In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities.
They showed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” showed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”
H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now completed.
But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome would cover the whole city.
Supporters(支持者) of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens and wilderness. H. G. Well’s “moon people” would agree. Would you?
小題1:The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people” ______.
A．knew so much about the earth
B．understood their language
C．lived in so many underground cities
D．were ahead of them in space technology
小題2:What does the underlined word  (paragraph 3) “it” refer to?
A．Discovering the moon’s inner space.
B．Using the earth’s inner space.
C．Meeting the “moon people” again.
D．Traveling to outer space.
小題3:What kind of underground system are already here with us?
A．Offices, shopping areas, power stations.
B．Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.
C．Gardens, car parks, power stations.
D．Tunnels, gardens, offices.
小題4:What would be the best title for the text?
A．Alice Cities—cities of the future.
B．Space travel with H. G. Wells.
C．Enjoy living underground.
D．Building down, not up.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D
文章講述的是通過月球的地下城市，聯(lián)系到了地球發(fā)展的方向，即向地下發(fā)展，充分利用地下的空間。
小題1:實施細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段 they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities可知，當時人們住在地下的城市里。
小題2:根據(jù)該句意思可知it指的是上一句的the question，即上面的are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?
小題3:實施細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第四段可知。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段可知，文章只要講的是要往地下方向發(fā)展。
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B．He began to build up his body．
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"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you   45 something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist  46  a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and   47  it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which   48  him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat.  49  , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
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We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should   52 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we  53 succeed temporarily (暫時). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the   54  on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up.
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A．boxB．hatC．bowlD．bag
小題2:
A．FreeB．AwayC．DifferentD．Far
小題3:
A．paperB．stoneC．clothD．wood
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A．beggingB．shoutingC．playingD．singing
小題5:
A．crowdedB．surroundedC．surprisedD．satisfied
小題6:
A．wordsB．moneyC．ticketD．picture
小題7:
A．on purposeB．in a hurryC．in advanceD．by mistake
小題8:
A．lookedB．livedC．brokeD．rushed
小題9:
A．probablyB．certainlyC．recentlyD．nearly
小題10:
A．loseB．getC．buyD．search
小題11:
A．handed outB．gave outC．sent outD．took out
小題12:
A．toreB．threwC．kissedD．hid
小題13:
A．beatB．sold C．tookD．won
小題14:
A．FortunatelyB．HoweverC．Otherwise D．Generally
小題15:
A．byB．fromC．forD．with
小題16:
A．Unless B．Whenever C．AlthoughD．Until
小題17:
A．oftenB．neverC．seldomD．a(chǎn)lways
小題18:
A．mayB．shouldC．mustD．need
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)irB．waterC．grassD．tree
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It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
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“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became friends at once. Over the course of the year, Rose easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she was happy with the attention given to her from the other students. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴會）. I’ll never forget what she taught us in her speech.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one useful thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity to do productive things. Have no regrets（遺憾；后悔）. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but we regret for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honor the wonderful woman!
小題1:While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about _______.
A．her ageB．her lifeC．her purposeD．her dream
小題2:By saying “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel”, Rose was trying to be ___________.
A．humorousB．a(chǎn)mazingC．confidentD．smart
小題3:What else did Rose most probably say at the football banquet?
A．“It seems that my young days are over.”
B．“Don’t do much in order to stay young.”
C．“The people who fear death are those with regrets.”
D．“When we are old, we can do nothing.”
小題4:The story of Rose in the text shows that ___________.
A．it is good to make friends with old people
B．it is necessary to have a college education for old people
C．it is important to have a healthy body when people are getting old
D．it is never too late to be what you can possibly be

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