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　　H.G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really 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 "Chunnel", a tunnel（隧道）connecting England and France, is now complete.

　　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（太陽能穹頂）would cover the whole city.

　　Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth's space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells’ "moon people" would agree. Would you？

56. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ 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

57. What does the underlined word "it"（Paragraph 2）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.

58. What sort of underground systems 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.

59. 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

56---59    CBBD  


解析:

56.C 點(diǎn)評(píng)：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。第一段中的第二、三兩句話告訴我們，探險(xiǎn)者吃驚的原因是他們?cè)谠虑蛏习l(fā)現(xiàn)了許多地下城市。

57.B 點(diǎn)評(píng)：這是一道所指題。

58.B 點(diǎn)評(píng)：細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段我們可以看出，現(xiàn)在在地球上有 Tunnels，car parks和shopping areas。

59.D 點(diǎn)評(píng)：標(biāo)題選擇題。短文提出了充分利用地下空間的問題。Building down，not up可以很好地表達(dá)作者寫這篇短文的目的：?jiǎn)酒鹑藗兿虻叵掳l(fā)展的關(guān)注。

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