第1800期阅读理解附答案
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="depends">depends</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earthly">earthly</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>. <span word="Writers">Writers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="H">H</span>.<span word="G">G</span>. <span word="Wells">Wells</span> <span word="onwards">onwards</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="conveyed">conveyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="conceivable">conceivable</span> <span word="apparatus">apparatus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span>, <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="material">material</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="unimagined">unimagined</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> , <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="starvation">starvation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="underfeeding">underfeeding</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="populations">populations</span>. <span word="Admittedly">Admittedly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hottest">hottest</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teeming">teeming</span>, <span word="bulging">bulging</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flattened">flattened</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wasteful">wasteful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tolerated">tolerated</span>.</p>
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