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1、河南省扶沟县高级中学2015届高三下学期模拟考试英语试题命题人：刘志武2015年5月19日第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所级的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers(探险者)landedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofu
2、ndergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe"moonpeople"theymet.Inturn,the"moonpeople"expressedtheirsurprise."Why,"theyasked,"areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspace?"H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletod
3、ayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthatthe"moonpeople"askedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,the
4、rearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.The"Channel",atunnel(隧道)connectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystems,called"AliceCities."Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingunderground
5、spaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome(太阳能穹顶)wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth'sspace.Thesurface,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells'"moonpeople"wouldagree.Wo
6、uldyou?21.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells'storyweresurprisedtofindthatthe"moonpeople"________.A.knewsomuchabouttheearth10B.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"(paragraph2)referto?A.Discoveringthemoon'sinner
7、space.B.Usingtheearth'sinnerspace.C.Meetingthe"moonpeople"again.D.Travelingtoouterspace.23.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Offices,shoppingareas,powerstations.B.Tunnels,carparks,shoppingareas.C.Gardens,carparks,powerstations.D.Tunnels,gardens,offices.24.Whatwouldb
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