things,” she said.
24. How is paragraph 2 mainly developed
A. By introducing Verne's novels.
B. By showing how Verne predicted so much.
C. By listing some writers who predicted the future.
D. By explaining science fiction writers' writing process.
25. What do we know about Verne
A. He predicted electric cars.
B. He lived up to his parents' expectations.
C. He preferred studying law rather than geology.
D. He spent most of his time reading about scientific discoveries.
26. Why did Verne surround himself with his family and friends
A. He drew inspiration from them.
B. He wanted to borrow money from them.
C. He planned to create figures based on them.
D. He asked them to check the scientific facts in his novels.
27. What did Rosalind Williams say about Verne
A. He succeeded because he put a lot of effort into his writing.
B. He made a big contribution to technological advances.
C. He made some mistakes in his novels.
D. He predicted the future by chance.
C
Sometimes it can be difficult to work out what someone is saying when they're wearing a face mask. But for people who are deaf or have hearing loss, it can make communicating even more challenging. Because masks cover people's mouths it can be impossible to lip-read.
Eleven-year-old Austin — who's deaf and relies on lip-reading — wants to make things better though. He's encouraging more people to wear face masks with a clear window so their mouths can be seen. Austin even wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking for his help to introduce see-through face masks across the country.
For months, nine UK charities, including the National Deaf Children's Society and the British Deaf Association, have been encouraging Public Health England to give out transparent (透明的) face masks that will stop those with hearing loss feeling isolated (孤立的).
Sarah White, from charity Sense, said that while clear masks can still present a challenge to some people “it certainly is a great first step”.
Sally Etchells, from the National Deaf Children's Society, added: “If face masks become widespread and none of them are transparent, deaf people will face months of misery (痛苦) as they struggle to understand what's being said to them, putting them at an even higher risk of isolation and loneliness.”
Face masks can especially be a problem for deaf people when they're in hospital — they can mean that it's hard to understand what doctors and nurses are saying due to the medical protection masks being worn.
Now, the government has said that 250,000 clear face masks will be given out to social care workers across the UK.
Everyone can do their bit to help make communicating during the pandemic easier for deaf people. For example, wearing a clear face mask, or simply being aware that across the UK, people don't have to wear a mask if they are speaking to, or helping someone, who relies on lip-reading and facial expressions.
28. Why did Austin write to Boris Johnson
A. To thank him for his support.
B. To ask him to popularize transparent face masks.
C. To complain about medical treatments in England.
D. To tell him about the importance of wearing face masks.
29. What have the nine UK charities mentioned in paragraph 3 been doing
A. Collecting more face masks for hospitals.
B. Encouraging people to donate to deaf people.
C. Teaching health care workers how to lip-read.
D. Making efforts to spread clear face masks across the UK.
30. What did Sally Etchells say about see-through face masks
A. They are convenient for deaf people.
B. They should be used in hospitals first.
C. They are more expensive than common masks.
D. They may present a challenge to some people.
31. How can people help the deaf according to the author
A. By volunteering as social care workers.
B. By involving deaf people in social activities.
C. By simply wearing a see-through face mask.
D. By donating clear face masks to doctors and nurses.
D
We're increasingly relying on automation and artificial intelligence in everyday life. But we still don't quite trust robots and fear they will take our jobs.
Humankind has a complicated relationship with robots. On the one hand, we appreciate how they can do dangerous, repetitive work so we don't have to. Robots don't need vacations or medical insurance. And in areas such as agriculture, where farmers can't find enough people to pick the produce, robots can shoulder some of those tasks. But polls (民意调查) show that the growing robotization of the planet makes us feel deeply agitated — and threatened.
Pew Research Center surveys found that more than 80 percent of Americans believed that by 2050, robots would do much of the work humans now do — and about 75 percent believed that would make economic inequality worse. Across lines of race, age, and education, people who said automation has hurt workers outnumbered those who said it's helped workers by two to one.
National Geographic sent David Berreby around the world to look at the present and future state of robots in society.
“Robots now deliver food in Milton Keynes, England, carry supplies in a Dallas hospital, disinfect (给……消毒) patients' rooms in China and some European countries, and wander parks in Singapore, asking pedestrians (行人) to maintain social distance,” Berreby writes.
“It's an unavoidable fact that we are going to have machines, artificial creatures; that will be a part of our daily life,” Carnegie Mellon University AI roboticist Manuela Veloso told Berreby. “When you start accepting robots around you, like a third species, along with pets and humans, you want to relate to them.”
