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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（说教），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 本文主要讲述了被认为是美国的"三大"西方科学小说的作者罗伯特海因莱的故事，他早期作品强调冒险针对年轻读者，后来的作品专为成人而写，他多次提出社会主题的重要性，每个人的自信和职责都归功于社会．作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们社会对我们自信与职责的重要性．

解答 41．A 细节理解题，由第一段and served   as all officer in the Navy．This experience had a strong influence on his character and writing．可知他的海军生活影响了他的写作，故选A．
42．D 细节理解题，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轻读者中很受欢迎，故选D．
43．C 细节理解题，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．可知这个作品是Stranger in a Strange Land，故选C．
44．A 理解推断题，由最后一段In his fiction，Heinlein coined words that have become part of the English language，including"grok"and"waldo"．可以推测出他创造的单词已经成为英语的一部分，所以划线词应为创造，故选A．
45．B 细节理解题，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．可知海莱茵强调与道德修养有关的话题，故选B．

点评 考点：本文考察学生的记叙类阅读水平，需要学生先把握文体特征，抓住题干关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，要求能理解原文中某个短语或句子的含义，从而找到与答案意思相同的词语和句子．