题目内容
-Where did you go for your winter vacation?
-My family went to Paris.________ had a great time.
A.He
B.She
C.We
D.They
Ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left Google years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build seasteads-----floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean.
So, what will life on a seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner (游轮), but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they’ll become more like floating cities, with several hundred people.
Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos (赌场) and fish farming. There’s also the questions of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates (海盗) , the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems.
So, is this just a day dream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is Peter Thiel. He founded PayPal and was one of the first investors (投资者) in Facebook. So far, he’s donated $ 500,000 to the project.
And Friedman isn’t wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first seastead with fifty people. Friedman is hoping to hand out the award in 2015.
【小题1】Where did Friedman use to work?
A.In Facebook. | B.In Seastead Institute . | C.In PayPal. | D.In Google. |
A.a cruise liner | B.a floating city | C.a theme park | D.a fishing farm |
A.Friedman is planning to move to a new country. |
B.Friedman is worried about the safety of seasteads. |
C.Friedman has got some supporters for his project. |
D.Friedman has already won the Poseidon Award. |
A.Seasteading: a new idea of living |
B.Seasteading: a wild way of farming |
C.Peter Thiel: a man behind the project |
D.Patri Friedman: a crazy day dreamer |
Peter's uncle lived in the country. Once Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks. When they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they passed somebody ,his uncle waved. Peter was surprised and said, “Uncle George, you know everybody here. Where did you meet them all?”
“I don't know all these people,” said his uncle
“Then why do you wave to them?” asked Peter.?
“Well, Peter,” answered his uncle, “when I wave to someone and he knows me, he is happy. He goes on his journey with a happier heart. But when I wave to some one and he doesn't know me, he is surprised and says to himself, ‘Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?’ So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter. So I make everyone happy.
【小题1】Peter was surprised that his uncle _______
A.waved to everybody they passed | B.knew everybody there? |
C.said hello to everyone | D.didn't know all the people they passed |
A.I know none of these people? | B.I know some of these people? |
C.I don't know any of these people? | D.I know most of these people |
A.worried | B.happy | C.sad | D.surprised |
A.became angry with him? | B.thought that he must be a friend? |
C.thought why he was waving to them? | D.didn't look at him |
A.he could make some more friends? | B.he could surprise everyone? |
C.everyone would remember him? | D.he would make everyone happy |