【IV.阅读理解（30%）Thefutureistimethatistocome.Thefutureisnotthepresentorthepast.Itislater.Wehaveseenmanypossiblefuturesinsciencefiction.Theyrangefromtheworld’spolaricecapsmeltingtonucle】

IV.阅读理解（30%）

Thefutureistimethatistocome.Thefutureisnotthepresentorthepast.Itislater.Wehaveseenmanypossiblefuturesinsciencefiction.Theyrangefromtheworld’spolaricecapsmeltingtonuclearwinters.Butnotallfuturesarethismorbid.Wehaveseenthehumanracespreadalloverouruniversehumansandalienslivinginharmonytogetherallovertheuniverse.

Itisverylikelythatwewillmakesomekindofbreakthroughinourabilitytotravelthroughspacesometimeinthenext150years.Thiswouldgiveustheabilitytoruleotherplanets.Ultimatelytheearthwilldiewhetheritbe1000yearsor100000years.Wewillbeforcedtomovetoanotherplanetthen.It’sreallyjustamatteroftime.Whenwedosowhatwillwediscover?

PersonallyIthinkeveryonewillbespeakingthesamelanguagein200years.Aworldgovernmentdefinitelyseemstobeinourfuture.Itisstableandhasfewwars.Indeedtheonlytypeofwarsthatcanhappenisthecivilwar.

Andwhatifwefacealiens?Iftheyarefriendlywewouldprobablybenefitalotfromputtingourknowledgetogether.Theymusthaveadvancedtechnologytotravelforgreatdistances.Wecouldseriouslybenefitfromtheirtechnology.Butiftheyaren’tfriendlythenweareintrouble.Hopethatwehavebecomeadvancedenoughsmartenoughandgenerallyabetterracebythetimewemeetthem.Butthisisallprobablybeingdiscussedfornothingbecauseanyraceoutthereamongthestarsisprobablyascuriousasweareaboutothercreatures.

1.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph1canbereplacedby___________.

A.unpleasant B.shocking C.expected D.serious

2.Whatwillhumansdoiftheearthdies?

A.Humanshavetofacedeath. B.Humanswilltravelandliveinspace.

C.Humanswillmovetoanotherplanet. D.Humanswillgobacktothepasttime.

3.AccordingtotheauthorthefollowingstatementsarerightaboutaliensEXCEPTthat_________.

A.wecanlearnfromaliensiftheyarefriendly

B.whenaliensarrivehumanswillbesmarterthanthem

C.aliensmaybeascuriousaswehumanbeingsaboutotherplanets

D.alienshavemoreadvancedtechnolog