1 . Let us suppose it is now about A. D. 2063. Let’s make believe it is about fifty years from now. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.

Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. The hotels are air-conditioned, naturally. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of the young and the old.

What are people eating now? People are still eating food. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.

Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good.

Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.

People are now largely vegetarians. You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animals decreases. Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.

Such would be our life in 2063.

1. When was the passage written?

A．In about A. D. 2060.

B．In about 1960.

C．In about 2013.

D．In about 2004.

2. According to the passage, what will be on the moon in about A.D. 2063?

A．Many tourists.

B．Many other animals.

C．Many plants.

D．A sea.

3. What will people eat then according to the passage?

A．Biscuits in pill form.

B．Foods in pill form.

C．Foods in water form.

D．Foods in gas form.

4. The passage tells us that in 2063, _________ on the earth than now.

A．there are fewer population

B．there are more pests

C．there is less water

D．the crops are getting better

2 . Can you imagine waking up each day in a house that is     1     (gentle) rocked by the movement of water? Well, for some people this vision of the future may become a reality.

It is a commonly accepted fact that       2     the Earth’s temperature rises, the ice caps at the North and South Poles will melt,     3     (cause) the sea level to rise.

So, where does this leave the many countries in the world       4    have large sections of their populations living in areas which lie at or below sea level? The Netherlands, for example, is one of       5     most highly populated, low-lying countries and       6     (battle) with the problem of flooding for years. Further rises in the sea level would result in much of the country disappearing under water.

Inventive architects may have come up with a       7     (solve) to the problem: a house actually built on the water. The basic idea is that houses will have a base       8     (fill) with air and a way of anchoring(使固定) them to the ground. This will allow the house       9     (move) upwards whenever the sea level rises and sink back down when the sea level drops. So, will       10     (float) houses be the homes of the future? For some people there may be no alternative.