Question

The future is coming! All over the world there are many new ideas for new places to live and work in. Some of them will be in the sea! They will be very big and lots of people will live and work in them. The Americans are planning to build a town called Atlantis City. It will be in the sea, about five miles away from the land. But the most exciting idea comes from Japan. It is Aeropolis. Aeropolis will be a huge sea city, with parks, schools, a hospital and an airport(飞机场)... And it will move(移动)! It will travel slowly around the world. There are just two problems. Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make. And for people who get seasick, it won’t be much fun.

1.Which country will plan to build a town in the sea?

A. America. B. England.C. China. D. Japan.

2.What’s the name of Japanese sea city?

A. Atlantis.B. Aeropolis.C. Tokyo.D. Osaka.

3.What does the underlined word “huge” mean?

A. Very small.B. Very long.C. Very big.D. Very short.

4.“Aeropolis will cost a lot of money to make” means “                 ”.

A. Aeropolis will be very cheap to build

B. People will spend much money to build Aeropolis

C. It will take little money to build Aeropolis

D. To build Aeropolis will cost little money

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Sea cities will be holiday towns.

B. Sea cities will be on the land.

C. There are already two sea cities.

D. Sea cities will be go around the world.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了人们想开发海上的城市，美国想建一个海上城镇，人们可以在海上生活和工作；日本想建一个大的城市，里面有学校、医院、公园和飞机场等。并且城市可以在海上移动，但是需要耗费巨资。

1.细节理解题。根据The Americans are planning to build a town called Atlantis City.美国计划将建立一个海上城镇，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据Aeropolis will be a huge sea city, with parks, schools, a hospital and an airport(飞机场)..日本的海上城市是Aeropolis，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据with parks, schools, a hospital and an airport(飞机场)可以推测它是非常大的，故选C。

4.句意理解题。根据人们将花费很多的钱来建设这个海上城市，故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据It will travel slowly around the world.海上城市将在海上移动，故选D。

考点：社会类短文阅读。