Question

    We often think of future. We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years’ time.

Think of space, perhaps a permanent (永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system (太阳系). When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine, too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases (疾病)— cancer. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In a hundred years’ time it will have been controlled.

The world will have been developed — even Antarctica. There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic (超音速的) flight, but in a hundred years’ time we will have supersonic land travel as well.

We will have used up most of earth’s land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will have been completed.

1.We will have developed ________ in a hundred years’ time, permitting long journeys all over the solar system.

A.cheap rockets for space travel. B.a plane

C.a spaceship D.a satellite

2.Man will also have supersonic land travel ________

A.in a year B.about half a century later

C.in the year 2005 D.about a century later

3.Which of the following is true? ________

A.There must be a permanent station on the moon in the future.

B.There will be no pollution in the future.

C.There is no cities in Antarctica now.

D.We may find a treatment for cancer in the future.

4.The last paragraph mainly talks about ________

A.we’ll make good use of space on the earth.

B.cities under the sea.

C.Japan will first build floating cities.

D.earth’s land is in danger.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章介绍了未来一百年后人类生活的世界会是什么样子的。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system (太阳系).可知，人类将研制出廉价火箭，用于太空旅行，允许在整个太阳系进行长途旅行。故选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段We already have supersonic (超音速的) flight, but in a hundred years’ time we will have supersonic land travel as well.可知，人类已经有了超音速飞机，但再过一百年，我们也会有超音速陆地旅行。故选D项。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段Great progress will have been made in medicine, too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases (疾病)— cancer.可知，医学也将取得巨大的进步。也许会发现一种治疗所有疾病中最可怕的——癌症的方法。故选D项。

4.主旨大意题。最后一段提到We will have used up most of earth’s land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built.及And there will be cities under the sea.可知，人类将会用尽地球上的大部分土地来建造城市，在将来会出现 floating cities(浮动城市)和cities under the sea(海底城市)。因此这一段是在未来人类如何充分利用地球上的空间建造城市的。故选A项。