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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 dont 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， was completed.

But what about underground cities？ Japans 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 earths 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 were surprised to find that the “moon people” ___ .

A. knew so much about the earth

B. understood their language

C. lived in so many underground cities

D. were ahead of them in space technology

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to？

A. Traveling to outer space.

B. Using the earths inner space.

C. Meeting the “moon people” again.

D. Discovering the moons inner space.

3. What sort of underground systems have been used by us？

A. Tunnels， gardens， offices.

B. Tunnels， car parks， shopping areas.

C. Gardens， car parks， power stations.

D. Offices， shopping areas， power stations.

4. What would be the best title for the passage？

A. Alice Cities—cities of the future

B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

C. Enjoy living underground

D. Building down， not up

选词填空

从下列方框里10个单词中选择8个适当单词的正确形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每个单词只使用一次。

ceremony relax souvenir abandon frighten

correction track serious exhaust distance

1. He usually sleeps and ____ 20 hours every day.

2. The wedding ____ was held on April 15th.

3. We found all the rivers ____ polluted.

4. The teacher is ____ the paper with a new pen.

5. Im ____ . The baby woke up three times during the night.

6. Our pilotless rocket enters the ____ of the earth.

7. He brought back a cowboy hat as a（n） ____ of America.

8. Never for a moment did he dream of ____ her. He is kind-hearted.

单句改错（下列各句中有1个错误。）

1. Last year she came to visit us and bring me a dog for

my birthday. ___

2. I wanted to go to Chongqing， but I took wrong train. ___

3. We travel very fast and we use fewer energy. ___

4. The police have spent an exhausted day searching the woods. ___

句子翻译

1. 他们正以每小时60千米的速度行驶。

2. 冬天树上没有树叶。

3. 打扰一下。这段话中的这些单词是指什么？

4. 约翰听到那个坏消息吓坏了，竟好几晚没睡好。

书面表达

假如你是李华，进入高中后，你觉得学英语和初中有很大不同，遇到些问题。请你给英语老师写一封信，讲述你的英语学习情况，希望得到指教。要点如下：

1. 你遇到的问题；2. 请教老师如何解决问题；3. 目前的学习情况。

词数：100左右。