A third species That's a new idea indeed. But we're not there yet. So far, Berreby reports, robots can't equal the human mind's ability to do a lot of different tasks, especially unexpected ones, and robots haven't yet mastered common sense — all skills required to be a magazine editor.
32. What does the underlined word “agitated” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Disappointed. B. Proud. C. Comfortable. D. Worried.
33. What did Pew Research Center surveys show
A. Most people regarded workplace automation as good.
B. Most people agreed robots helped stimulate the economy.
C. More people thought robots did more harm than good.
D. More people feared robots would bring more social problems.
34. What does David Berreby's description imply
A. People enjoy robots' company.
B. People have a growing reliance on robots.
C. Robots will pose a serious threat to humans.
D. Robots will soon replace humans in many fields.
35. What is David Berreby's attitude to accepting robots as a third species
A. Disapproving. B. Favorable. C. Concerned. D. Reserved.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Science fiction short stories are a genre of short stories with a plot that deals with science and the latest technology. This type of story is suitable for young people who are excited about learning and exploring new things. 36
Expand your English vocabulary.
As you read a sci-fi story, you will come across words that you don't understand. Every time you come across a difficult word, you should look it up in the dictionary and find out its meaning. 37
Improve your imagination.
Another benefit is that it can improve your imagination and help you become more creative. There are times when you find your imagination is not creative enough and you get stuck when you are trying to come up with some ideas for a creative project. 38 By improving your imagination, you will be able to create better games, create more creative arts and write better stories of your own.
Spend your free time meaningfully.
39 When you read a sci-fi story, you are learning something instead of wasting time doing things that will not benefit you. Every second of time counts and you don't want to let it slip away without doing something useful to improve yourself.
40
If you read a lot of sci-fi stories, you will have things to talk to people in conversations. If you have nothing to talk about in conversations, people will find you boring. If you know a lot of stories, you can mention them to a person you have met and this can spark up (激起) an interesting conversation.
A. Develop a good reading habit.
B. Give you something to talk about.
C. Making full use of your time can help you to develop a disciplined lifestyle.
D. The following are benefits of reading short stories in the science fiction genre.
E. Regularly reading sci-fi stories allows you to spend your spare time meaningfully.
F. The more science fiction stories you read, the wider your vocabulary will become.
G. As you read through a story's plots, you will be able to imagine the plots in your mind vividly.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was an obsessive (痴迷的) lover of books, who was 41 at two and polishing off chapter books by kindergarten. In grammar school I worked my way through the library, gradually getting less picky as the options 42 . However, what I wanted to read was science fiction. It was 43 to find. A sixth-grade teacher lent me a copy of Watership Down, a(n) 44 experience.
I am sick. My symptoms (症状) are odd, and no one really knows what my 45 is. I grew weaker and more isolated, but I got a ride to the library once a week and 46 all the novels I could carry. I kept reading 47 my disability.
Later, I met a technical nonfiction writer, who explained to me how to make a living 48 for magazines. At last, something I could 49 ! I subscribed to Writer's Digest but wrote a fantasy novel instead.
After 50 that first novel, I made writer friends online. I thought my life 51 at last. Here was a career path where all my reading would 52 and where my disability wouldn't shut me out. I wrote two science fiction novels, which later got published.
It turns out that in writing science fiction being unique can be a 53 , practice eventually works, and persistence (坚持不懈) is really what matters. Without 54 , I wouldn't have had anything to aspire to, and I would never have 55 something I could share with the world.
41. A. sleeping B. reading C. thinking D. playing
42. A. increased B. remained C. appeared D. thinned
43. A. quick B. good C. hard D. popular
44. A. transformative B. disappointing C. informative D. embarrassing
45. A. possibility B. occupation C. operation D. disability
46. A. kept back B. gave away C. checked out D. turned down
47. A. without B. beyond C. within D. despite
48. A. writing B. drawing C. editing D. recording
49. A. find B. do C. promise D. change
50. A. finishing B. adapting C. translating D. reviewing
51. A. settled down B. fell apart C. moved on D. made sense
52. A. pay off B. come back C. run out D. take off
53. A. nature B. challenge C. benefit D. restriction
54. A. disease B. science fiction C. encouragement D. business success
55. A. expressed B. learned C. created D. accepted
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Liu Cixin's novella The Wandering Earth begins at a time in the future when humanity has accepted the finding that our sun is in the final cataclysmic (灾难性的) stages of turning into a red giant. This transformation will include a helium-burst from the sun that will vaporize (使……蒸发) the Earth unless we either leave the planet 56. ________ move it. This is at first the only aspect on which people disagree, however under the Unity Government 57. ________ is decided that Earth Engines will be constructed 58. ________ (move) the entire planet to the closest most viable (可生存的) star. The story, 59. ________ (tell) from the viewpoint of an unnamed narrator, is really amazing.
