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Let us suppose it is now about A.D. 2060. Let’s make believe (假装;虚构) it is about sixty years from now. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.
Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. The hotels are air-conditioned, naturally. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment (娱乐) of young and old.
What are people eating now? People are still eating food. They haven’t yet started to take on heir (继承) supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power. They may some day. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.
Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good.
Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.
People are now largely vegetarians (素食者). You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animal decreases. Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.
Such would be our life in 2060.
1. When was the passage written?
A. In about A.D. 2060.
B. In about 1960.
C. In about 2000.
D. In about 2004.
2. According to the passage, what will be on the moon in about A.D. 2060?
A. Many tourists.
B. Many other animals.
C. Many plants.
D. A sea.
3. What will people eat then according to the passage?
A. Biscuits in pill form.
B. Foods in pill form.
C. Foods in water form.
D. Foods in gas form.
4. The passage tells us that in 2060, ____ on the earth than now.
A. there are fewer population
B. there are more pests
C. there is less water
D. the crops are getting better
5. Why are people largely vegetarians in 2060?
A. Because they don’t eat meat.
B. Because doctors advise them not to eat meat.
C. Because the number of animals decreases.
D. Because all the animals have died of diseases.
答案
解析
1. 数字计算题。由第一段第二句“Let’s make believe it is about sixty years from now.”可推知本文写于大约2000年。
2. 细节考查题。由短文第二段可以知道,到2060年,月球上将会有度假的人们、旅游景点和许多宾馆。因此答案为A。
3. 细节考查题。由第三段第五句“But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.”可得出答案。
4.推理判断题。由第四段可知到2060年的人口将更多,沙漠用水浇灌,庄稼不再被害虫毁坏,收成总是很好。因此答案为D。
5.细节考查题。短文第六段第二句和第三句告诉我们2060年的人口数目大量增加,导致动物数目的下降,因此大多数人们成为素食者。
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试题【Life in 2060 Let us suppose it is now about A.D. 2060. Let’s make believe (假装;虚】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Several studies published in the past few weeks reflect on these questions. The findings provide comfort to poor families.
First, it appears that only the minority actually pay the "high price". A study by the US Education Department"s National Center for Education Statistics found that 55 percent of college students last year received some forms of help--scholarships, loans(贷款)or jobs.
Other factors are also at work. The government has increased the size of its grants (补助金)to lower-income students. Grants, unlike loans, don"t have to he repaid and are awarded only to college students who have not earned a bachelor"s or professional degree.
At the same time, most colleges are spending more on undergraduate education than they are collecting in tuition fees. A study, which is part of the Williams College Project on the Economics of Higher Education, reaches the conclusion that on average colleges “subsidize (赞助)” their students. The results of these studies, however, leave unanswered the questions of whether educational costs are higher than they need to be. Some experts argue that much of the college cost results from educational competition for fame, students and facilities.
This puts upward pressure on tuition, hut many colleges feel that good fame will enable them to attract students even if they charge them more.
Therefore, until something important changes in the marketplace, costs seem likely to continue rising. And American families will continue to beat down the doors of the high price "college in the end.
小题1: From the fourth paragraph of the passage we can conclude that _______.
A.American families earn only a little money every year |
B.American families pay little attention to education |
C.American students often have to stop their studies |
D.American colleges have different ways to help poor students |
A.to find a good job and make money |
B.to borrow money from the banks |
C.to ask for grants |
D.to borrow money from friends |
A.famous colleges only accept rich students. |
B.famous colleges charge their students more money |
C.the government spends little money on education |
D.families often break the doors of colleges |
A.college fees rise too fast for poor families. |
B.poor people should borrow money from banks |
C.poor people don’t need to send their children to college |
D.colleges should get more money to improve themselves |
H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel”, a tunnel (隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.
But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities.” The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.
Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells “moon people” would agree. Would you?
5. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people” .
