JulesVerne's most famous book is "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea".(A "league" is an old word _37_ about three miles.) In those days submarines(潜水艇)had not been _38_, but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine. The captain of the submarine, called Captain Nemo, and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things_39_ the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good _40_. His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed _41_ real people.In another book, "Around the World in Eighty Days", Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, _42_ made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem _43_ to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different _44_, even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know their result, you should read the book.In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge _45_ his imagination in describing future inventions. _46_ he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.(2分)37. A including B meaning C means D speaks38. A producing B invented C made D discovered39. A in B under C beneath D at40. A pilot B sailor C captain D story-teller41. A that B as if C are D to be42. A who B which C what D that43. A difficult B easy C comfortable D hard44. A countries B paths C ways D roads45. A except B or C as well D as well as46. A Sometimes B Seldom C Some times D Always

这是一篇关于法国著名科幻小说家儒勒·凡尔纳（Jules Verne）的完形填空。文章介绍了他的两部代表作《海底两万里》和《八十天环游地球》，并评价了他的写作风格。

以下是各题的详细推理过程及答案：

37. 题干： (A "league" is an old word ___ about three miles.)

• 推理： 括号里的句子是在解释单词 "league" 的含义。这里需要一个词来连接 "word" 和 "about three miles"，表示“意思是……”。选项 A "including"（包括）不合适；选项 B "meaning"（意思是）作现在分词修饰 "word"，符合语法和句意；选项 C "means"（意思是）是动词第三人称单数，不能直接跟在名词后作定语；选项 D "speaks"（说）不符合语境。
• 答案： B

38. 题干： In those days submarines (潜水艇) had not been ___ , but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine.

• 推理： 句意是“在那个时候潜水艇还没有被……，但他描述了一种非常像现代潜水艇的水下船只”。这里需要一个动词的过去分词与 "had not been" 构成被动语态。对于潜水艇这种机器，应该用 "invent"（发明）。"producing"（生产）和 "made"（制造）不如 "invented" 准确，"discovered"（发现）通常用于自然界存在的事物。
• 答案： B

39. 题干： ...and find many strange things ___ the bottom of the ocean.

• 推理： 句意是“……并在海底发现许多奇怪的东西”。表示“在……底部”的固定搭配是 "at the bottom of..."。
• 答案： D

40. 题干： He was a very good ___. His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things...

• 推理： 前文提到凡尔纳写书，后文提到 "His characters"（他笔下的人物），说明他是一位很棒的“讲故事的人”或“作家”。选项 A "pilot"（飞行员）、B "sailor"（水手）、C "captain"（船长）都不符合他的身份，选项 D "story-teller"（讲故事的人/作家）最贴切。
• 答案： D

41. 题干： ...but they always seemed ___ real people.

• 推理： 句意是“但他笔下的人物经常做令人惊讶甚至有时不可能的事情，但他们看起来总是像真实的人”。"seem to be" 意为“似乎是，看起来像”，符合语境。
• 答案： D

42. 题干： In another book, "Around the World in Eighty Days", Jules Verne creates Mr. Fogg, the hero, ___ made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days.

• 推理： 这里是一个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 "Mr. Fogg, the hero"（人）。关系代词在从句中作主语，指代人，应该用 "who"。
• 答案： A

43. 题干： Nowadays this may seem ___ to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars.

• 推理： 句意是“如今这对你来说可能看起来很……，但在那些日子里没有飞机甚至汽车”。后半句说过去没有飞机汽车，说明过去很难；前半句用 "Nowadays"（如今）对比，说明现在有了飞机汽车，环游世界就变得“容易”了。
• 答案： B

44. 题干： Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different ___ , even on an elephant at one time!

• 推理： 句意是“福格先生和他的仆人用许多不同的……旅行，有一次甚至骑在大象上！”。这里指代交通工具或旅行方式。"ways" 可以表示方式、方法或交通工具（如 by various ways）。
• 答案： C

45. 题干： In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge ___ his imagination in describing future inventions.

• 推理： 句意是“在他所有的书中，儒勒·凡尔纳在描述未来的发明时，运用了科学知识和想象力”。这里需要一个连词连接 "scientific knowledge" 和 "his imagination"，表示两者都用。"as well as" 意为“也，和……一样”，符合句意。
• 答案： D

46. 题干： ___ he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.

• 推理： 句意是“当然，他……是错的，但他描述的准确性往往非常聪明（准确）”。后半句有 "but often..."（但经常……），说明前半句应该是表示“有时”或“偶尔”。"Sometimes"（有时）符合语境。
• 答案： A