江西省赣州市南康中学2024-2025学年高一上学期12月期末模拟英语试题_1.docx

高一英语期末模拟试卷

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TheNext500Years—EngineeringLifetoReachNewWorlds

￥203.00

HardbackI256pagesIPublished20/04/2021

Availability:InStock

DESCRIPTION

Certainly,lifeonEarthwillcometoanend,whetherbecauseofclimatedisaster,worldwars,orthedeathofthesuninafewbillionyears.Toavoiddyingout,wewillhavetofindanewhomeplanet,perhapsevenanewsolarsystem,tolive.

Inthischallengingandinterestingbook,ChristopherMasonarguesthatwehaveadutytodojustthat.Wehavearesponsibilitytoact—notonlyforushumanbeingsbutforallothercreaturesonwhichwedepend.

Masonarguesthatourtechnologythathasenabledustobuildrocketsandlandonotherplanetscanbeappliedtoredesigningbiologysothatwecanliveonthoseplanets.Andhemakesa500-yearplanforcarryingoutthehugeproject.

Astheyaretoday,ourweakhumanbodiescouldneversurvive(幸存)traveltoanotherplanet.Masondescribesthebadeffectsthatlong-termspacetravelhadonastronautScottKelly,whoreturnedfromayearontheInternationalSpaceStationwithchangestohisblood,bones,andgenes(基因).

Masonsuggestsaten-period,500-yearprogramthatwouldengineerourbodysothathumanscanstandtheextreme(极端的)environmentsofouterspace—withthefinalgoalofachievinghumansettlementofnewsolarsystems.Hemakesaroadmapofwhichsolarsystemstovisitfirst,andusesbiotechnologyandgeneticstoofferauniquevisionoftheuniversetocome.

Weight:620g

Size:203x137mm

21．WhatdoesMasonsuggestdoinginhisbook?

A．Preventingcreaturesfromdyingout. B．Lookingforanewhomeinspace.

C．Protectingourhomeplanet. D．Watchingovertheactivitiesofthesun.

22．Whichofthefollowingisunclearaboutthebook?

A．Thepublisher. B．Theprice.

C．Theweight. D．Theauthor.

23．Whowillbuythisbookprobably?

A．Peoplewhocare