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1、 2022年12月英语六级仔细阅读练习及答案(4)What does the future hold for the problem ofhousing? A good deal depends, of course, on the meaning of “future”. If one isthinking in terms of science fiction and the space age, it is at least possibleto assume that man will have solved such trivial and earthly problems asho
2、using. Writers of science fiction, from H.G. Wells onwards, have had littleto say on the subject. They have conveyed the suggestion that men will live ingreat comfort, with every conceivable apparatus to make life smooth, healthyand easy, if not happy. But they have not said what his house will be m
3、ade of.Perhaps some new building material, as yet unimagined, will have beendiscovered or invented at least. One may be certain that bricks and mortar(泥灰，灰浆) will long have gone outof fashion. But the problems of the next generation or twocan more readily be imagined. Scientists have already pointed
4、 out that unlesssomething is done either to restrict the worlds rapid growth in population orto discover and develop new sources of food (or both), millions of people willbe dying of starvation or at the best suffering from underfeeding before thiscentury is out. But nobody has yet worked out any pl
5、an for housing thesegrowing populations. Admittedly the worst situations will occur in the hottestparts of the world, where housing can be light structure or in backward areaswhere standards are traditionally low. But even the minimum shelter requiresmaterials of some kind and in the teeming, bulgin
6、g towns the low-standard“housing” of flattened petrol cans and dirty canvas is far more wasteful ofground space than can be tolerated. Since the war, Hong Konghas suffered the kind of crisis which is likely to arise in many other placesduring the next generation. Literally millions of refugees arriv
7、ed to swell thealready growing population and emergency steps had to be taken rapidly toprevent squalor(肮脏)and disease and the spread crime. The city is tacklingthe situation energetically and enormous blocks of tenements(贫民住宅)are rising at anastonishing aped. But Hong Kong is only onesmall part of
8、what will certainly become a vast problem and not merely ahousing problem, because when population grows at this rate there areaccompanying problems of education, transport, hospital services, drainage,water supply and so on. Not every area may give the same resources as Hong Kong to draw upon and t
9、he search for quicker andcheaper methods of construction must never cease. 1.What is the authors opinion of housing problems in the first paragraph? A.They may be completely solved at sometime in the future. B.They are unimportant and easily dealt with. C.They will not be solved until a new building
10、 material has been discovered. D.They have been dealt with in specific detail in books describing the future. 2.The writer is sure that in the distant future _. A.bricks and mortar will be replaced by some other building material. B.a new building material will have been invented. C.bricks and morta
11、r will not be used by people who want their house to befashionable. D.a new way of using bricks and mortar will have been discovered. 3.The writer believes that the biggest problem likely to confront the worldbefore the end of the century _. A.is difficult to foresee. B.will be how to feed the ever
12、growing population. C.will be how to provide enough houses in the hottest parts of the world. D.is the question of finding enough ground space. 4.When the writer says that the worst situations will occur in the hottestparts of the world or in backward areas, he is referring to the fact that inthese
13、parts _. A.standards of building are low. B.only minimum shelter will be possible. C.there is not enough ground space. D.the population growth will be the greatest. 5.Which of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 3? A.Hong Kong has faced a serious crisis caused by millions of refugees.
14、B.Hong Kong has successfully dealt with the emergency caused by millions ofrefugees. C.Hong Kongs crisis was not only a matter of housing but included a number ofother problems of population growth. D.Many parts of the world may have to face the kind of problems encountered by Hong Kong and may find it much harder to deal with them. 答案：AABDD