The idea of moving an entire planet has always seemed absurd (荒谬的) to me, however the 60. ________ (description) in the story concerning why and how this is accomplished are rather touching and 61. ________ (impress). The science in The Wandering Earth 62. ________ (explain) with a perfect mix of complex ideas and straight-forward wording.
The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin is a story 63. ________ must be read. If you are a fan of science fiction, this is 64. ________ (certain) a good introduction to the works of Liu Cixin. You will believe the difficult situation of our future civilizations while reading this story, and you will be moved to worry about and root for this unnamed narrator 65. ________ (fight) for his own survival, and for the survival of the human species.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Sophia得知你校英语报新开设了“Science Fiction Stories”栏目，特发来邮件询问。请你给她回封邮件，内容包括：
1. 栏目介绍：目的、内容及意义等；
2. 欢迎她提供作品。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
There was once a kind woman who wanted an apple dumpling for supper. She had plenty of flour, butter, sugar, and spice ( 调味品), but she had no apples. She had a huge plum (李子) tree full of round, red plums, but you can't make an apple dumpling out of plums.
The more the old woman thought about eating an apple dumpling, the more she wanted one. “Maybe I can trade my plums for some apples,” she said to herself.
As the woman walked up the road, she came to a garden. The sweet smell of lilies and roses filled the air. In the garden stood a couple, who looked angry.
“Can I help ” she asked the couple.
“My husband has eaten all of the berries. I have nothing to make jam out of,” replied the wife. “I have some tasty plums for your jam,” said the woman. “I will trade them for some apples. I want to make a dumpling for my supper.”
“We have no apples,” replied the wife. “But we can give you a beautiful bunch of flowers.”
And so the woman went on her way, sniffing (嗅) the colorful flowers she carried. Soon she came upon a handsome young man, followed by a little dog. The man looked very worried.
“What's wrong ” asked the woman.
“I'm on my way to see my lady, but I have no gift to give her,” the young man said.
“Here, take her these pretty flowers,” the woman told him.
“You are very kind,” said the young man. “These will make her very happy. Will you take this little dog in return for the flowers He's been following me. I think he's lost.”
The woman could hardly say no. So on she went with the little dog in her basket. As she walked along, she chuckled (咯咯笑) to herself, “A bunch of flowers for a basket of plums; a little dog for a bunch of flowers. This is a funny world of give-and-take. I might just get my apple dumpling yet.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Sure enough, she had not gone far when she saw a tree full of big red apples. ______________
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Just then, the little dog jumped out of the basket. _____________________________________
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参考答案
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41-45 BDCAD 46-50 CDABA 51-55 DACBC
56. or 57. it 58. to move 59. told 60. descriptions
61. impressive 62. is explained 63. that / which 64. certainly 65. fighting
写作
第一节
One possible version:
Dear Sophia,
At your request, I'm writing to introduce the newly-opened column, Science Fiction Stories, to you.
This is a column aiming to stimulate students' creative enthusiasm and develop their imagination. Here we can share our own science fiction stories and creative experience. Besides, we'll regularly hold competitions on creating science fiction stories. We believe we can benefit much from this column through reading various excellent stories, enriching our imagination and improving our ability to express ourselves. I know you have a rich imagination, so your contribution will surely make this column more attractive.
Looking forward to your contribution.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
Sure enough, she had not gone far when she saw a tree full of big red apples. A sad little man sat outside the door next to it. “That's a fine tree of apples,” the woman called to him. “Yes, but they are no good to me. I sit here alone every day. I would give them all for a little dog to keep me company,” the old man said sadly.
