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What were the reasons for Jules Verne's extreme accuracy in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred? He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy(天文学).Nineteenth-century science and the vivid Verne's imagination gave people an unbelievably accurate preview of one of the greatest events of the 20th century.

41. Leonardo da Vinci said that a great machine bird would__________ .

A. bring great honor to the moon B. fly toward the sun

C. explore the heavens D. take people to the moon

42. Jules Verne wrote his story of a man's visit to the moon about __________.

A.100 years before the ApolloⅡmission B.10 years before the ApolloⅡmission

C. four and one-half centuries ago D.100 years ago

43. Verne's story is very similar to__________ .

A. the first U.S. space mission B. the Apollo Ⅱ mission

C. Leonardo da Vinci's story D. numerous other books on the same subject

44.The passage suggests that Jules Verne__________ .

A. developed the laws of physics

B. based his writings on the works of Leonardo da Vinci

C. was very lucky in what he had described about the future

D. knew a great deal about the laws of physics and astronomy

45.The passage mainly describes __________.

A. the rapid progress of mankind B. Verne's accurate preview of the future

C. the 1969 Apollo Ⅱ moon mission D. the 19th-century science and technology

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