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1、高中英语阅读理解科技类七In1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorerslandedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe“moonpeople”theymet.Inturn,the“moonpeople”expressedtheirsurprise.“Why
2、,”theyasked,“areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon’tevenuseyourinterspace?”H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthatthe“moonpeople”askedisstilla
3、ninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.The“Chunnel”,atunnel(隧道)connectingEnglandand
4、France,isnowcomplete.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan’sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystems,called“AliceCities.”Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome(太阳能穹顶)wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergr
5、ounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspace.Thesurface,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells’“moonpeople”wouldagree.Wouldyou?1.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthe“moonpeople”___
6、_____.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(paragraph2)referto?A.Discoveringthemoon’sinnerspaceB.Usingtheearth’sinnerspaceC.Meetingthe“moonpeople”againD.T
7、ravelingtoouterspace.3.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Offices,shoppingareas,powerstations.B.Tunnels,carparks,shoppingareas.C.Gardens,carparks,powerstations.D.Tunnels,gardens,offices.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AliceCities-citiesofthef
8、utureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdown,notupBProfessorBarryWellmanoftheUniversityofTorontoinCanadahasinventedatermtodescr