A. knew so much about the earth
B. understood their language
C. lived in so many underground cities
D. were ahead of them in space technology
6. What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?
A. Discovering the moon’s inner space.
B. Using the earth’s inner space.
C. Meeting the “moon people” again.
D. Traveling to outer space.
7. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?
A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.
B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.
C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.
D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.
8. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Alice Cities—cities of the future
B. Space travel with H. G. Wells
C. Enjoy living underground
D. Building down, not up
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
4. 小题1:If a person on Comera island is ill, .
A.others will phone the doctor in town |
B.whistle language will pass the news to the doctor |
C.his family will take him to the doctor |
D.people will take him to the hospital |
A.killed the special way of speaking |
B.whistled all the news and opinions |
C.helped Comera people to communicate |
D.did not appear on Comera island yet |
A.it attracts visitors every year |
B.no visitors have ever been there |
C.people there have special ears to hear whistles |
D.people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other |
A.It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle. |
B.The whistle language can only be found in Comera. |
C.The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer. |
D.The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away. |
In many instances, we produce idioms which are all understandable by borrowing examples from animal communication.
For example, we know that a frightened cat will arch(拱型). From this starting-point we might hear the expression. “He gets my back up!” meaning “He makes me angry.”
In the same manner, we know that many animals, if challenged(挑战)by attackers, will not turn and run away because this will encourage the attackers to attack them more forcefully. Instead, they will move backwards slowly to get out of harm’s way, always facing their attacker. We call this action “backing off” and it can be used as well with humans as with animals.
In the case of humans, however, the back-off may not be physical but oral, as in using a kinder tone of voice and gentle words instead of fighting against the attackers.
8. 小题1:When a cat arches its back high in a rigid curve, it shows that it is .
A.angry | B.pleased | C.frightened | D.defeated |
A.to escape from the attackers |
B.to get away quickly |
C.to keep out the attackers |
D.to avoid the attackers in words |
A.To learn knowledge, humans must learn from animals. |
B.Both humans and animals have the body language. |
C.Both humans and animals have ways of getting out of harm. |
D.“Face your attackers” means to encourage yourself. |
A.grammar | B.idioms | C.expression | D.communication |
2 ago experiments showed that birds depend on the sun to guide them 3 . But what about birds that fly mainly by night? 4 with man-made stars have 5 that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the 6 in their long distance flights.
One such 7 , a warbler (鸣禽), had spent its lifetime in a 8 and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet is showed its 9 by birth to use the stars for guidance. The bird"s cage was put under a man-made star-filled sky at migration 10 . The bird tried to fly 11 the same direction as 12 taken by other birds in the building. Any 13 in the position of the make-believe (虚构的) stars 14 a change in the direction of its flight.
Scientists think that warblers, 15 flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are clearly their important 16 of navigation(导航). What do they do when the stars are 17 behind the clouds? Clearly, they find their way by such land 18 as mountains, coastlines and river courses. But when it"s too 19 to see these, the warblers circle 201 , unable to find out where they were.
1. A. reply B. answer C. discovery D. replies
2. A. Not long B. Long C. Centuries D. Years
3. A. during the night B. during daylight hours
C. in winter D. in the dark
4. A. Examinations B. Labs C. Tests D. In the dark
5. A. been proved B. found C. been found D. proved
6. A. stars B. moon C. route D. sun
7. A. star B. scientist C. bird D. flight
8. A. forest B. cage C. nest D. cave
9. A. strength B. ability C. experience D. practice
10. A. time B. place C. way D. season
11. A. to B. towards C. in D. under
12. A. that B. which C. one D. it
13. A. one B. change C. way D. bird
14. A. caused B. gave C. resulted D. meant
15. A. for B. when C. after D. they are
16. A. ways B. means C. objects D. homes
17. A. shown B. covered C. moved D. hidden
18. A. areas B. surface C. marks D. signs
19. A. far B. high C. dark D. bright
20. A. helplessly B. quickly C. easily D. freely
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