高考英语高难度阅读理解15篇（含详解）（3）.doc

高考英语高难度阅读理解15篇(3)

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Somepeoplearepessimistic(悲观)whentheythinkaboutthe

future.Theysaythat,ahundredyearsfromnow,wewillhaveusedupmostoftheearthsresources.Wewillhavepollutedourseabadly,andbeunabletoeatfishfromit.Wewillhavemadeairsodirtythatwewillneedtowearmasks.Theworldspollutionwillhavedoubled,andwewillhaveusedallthecountrysideforhousing;

therewillbenofarmlandleft.

Otherpeoplebelievethatmanadaptsveryeasily.Theyhaveadifferentideaof

thefuture.However,intheirviews,willpeoplebelivinginahundredyearstime?

Onearchitectbelievesthatmanwillmoveofftheland.Hesuggeststhatthecityofthefuturewillbeahuge,pyramidshapedbuilding,whichwillbefloatingonthesurfaceofthesea.About5,000familieswillbelivingthere,andthebuildingwillcontainshopsandschoolsaswellashomes.Bylivingonthesea,wewillgivethe

farmersmorelandtogrowcrops.

Asforoil,peoplewillnolongerneedit:wewillbeheatingourhomeswithpowerfromthesun.Andwewillnotbeshortofminerals,becausethereareplentyunderouroceans.Atthemoment,wedonothavethetechnologytogetthemout.But,inahundredyearstime,theoptimists(乐观者)say,thenewseacitieswillbeusing

theseresources.

Whatwillbeintheshopsintheyear3000?Whatwillpeoplebewearing?How

willpeoplebetraveling?

Scientistswhomakepredictionsaboutthefuturesuggestthat,bytheyear3000,shopswillnolongerexist.Computerswillhavereplacedthem;andpeoplewillorder

goodsfromhome.

Peoplewillbewearingverylight,thinclothes.Bythistime,scientistswillhave

inventedafabricthatkeepsuscoolinhotweatherandwarmincoldweather.

Asfortravel,theexpertssaythatmostpeoplewillbeusingpublictransport.Electriccarswillbetravelingthroughthestreetsdayandnight.Anybodywillbeable

tostoponeanduseit.

Aninterestingpicture!Unfortunately,wewillnotb