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高三英语阅读4In1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers(探险者)landedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe“moonpeople”theymet.Inturn,the“moonpeople”expressedtheirsurprise.“Why,”theyasked,“areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspace?”H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthatthe“moonpeople”askedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.The“channel”,atunnel(隧道)connectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystems,called“AliceCities”.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome(太阳能穹顶)wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth'sspace.Thesurface,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells'“moonpeople”wouldagree.Wouldyou?1.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells'storyweresurprisedtofindthatthe“moonpeople”________.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(paragraph2)referto?A.Discoveringthemoon'sinnerspace.B.Usingtheearth'sinnerspace.C.Meetingthe“moonpeople”again.D.Travellingtoouterspace.3.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Offices,shoppingareas,powerstations.B.Tunnels,carparks,shoppingareas.C.Gardens,carparks,powerstations.D.Tunnels,gardens,offices.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AliceCities—CitiesoftheFutureB.SpaceTravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoyLivingUndergroundD.BuildingDown,NotUp【解析】1.这是一道细节题。第一段中第二、三两句告诉我们，探险者吃惊的原因是他们在月球上发现了许多地下城市。答案为C。2.这是一道所指题。在第二段中，作者讲述了在1969年人们登上了月球，知道在月球上没有地下城市，但是，人们对“月球人”所提出的问题仍然感兴趣。“月球人”提出的问题是“Whyareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspace?”所以，it指代Usingtheearth'sinnerspace。答案为B。3.这是一道细节题。由第三段我们可以看出，现在在地球上有tunnels,carparks和shoppingareas。答案为B。4.这是一道标题选择题。这篇短文提出了一个充分利用地下空间的问题。虽然我们在地球的地表以下建造了一些隧道、汽车停车场和地下商店，但是，我们并没有充分利用地下空间。BuildingDown,NotUp可以很好的表达作者写这篇短文的目的，唤起人们对向地下发展的注意。答案为D。