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9．"Listen carefully to what I say，"the time traveler said，"I shall tell you something that you will not agree．"
"Why will we not agree？"I asked．
"Because the science and mathematics you know are not correct，"he said．"You believe there are only three dimensions（三維空間）-length，breadth（寬） and thickness．"
"There is nothing to argue with that，"the youngest member of our little group said．
"Exactly!"the time traveler answered，"But there is also a fourth dimension-time．"
"We all know about time，"another member of the group said．"Time passed．"
"I do not agree，"the time traveler said，"Length，breadth and thickness do not pass．They stay in the same place in space．We move about them．I can prove that time is the same．It does not pass．We move in time the same way that we move in breadth，length and thickness．"
None of us believed the time traveler，and we argued with him for many hours．
"If we could travel back in time，"the scientist said，"We could do things to change the future．"
"If we could travel forward in time，"the doctor（博士） said，"we could do things that change our present．"
The time traveler smiled，"It is clear，"he said，"that there is only one way I can show you that I am right．We must do an experiment．Please wait here．"
He left the room and soon returned，carrying what looked like a clock．
"This is a model of a time machine．It took me two years to make it，"the time traveler said．"I want all of you to understand that when I start the machine，it will immediately travel in time and disappear from the present．"
He turned to the youngest of all．"Give me your hand，"he said．
The young man put out his hand．The time traveler took it and placed it on the machine．Immediately，there was a sudden wind，and the little machine disappeared．
I was certain this was not a trick，but the doctor was not so sure．
"Are you asking us to believe，"he said，"that the machine is now in a different time？"
"Certainly!In my laboratory，a full-size machine is almost complete．As soon as it is complete，I shall send myself on a journey through time．Would you like to see my machine？"
"Are you serious about this？"the doctor asked．
"I have never been more serious about anything，"the time traveler said，"Come．"
We followed him to his laboratory．There，we saw the actual machine，not quite complete，but large enough for a man to sit in．

41．How many dimensions did the time traveler say there are？C
A．Two．   B．Three．   C．Four．     D．Five．
42．How long did it take the time traveler to make his model time machine？A
A．Two years．     B．Two months．     C．Twenty years．   D．All his life．
43．Which is the right order of what happened in the story？D
a．The model time machine disappeared with a wind．
b．The time traveler came back to the room with a model time machine．
c．The members of the group argued with the time traveler for many hours．
d．The time traveler showed them a full-size time machine which was not quite complete．e．The youngest man's hand was placed on the model time machine．
A．e c a d b        B．b c e a d        C．c e b a d        D．c b e a d
44．What can we infer（判斷） from the passage about the time traveler？D
A．He believed that they could move in time．
B．He was playing a trick on a group of people．
C．He sent the young man to the future in the model time machine．
D．He would possibly send himself on a journey through time．
45．What kind of story do you think the passage is？B
A．A detective story．        B．A science fiction．
C．A romantic fiction．       D．A horror story．

