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1、Globalwarming李仕才一、阅读理解。Whatareyourretirementplans?Keepworking?Getmoreexercise?Orlearnsomethingnew?Youmayputthemonhold.There’sachancethat,soonerorlater,youmighthavetomovefurtherthanyouwerethinking,asfarasMars(火星).OnThursday,NationalGeographicwillshowthe
2、firsteverMarsshowhome,givingearthlingsanideaofwhattheirlifecouldlooklikeontheRedPlanet.Setinthenotsodistantyearof2037,theiglooshapedstructurecouldbethehomeofyourfuture.ItshowsahousebuiltusingrecycledspacecraftpartsandMartiansoil,calledregolith,whichhas
3、beenmicrowavedintobricks.Somepartsofthehomearerecognisable—kitchen,bedroom—buttherearefundamentaldifferencesthatarevitalforhumansurvival.AstheMartianatmosphereisaroundonehundredthasthickastheEarth’s,peoplewillneedpermanentshelterfromthesunandsocietywil
4、lmovelargelyindoors.Mostbuildingswillbeconnectedbyundergroundpassagesandthehouseswon’thavewindows.Thehomeswillhavesimulatedsolarlighting,ornaturallightthathasbeenbentseveraltimes.Wallswillneedtobe10to12feetthick,toprotectpeoplefromdangerousraysthatcanp
5、assthroughsixfeetofsteel,andadoubleairlockedentrancetokeepthehomeunderproperpressure.“Wedon’tthinkofourhousesasthingsthatkeepusalive,butonMarsyourhousewillbeasurvivalcentre,”saysStephenPetranek,authorofHowWe’llLiveonMars.Thisisnotjustthestuffofscifi.“T
6、entotwentyyearsfromnowtherewillcertainlybepeopleonMars,”Petraneksays.“We’vehadthetechnologyfor30yearstolandpeopleonMars,butwehaven’thadthewill,”Petraneksays.“Buttwomainfactorshavecompletelyswungpublicattitudes.”9Theprivatecompanies’participationhasforc
7、edgovernmentagenciestouptheirgame,andinfluentialfilmssuchasGravityandTheMartianhavecaughtsociety’seye.【解题导语】 本文主要对人类未来在火星上居住作了相关介绍。1.Whatcanweknowabouttheshowhomefromthetext?A.Ithasnowindowsordoorsduetosecurityconcern.B.Itsdesignpresentstheideaofenviro
8、nmentalprotection.C.Ithasthickwallskeepingthehomeunderproperpressure.D.Itsundergroundpassagesconnectallthebuildingstogether.B 解析:推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句可推知,火星样板房的设计采用了可回收的宇宙飞船上的一些部件,体现了环保意识,故选B。2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“putthemonhold”inParagra