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. Enjoy living underground

　D. Building down, not up

3. 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.

2. 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.

(1)

　In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explores(探险者)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.

　Under ground 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(太阳能穹顶)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?

1. 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. live in so many underground cities

　D. were ahead of them in space technology

3.C 开头也有having a party at home通常给人带来的辛苦：usually requires a lot of running…两下形成对照。hassle即为通常人们在举办party时会遇上的情况，也就是a situation causing difficulty or trouble。

2.A Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning,…；share在此意为to have (fun) together。因此本项party planning服务的最重要意义在于bring parents and children closer together。

1.D 本题考查考生对作者写作意图的理解与判断能力。具体为对所读材料体裁的把握。短文中有多处线索可以提示，尤其在结尾段里：The standard $ 200 package(可谓“套餐”)for… includes… For more information, call… at…既有服务内容，又有价格、联系电话，这样的口吻显然是在sell a service

(选项D)。

3. What does the underlined word “hassle” (paragraph 1) probably mean?

　A. a party designed by specialists

　B. a plan requiring careful thought

　C. a situation causing difficulty of trouble

　D. a demand made by guests

2. The most important idea behind the kind of party planning described here is that______.

　A. it brings parents and children closer together

　B. guests play a part in the preparation of a party

　C. parents are spared the trouble of sending invitations

　D. it provides a subject of conversation