It is an astonishing fact that there are laws of nature, rules that summarize conveniently (1)_____ qualitatively but quantitatively-how the world works. We might (2)_____ a universe in which there are no such laws, in which the 1080 elementary particles that (3)_____ a universe like our own behave with utter and uncompromising abandon. To understand such a universe we would need a brain (4)_____ as massive as the universe. It seems (5)_____ that such a universe could have life and intelligence, because being and brains (6)_____ some degree of internal stability and order. But (7)_____ in a much more random universe there were such beings with an intelligence much (8)_____ than our own, there could not be much knowledge, passion or joy. (9)_____ for us, we live in a universe that has at least important parts that are knowable. Our common-sense experience and our evolutionary history have (10)_____ us to understand something of the workaday world. When we go into other realms, however, common sense and ordinary intuition (11)_____ highly unreliable guides. It is stunning that as we go close to the speed of light our mass (12)_____ indefinitely, we shrink toward zero thickness (13)_____ the direction of motion, and time for us comes as near to stopping as we would like. Many people think that this is silly, and every week (14)_____ I get a letter from someone who complains to me about it. But it is virtually certain consequence not just of experiment but also of Albert Einstein"s (15)_____ analysis of space and time called the Special Theory of Relativity. It does not matter that these effects seem unreasonable to us. We are not (16)_____ the habit of traveling close to the speed of light. The testimony of our common sense is suspect at high velocities. The idea that the world places restrictions on (17)_____ humans might do is frustrating. Why shouldn"t we be able to have intermediate rotational positions? Why can"t we (18)_____ faster than the speed of light? But (19)_____ we can tell, this is the way the universe is constructed. Such prohibitions not only (20)_____ us toward a little humility; they also make the world more knowable.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为否定副词的搭配。自然规律法则不仅从性质上，而且从量上做了概述。注意此句的结构not just...but (also)，其他选项均搭配不当。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为动词的词义辨析。might imagine a universe或许能想象这样一个宇宙。其他选项不合题意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为动词词组的搭配辨析。make up a universe like our own构成一个象我们自己的宇宙。make of用…造；make from用…做成。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为固定搭配。a brain at least as massive as the universe至少和宇宙一样巨大的大脑。at most最多；at last最后；at the cost以…为代价。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为形容词的词义辨析。It seems unlikely that这看起来是不可能的。really真正地，实在地；unreal不真实的，虚幻的。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为动词的词义辨析。require some degree of internal stability and order需要某种内在的稳定和次序。want想要；need必要，必须；acquire获得。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为连词的辨析使用，此处需要表示让步连接。even if即或是。其余选项：unless除非；until直到…为止；if如果，是否。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为形容词的比较级。an intelligence much greater than our own比我们自己聪明得多的智慧。intelligence为抽象名词，比较级宜用greater than而不是larger或bigger。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为否定副词的搭配。Fortunately幸运的是。其他选项意思不对，或不合题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为动词的词义辨析。have prepared us使我们为…作好准备。provided和armed接介词with，got ready接介词for；因此均不合题意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为动词词组的搭配。turn out to be结果是，证明是。其他答案：turn to转向；turn on打开；turn away from远离。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为动词的辨析。increases indefinitely无限地增长。选项decrease和reduce意思不对；选项add搭配不当。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为介词的上下文词义辨析。in the direction of朝着… 方向。at朝着具体的人或物；with和from不合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题考的是习惯表达法。every week or two大约每一两周。or大约，或许，如：three or four days三四天。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为形容词的词义辨析与搭配。brilliant analysis of space and time对时空的精辟分析。其他选项与analysis的搭配不当。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为介词的搭配，in the habit of有…的习惯。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为介词宾语。此处需要跟一个名词性从句。what humans might do人类可能要做的事。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为动词的辨析。travel faster than the speed of light比光速快。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：本题考的是对上下文的理解及连词的辨析。so far as we can tell就我们所能弄清的问题而言。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题的考点为对上下文语境的正确理解及动词的搭配。press us toward将我们推向；press此处有"压迫、迫使"之意。其他选项搭配不当。