| Many people seem to think that science
fiction is typified by the covers of some of the old pulp magazines: the
Bug-Eyed Monster, embodying every trait and feature that most people find
repulsive, is about to grab, and presumably ravish, a sweet, blonde, curvaceous,
scantily-clad Earth girl. This is unfortunate because it demeans and degrades a
worthwhile and even important literary endeavor. In contrast to this
unwarranted stereotype, science fiction rarely emphasizes sex, and when it does,
it is more discreet than other contemporary fiction. Instead, the basic interest
of science fiction lies in the relation between man and his technology and
between man and the universe. Science fiction is a literature of change and a
literature of the future, and while it would be foolish to claim that science
fiction is a major literary genre A. it is not important enough to be a literary genre B. it cannot be made into a dramatic presentation C. it shares characteristics with other types of prose fiction D. to call it a "genre" would subject it to literary jargon [单项选择]In their world of darkness, it would seem likely that some of the animals might have become blind, as has happened to some cave fauna(动物群)．①So, indeed, many of them have, compensating for the lack of eyes, marvelously developed feels and long, slender fins and processes with which they grope their way, like so many bind men with canes, their whole knowledge of friends, enemies, or food coming to them through the sense of touch.
The last traces of plant life are left behind in the thin upper layer of water, for no plant can live below about 600 feet even in very clear water, and few find enough sunlight for their food manufacturing activities below 200 feet．Since no animal can make its own food, the creatures of the deeper waters live a strange, almost parasitic (寄生的)existence of utter dependence on the upper layers．These hungry carnivores prey fiercely and relentlessly upon each other, yet the whole community is ultimately dependent upon the slow rain of descending food p A. Undersea research is still incomplete. B. Technology used in undersea studies is still in a very primitive stage of development. C. More undersea research is conducted near shore than in mid-ocean. D. Military researchers have made several momentous discoveries about undersea lif 我来回答: 提交
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