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1、Unit4Earthquakes一、阅读理解。(2018·四川省成都市诊断性检测)Whatareyourretirementplans?Keepworking?Getmoreexercise?Orlearnsomethingnew?Youmayputthemonhold.There’sachancethat,soonerorlater,youmighthavetomovefurtherthanyouwerethinking,asfarasMars(火星).OnThursday,NationalGeograph
2、icwillshowthefirsteverMarsshowhome,givingearthlingsanideaofwhattheirlifecouldlooklikeontheRedPlanet.Setinthenotsodistantyearof2037,theiglooshapedstructurecouldbethehomeofyourfuture.ItshowsahousebuiltusingrecycledspacecraftpartsandMartiansoil,calledregolith,
3、whichhasbeenmicrowavedintobricks.Somepartsofthehomearerecognisable—kitchen,bedroom—buttherearefundamentaldifferencesthatarevitalforhumansurvival.AstheMartianatmosphereisaroundonehundredthasthickastheEarth’s,peoplewillneedpermanentshelterfromthesunandsociety
4、willmovelargelyindoors.Mostbuildingswillbeconnectedbyundergroundpassagesandthehouseswon’thavewindows.Thehomeswillhavesimulatedsolarlighting,ornaturallightthathasbeenbentseveraltimes.Wallswillneedtobe10to12feetthick,toprotectpeoplefromdangerousraysthatcanpas
5、sthroughsixfeetofsteel,andadoubleairlockedentrancetokeepthehomeunderproperpressure.“Wedon’tthinkofourhousesasthingsthatkeepusalive,butonMarsyourhousewillbeasurvivalcentre,”saysStephenPetranek,authorofHowWe’llLiveonMars.Thisisnotjustthestuffofscifi.“Tentotwe
6、ntyyearsfromnowtherewillcertainlybepeopleonMars,”Petraneksays.“We’vehadthetechnologyfor30yearstolandpeopleonMars,butwehaven’thadthewill,”Petraneksays.“Buttwomainfactorshavepletelyswungpublicattitudes.”Theprivatepanies’participationhasforcedgovernmentagencie
7、stouptheirgame,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.Itsdesignpresentstheideaofenvironmentalprotection.C.Itha
8、sthickwallskeepingthehomeunderproperpressure.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“putthemonhol