Just then, the little dog jumped out of the basket. It ran to the old man. “He seems to like you,” the woman told him. “Perhaps he could keep you company.” The old man laughed. He told the woman to pick all the apples she wanted. Soon she was on her way home. Her basket was heavy with red apples. She made an apple dumpling as soon as she got home and had a big dinner. “If you try long enough and hard enough, you can always have an apple dumpling for supper,” the woman said. “Whatever will I do with the leftovers Hmm ... perhaps I can trade them ...”
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是应用文。文章介绍了慈善组织Where is Willie Foundation的捐赠与志愿服务活动。
21. B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的the Where is Willie Foundation dedicates most of its efforts to supporting orphans可知，这个组织致力于帮助无家可归的儿童。
22. C。细节理解题。根据Donate Now部分中的You can donate digital currency及wallet address可知，向特定的钱包地址付电子货币就可捐助#FeedTheStreet基金。
23. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的If you want to participate or start a new program in your community, then please complete the form on our website可知，完成该组织网站上的表格就能在你所在的社区启动新项目。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——文学
本文是记叙文。科幻小说之父——儒勒 凡尔纳为何能预言未来？
24. C。写作手法题。根据第二段中的Verne isn't the only science fiction writer to envision inventions and cultural changes long before they became a part of everyday life以及所列举的Aldous Huxley和John Brunner可知，第二段主要列举了几个预测未来的科幻作家。
25. D。细节理解题。根据第五段中的Verne was mostly ... holing up in the National Library of France and poring over articles on discoveries in geology and science可知，Verne花了很多时间研读科学发现。
26. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Verne would often ask him to double-check what he had written about ships and maritime travel ... a mining engineer friend to help him with physics可知，Verne与家人和朋友待在一起是为了让他们核实自己小说中的科学事实。
27. A。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的he was reading a lot and talking with people who knew what was going on in the world around him可知，Rosalind Williams认为Verne的成功归结于他在写作中倾注了巨大的努力。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务与人际沟通
本文是新闻报道。英国推行透明口罩，帮助听障人士读“唇语”。
28. B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Austin even wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking for his help to introduce see-through face masks across the country可知，Austin给Boris Johnson写信是为了让他帮助推广透明口罩。
29. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的nine UK charities ... have been encouraging Public Health England to give out transparent face masks可知，英国的慈善机构正在全国努力推行透明口罩的发放。
30. A。推理判断题。根据第五段中的If ... none of them are transparent, deaf people will face months of misery as they struggle to understand what's being said to them可知，Sally Etchells认为透明口罩会方便听障人士的生活。
31. C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的For example, wearing a clear face mask, or ...可知，大众可以佩戴透明口罩来帮助听障人士，使他们的交流变得更容易。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——科学与技术
本文是说明文。随着全球机器人化的发展，越来越多的人表示出了担忧。
32. D。词义猜测题。根据划线词后的and threatened，再结合第一段中的we still don't quite trust robots and fear they will take our jobs可知，民意调查显示，地球日益机器人化让我们深感不安。
33. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的75 percent believed that would make economic inequality worse以及people who said automation has hurt workers outnumbered those who said it's helped workers by two to one可知，更多的人认为机器人化的弊大于利。
34. B。推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的描述可知，机器人出现在人们生活中的很多领域，代替人来做各种各样的工作；由此可推断，人类对机器人的依赖日益增加。
