It is December 25th, 2050. The people in the city are all celebrating Christmas. I’m the mayor of our city. My citizens* and I are holding a big party under the sea, though you wouldn’t believe it. But please do not feel excited, you should feel sad because we have to live under the sea. Because of the pollution, the earth has been completely destroyed, from top to bottom. The atmosphere* has no oxygen* and moisture*. As a result, the plants are burned by the strong sunlight with a great number of harmful rays. Of course, none of them are still alive. Not only no green, but also the temperature reaches about 121℃ all day even in winter because there is too much CO2 circling the earth.
On the land, there is no life. Luckily, the sea is not destroyed by human. So, we have to move into the sea. At the bottom of the water, people have built many new cities. There is a lot of advanced* equipment* in each city. Computers are used to control all the machines, even the people’s life. We can also make the seawater into fresh water. There are two machines making oxygen. If they stop working for only one minute, more than 10 million people will die.
The population of our city is over 30 million and, of course, it is quite crowded. We have lots of high buildings and bridges. The roads are wide, too. Our cars are miniature* UFOs, don’t be surprised, it is true. At the bottom of the sea you can’t see anything, because there is no light all day. However, we have advanced lighting equipment so that we can see the “sun” under the sea. Of course, the advanced lighting equipment is very expensive. And if it doesn’t work, we can see nothing under the sea. What should we do then?
【小題1】Where are they holding a big Christmas party?

A．On the landB．Under the seaC．In high buildingsD．On the road
【小題2】What controls people’s life under the sea?
A．MachinesB．ComputersC．Advanced equipmentD．Human beings
【小題3】Why do people have to live under the sea in 2050 according to the passage?
A．It is interesting to build cities and live under the sea.
B．We have advanced lighting equipment so that we can see the “sun” under the sea.
C．There is no oxygen and moisture around the earth as it is destroyed.
D．We can make oxygen under the sea with the high technology.
【小題4】What can we learn from this article ?
A．The plants are burned by the strong sunlight with a great number of useful rays.
B．There will be no lives in the world in 2050.
C．People prefer to live under the sea in 2050.
D．We should protect our environment instead of destroying it.
【小題5】What might the best title for this passage be                 .
A．A Christmas In The FutureB．A City Under The Sea
C．The Underwater LifeD．The Future Life Under The Water


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】D

解析【小題1】根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容My citizens* and I are holding a big party under the sea,可知答案為B
【小題2】根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Computers are used to control all the machines, even the people’s life. We can also make the seawater into fresh water.可知答案為B
【小題3】根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容On the land, there is no life. Luckily, the sea is not destroyed by human. So, we have to move into the sea. At the bottom of the water, people have built many new cities. There is a lot of advanced* equipment* in each city.可知答案為C
【小題4】根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容The roads are wide, too. Our cars are miniature* UFOs, don’t be surprised, it is true. At the bottom of the sea you can’t see anything, because there is no light all day.可知答案為D
【小題5】根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知答案為D

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