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Ⅳ 阅读表达 人与社会·畅想未来 (2024辽宁大连中考二模改编)
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What will the world look like in 2045? I recently spoke with four American students, Caden Sorensen, Chandler Stark, Fatima Abdi and Noelani Velasco Polley, to get their thoughts on this question.
In 2045, the kids think, humans will be able to live on Mars. They suggest that everyone should spend a few years on the red planet to give the Earth a “rest”. “And when we come back, we must try not to pollute as much,” says Stark. But Mars is not yet ready for human habitation (居住). The kids agree that immediate action must be taken to clean up the Earth. “It’s time to fix it now,” says Sorensen. “It is not going to fix itself.”
The kids do not just care about progress in space exploration. They are also interested in future jobs. Stark hopes to compose music for TV shows one day. Abdi wants to be a business owner. Sorensen dreams about becoming a lawyer. Polley wants to be a scientist.
“I don’t think there will be a lot of fast - food jobs,” said Abdi. She also thinks that everything is going to get a lot more expensive. “People will have to look for higher - paying jobs.”
Many jobs, the kids predict (预测), will be replaced by robots. “There’ll be no more factory jobs because robots can just do everything,” says Stark. But they believe the power to shape the future is in human hands. The world will be a better place, but of course, “we need to work hard, and we all need to learn to be kind to others”. (E8201003)
14.In the kids’ opinion, where will humans be able to live in 2045?
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15.What is Sorensen’s idea about the Earth?
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16.Why does Stark say there will be no more factory jobs?
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答案： 14.Humans will be able to live on Mars. 根据第二段中的“In 2045, the kids think, humans will be able to live on Mars.”可知，在孩子们看来，2045年人类将能生活在火星上。
15.It is not going to fix itself. 根据第二段中的“‘It’s time to fix it now,’ says Sorensen. ‘It is not going to fix itself.’”可知，Sorensen认为地球不会自行修复。
16.Because robots can just do everything. 根据最后一段中的“There’ll be no more factory jobs because robots can just do everything”可知，Stark认为工厂将不再有工作是因为机器人可以做任何事情。