重庆市渝中区2014高考英语阅读理解4月训练题：8（及答案）.docVIP

重庆市渝中区2014高考英语阅读理解4月训练题（8）及答案 【2013界广东珠海市高三期末质量监测 Once again, rumors are spreading．Judgement Day, this time, is set to happen on December 21st, 2012．The date originated from the Mayan calendar, but actually gained popularity through the hit movie, 2012． How will the world end? And how do we know the exact date? There are many theories: A meteoroid from outer space; a solar storm; a shift in the earths poles; bla bla bla．They all supposedly pointed to the date of December 21st, 2012．Unfortunately, none of it is true． Zhu Jin, director of Beijing Planetarium, said, For earth itself, the end will be billions of years away from now．And for us humans, there is a very small chance that we may be affected by some astronomical factors．However, we dont have the ability to foresee such events so far．So when someone tells you the world is going to end on an exact date, it must be fake． But the truth hasnt stopped people from believing．In the sci-fi movie 2012, the director imagined the end of the world based on the Mayan calendar．The film earned nearly 770 million US dollars worldwide. Ning Hong, Hebei Province, said．The movie 2012 did get one thing right．There are arks eing made in China, But theyre not being built secretly inside the mountains．They are constructed here in the courtyard of a factory． In April, Liu Qiyuan quit his furniture business and devoted himself to developing these huge round balls．He doesnt believe the end is near, but he wants to be prepared just in case． Liu Qiyuan, the Ark builder, said, The concept originated twenty years ago．The Tangshan earthquake had flattened our house, so I wanted to build a shelter that wouldnt fall．Then in 2004, I saw the tsunami in Indonesia that killed so many people．Then I realized it should be something that could withstand the earthquake and float on water． Liu is hoping to use his invention as a life boat on the sea．Hes planning to test his product on the water next year． It turns out that rumour, though false, is go