Answer 1

分析 "仔細(xì)聽(tīng)我說(shuō)，"時(shí)間旅行者說(shuō)，"我會(huì)告訴你一些你不會(huì)同意的事情．"
我問(wèn)道："為什么我們不同意呢？"．"因?yàn)槟阒�道的科學(xué)和數(shù)學(xué)是不正確的，"他說(shuō)．"你認(rèn)為只有三個(gè)維度：長(zhǎng)度，寬度和厚度．""沒(méi)有什么可以爭(zhēng)辯的，"我們小組最年輕的成員說(shuō)．"確切地說(shuō)！"時(shí)間旅行者回答說(shuō)，"也有四分之一個(gè)時(shí)間維度．""我們都知道時(shí)間．"另一個(gè)小組成員說(shuō)，"時(shí)間流逝．""我不同意．"時(shí)間旅行者說(shuō)，"長(zhǎng)度，寬度和厚度不會(huì)流逝．他們?cè)谔�空中停留在同一個(gè)地方．我們對(duì)它們進(jìn)行移動(dòng)．我可以證明時(shí)間是相同的，它也不流逝．我們用移動(dòng)寬度，長(zhǎng)度和厚度同樣的方式移動(dòng)我們的時(shí)間．"我們中沒(méi)有人相信時(shí)間旅行者，我們和他爭(zhēng)論了很幾個(gè)小時(shí)．"如果我們能回到過(guò)去，"科學(xué)家說(shuō)，"我們可以做一些事情來(lái)改變未來(lái)．""如果我們能在時(shí)間上向前行駛，"博士說(shuō)，"我們可以做一些事情來(lái)改變我們的現(xiàn)狀．"時(shí)間旅行者微笑著說(shuō)："很清楚，只有一個(gè)辦法能告訴你我是對(duì)的，我們必須做一個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)，請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@里等．"他離開(kāi)了房間，很快又回來(lái)了，帶著一個(gè)看上去像時(shí)鐘的東西．"這是一個(gè)時(shí)間機(jī)器的模型，我花了兩年時(shí)間來(lái)做，"時(shí)間旅行者說(shuō)，"我希望你們所有人都明白，當(dāng)我開(kāi)始運(yùn)行這臺(tái)機(jī)器，它會(huì)立即在時(shí)間里旅行，并從現(xiàn)在消失．"他轉(zhuǎn)向最年輕的人，"把你的手給我，"他說(shuō)．年輕人伸出手，時(shí)間旅行者把它放在機(jī)器上．立刻，突然有一陣風(fēng)，小機(jī)器就消失了．我確信這不是一個(gè)騙局，但博士不太確定．"你是要我們相信，"他說(shuō)，"這機(jī)器現(xiàn)在在不同的時(shí)間？""當(dāng)然，在我的實(shí)驗(yàn)室里，一個(gè)全尺寸的機(jī)器已經(jīng)幾乎要完成．它一完成，我就要給自己一個(gè)時(shí)間旅行．你想看我的機(jī)器嗎？"博士問(wèn)："你是認(rèn)真的嗎？"時(shí)間旅行者說(shuō)："我從來(lái)沒(méi)有對(duì)任何事情這么認(rèn)真過(guò)．來(lái)吧！"我們跟著他去了他的實(shí)驗(yàn)室，在那里，我們看到了這臺(tái)機(jī)器，不是很齊全，但足夠大能坐進(jìn)一個(gè)人．

解答 41．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"You believe there are only three dimensions（三維空間）-length，breadth（寬） and thickness．"和"But there is also a fourth dimension-time．"可知，時(shí)間旅行者認(rèn)為除了我們知道的三維空間-長(zhǎng)、高、寬之外，還有第四個(gè)空間，那就是時(shí)間．故選C．
42．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"This is a model of a time machine．It took me two years to make it"可知時(shí)間旅行者用兩年時(shí)間制了這個(gè)機(jī)器．故選A．
43．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)題干中所給出的五個(gè)選項(xiàng)，我們可知答案在原文第8段開(kāi)始往后找，"we argued with him for many hours．"（爭(zhēng)吵），然后"He left the room and soon returned，carrying what looked like a clock．"（拿回一個(gè)小機(jī)器），接著"The young man put out his hand．The time traveler took it and placed it on the machine．"（將年輕人的手放在機(jī)器上），機(jī)器就消失了．最后"We followed him to his laboratory．There，we saw the actual machine，not quite complete，but large enough for a man to sit in．"（看到了正常尺寸的機(jī)器）．故選D．
44．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文中的"I can prove that time is the same．It does not pass．We move in time the same way that we move in breadth，length and thickness．"可知時(shí)間旅行者認(rèn)為時(shí)間就像其他的三維空間一樣是可以移動(dòng)的，他還用機(jī)器做了一個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)，讓人們相信他的看法．由此可推斷，時(shí)間旅行者是通過(guò)時(shí)間來(lái)旅行的．故選D．
45．B 主旨大意題．這篇短文介紹了一個(gè)時(shí)間旅行者制作時(shí)間機(jī)器來(lái)時(shí)間旅行的事，是不真實(shí)的事情，是科幻小說(shuō)．故選B．

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