35. A。观点态度题。根据最后一段中的But we're not there yet. So far, Berreby reports, robots can't equal the human mind's ability ... and robots haven't yet mastered common sense — all skills required to be a magazine editor可知，David Berreby对接受机器人作为第三物种的观点持反对意见。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——文学
本文是说明文。文章介绍了阅读科幻短篇小说的益处。
36. D。设空处承上启下。根据下文列举的几大好处可知，D项引出下文，符合此处语境。
37. F。由该段小标题Expand your English vocabulary可知，该段主要介绍了阅读科幻短篇小说能扩大英文词汇量。F项中的vocabulary与小标题中的vocabulary构成原词复现，F项中的wider照应小标题中的expand。
38. G。由该段小标题及多次出现的improve your imagination可知，G项“当你通读故事情节时，你能在脑海中生动地想象这些情节”符合此处语境。G项中的imagine与上下文中的imagination为复现关系。
39. E。设空处是该段的主题句。E项中的spend your spare time meaningfully呼应本段的小标题Spend your free time meaningfully。同时，E项中的reading sci-fi stories与下文中的read a sci-fi story相照应。
40. B。设空处是该段的小标题。根据该段中的you will have things to talk to people in conversations以及If you know a lot of stories ... this can spark up an interesting conversation可知，本段主要讲述了阅读科幻短篇小说会让你有话可谈，B项能很好地概括本段的主旨，适合作本段的小标题。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者从热爱阅读科幻小说到创作出版了两部科幻小说的故事，科幻小说拯救了作者，让她在身患残疾时找到了生命的意义。
41. B。由上文中的I was an obsessive lover of books以及该空后的polishing off chapter books by kindergarten可知，“我”是一个痴迷阅读的人，两岁就在“阅读（reading）”，到幼儿园已经能快速阅读儿童中级读物。该句中polish off意为“（飞快地）完成”。
42. D。由该空前的gradually getting less picky以及该空后的 However, what I wanted to read was science fiction可知，读小学时，“我”也一直坚持在图书馆阅读，因为可选择的读物“变少了（thinned）”，“我”逐渐地对书没那么挑剔了。
43. C。由上文中的However, what I wanted to read was science fiction所表达的强烈的转折可知，科幻小说“很难（hard）” 找到。
44. A。由上文中的what I wanted to read was science fiction以及下文中作者写科幻小说的描述可知，一位六年级老师借给“我”《沃特希普荒原》，这对于“我”来说是一次“带来改变的（transformative）”经历。
45. D。由上文中的I am sick. My symptoms are odd以及下文中的I kept reading ... my disability可知，没有人真正知道“我”的“残疾（disability）”是什么。
46. C。由下文中的I kept reading可知，就在“我”变得更虚弱时，“我”依然坚持每周去一次图书馆，把“我”能拿的小说都“借上（checked out）”。
47. D。由I kept reading ... my disability以及上文的描述可知，“尽管（despite）”身患残疾，但“我”依然坚持阅读。
48. A。由下文中的but wrote a fantasy novel instead可知，“我”遇到一位非小说作家，他教“我”如何为杂志“写作（writing）”来谋生。
49. B。由下文中的but wrote a fantasy novel instead可知，此处是说这是“我”能“做（do）”的事情。
50. A。由文中的描述可知，在“完成（finishing）”了第一本小说之后，“我”在网上交了很多作家朋友。
51. D。由该空后的at last以及下文中的 Here was a career path where all my reading ... where my disability wouldn't shut me out可知， “我”觉得“我”的生活终于“变得有意义（made sense）”了。
52. A。由下文中的where my disability wouldn't shut me out可知，此处指“我”之前的阅读终于“有了回报（pay off）”。
53. C。由上文对作者成功发表科幻小说的描述以及该空前的being unique can be可知，此处是指在写科幻小说的时候，“我”的与众不同也可能是一种“优势（benefit）”。
54. B。55. C。由第一段中的what I wanted to read was science fiction以及第四段中的I wrote two science fiction novels, which later got published可知，作者喜爱读科幻小说，也创作了两部科幻小说，所以此处是指如果没有“科幻小说（science fiction）”，“我”就不会有任何渴望做的事，也永远不会“创作（created）”出可以与世界分享的东西。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——文学
本文是议论文。文章是对刘慈欣的《流浪地球》这部作品的评论。
56. or。考查连词。“either ... or ...”意为“或者……或者……”。
57. it。考查it的用法。设空处在句中作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that引导的从句，故填it。
58. to move。考查动词不定式。地球引擎将被建造是为了将整个星球搬到最近的最适宜人类居住的星球上，设空处在句中作目的状语，故填to move。
59. told。考查动词-ed形式。设空处在句中作后置定语，修饰The story，又因为tell与The story之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填told。
60. descriptions。考查名词复数。设空处所在分句的主干是the ... are rather ...，由系动词are可知，主语应该为复数，故填descriptions。　
61. impressive。考查形容词。设空处在句中作表语，表示“令人印象深刻的”，故填impressive。
62. is explained。考查一般现在时的被动语态。根据该段的描述可知，设空处讲述的是一般事实，应用一般现在时；又因为The science与explain之间是被动关系，故填is explained。
63. that / which。考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句，指代a story，且在从句中作主语，故填that或which。
64. certainly。考查副词。设空处在句中作状语，修饰谓语，应用其副词形式，故填certainly。
65. fighting。考查动词-ing形式。设空处在句中作后置定语，修饰this unnamed narrator，且this unnamed narrator与fight之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填fighting。

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