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 expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met．In turn, the “moon people” expressed 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 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?
小題1:The explorers in H．G．Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people” _____．
A．lived in so many underground cities
B．knew so much about the earth
C．understood their language
D．were ahead of them in space technology
小題2:What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A．Discovering the moon’s inner space．B．Traveling to outer space．
C．Meeting the “moon people” again．D．Using the earth’s inner space．
小題3:What sort of underground systems are already here with us?
A．Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas．
B．Offices, shopping areas, power stations．
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．Building down, not up．D．Enjoy living underground．

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章通過H．G．Wells故事中的探險家吃驚的發(fā)現(xiàn)月球上的人住在許多地下城市說明了一個城市建設的新理念，向下建造，而不是向上是一個充分使用地球空間的好方法。
小題1:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities．They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met．In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise．“Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?” 可知H．G．Wells故事中的探險家吃驚的發(fā)現(xiàn)月球上的人住在許多地下城市，故選A。
小題2:理解題：根據(jù)However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one．A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it．以及they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?” 可知“it”指的是使用地球的內(nèi)部空間，故選D。
小題3:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)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．可知我們現(xiàn)在已有的地下系統(tǒng)有：隧道，停車場，購物區(qū)，故選A。
小題4:主旨題：根據(jù)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?
可知這篇文章最好的題目是向下建造，而不是向上，故選C。
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