未來暢想曲

“I think the future will be cool. When the weather is not good，all you need to do is push a button and your house would be up above the clouds. All the schools would have computers. And whenever you want to go somewhere you’ll have a flying board to take you there. Also，when your house is messy，you just call your maid，Rose.”

——Dorian Flores，age 8

“If New York City keeps going the way it is，it will be more crowded， with more traffic，worse air，more litter and less open，green spaces. Bridges and subways will be even older and need repair or replacement. We need to learn to take care of the environment，reuse，recycle and compost(制成堆肥)，so we have less garbage. Put more money into NYC budgets(預算) to maintain our parks， playgrounds and beaches. New Yorkers need to respect and love their city—not vandalize and litter it.”

——Linda Sarkadi， age 11

“I think that if we all rode on bikes right now，we could limit all the pollution that is in the world. Then our descendants(后代)could live in a safe environment. They wouldn’t have to suffer like their ancestors before them did. Another thing we could do to make the future better is to teach people that fighting doesn’t solve any problems. This lesson will be passed down from generation to generation and the children of the future won’t have to be scared of doing anything. They will know that peace has finally come.”

——Riddhi Shah，age 10

“In the year 2020，there will be many modern things. One thing is having a car run by the stars. We will have a computer disk called I.Q. 6000. We will have cars，phones and computers that are run off batteries.”

——Jimit Shah，age 8

1. Dorian Flores hopes _______in the future.

A. the weather will be good B. she can live in space

C. we can travel on a flying boardD. she can call her friend Rose

2. The underlined word“vandalize”most probably means_______.

A. to destroy freely B. to ignore totally

C. to use too much D. to pollute mildly

3. _______are the concerns of 10-year-old Riddhi Shah.

A. Traffic and pollution B. Pollution and war

C. Population and pollution D. Environment and education

4. Jimit Shah hopes the future car_______.

A. will run by a new energy B. will not use energy

C. will run into space D. will be equipped with a computer

答案與解析

1. C首段倒數第二句提到了對“飛板”的憧憬，因此C項正確。

2. Avandalize與前面的respect和love相反，和后面的litter接近，因此A項最佳。

3. B第三段開始說的是環境問題，后面“Another thing…”說的是和平問題，因此B正確。

4. A細節理解題?！皁ff batteries”意為“離開電池”，與上文“run by the stars”對應。

編輯/梁宇清