Ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left Google years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build seasteads-----floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean.
So, what will life on a seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner (游輪), but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they’ll become more like floating cities, with several hundred people.
Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos (賭場(chǎng)) and fish farming. There’s also the questions of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates (海盜) , the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems.
So, is this just a day dream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is Peter Thiel. He founded PayPal and was one of the first investors (投資者) in Facebook. So far, he’s donated $ 500,000 to the project.
And Friedman isn’t wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first seastead with fifty people. Friedman is hoping to hand out the award in 2015.
【小題1】Where did Friedman use to work?

A．In Facebook.

B．In Seastead Institute .

C．In PayPal.

D．In Google.

【小題2】A future seastead may be most likely to look like ___________________.

A．a(chǎn) cruise liner

B．a(chǎn) floating city

C．a(chǎn) theme park

D．a(chǎn) fishing farm

【小題3】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Friedman is planning to move to a new country.

B．Friedman is worried about the safety of seasteads.

C．Friedman has got some supporters for his project.

D．Friedman has already won the Poseidon Award.

【小題4】Which of the following can be the best titles of this passage?

A．Seasteading: a new idea of living

B．Seasteading: a wild way of farming

C．Peter Thiel: a man behind the project

D．Patri Friedman: a crazy day dreamer

1閱讀短文，按要求完成下列各題。

  In 100 years the world will be great. Science and technology will make bad things disappear(消失 ). Machines will do all the dull jobs and make delicious food for us. Our life will be very interesting. Small machines will clean our homes and wash our clothes. We will travel around the world to see our friends. We will have cheap fuel from the sun. The climate will always be warm, so the weather will be good. We will be strong at 90 and our home will be very comfortable. It will be fun.

1. How will the world be in 100 years?

2.What will the machines do for us?

3.Will we have cheap or expensive fuel in 100 years?

4.What will the weather be like ?

5.將劃線的句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。

 

— How          will the boss be back?

— In these days.

A．far

B．soon

C．long

D．often

 

閱讀短文，按要求完成下列各題。
In 100 years the world will be great. Science and technology will make bad things disappear(消失 ). Machines will do all the dull jobs and make delicious food for us. Our life will be very interesting. Small machines will clean our homes and wash our clothes. We will travel around the world to see our friends. We will have cheap fuel from the sun. The climate will always be warm, so the weather will be good. We will be strong at 90 and our home will be very comfortable. It will be fun.
【小題1】 How will the world be in 100 years?
【小題2】What will the machines do for us?
【小題3】Will we have cheap or expensive fuel in 100 years?
【小題4】What will the weather be like ?
【小題5】將劃線的句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。

Ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left Google years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build seasteads-----floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean.

So, what will life on a seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner (游輪), but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they’ll become more like floating cities, with several hundred people.

Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos (賭場(chǎng)) and fish farming. There’s also the questions of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates (海盜) , the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems.

So, is this just a day dream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is Peter Thiel. He founded PayPal and was one of the first investors (投資者) in Facebook. So far, he’s donated $ 500,000 to the project.

And Friedman isn’t wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first seastead with fifty people. Friedman is hoping to hand out the award in 2015.

1.Where did Friedman use to work?

   A. In Facebook.          B. In Seastead Institute .   C. In PayPal.         D. In Google.

2.A future seastead may be most likely to look like ___________________.

   A. a cruise liner          B. a floating city         C. a theme park       D. a fishing farm

3.What can we infer from the passage?

   A. Friedman is planning to move to a new country.   

B. Friedman is worried about the safety of seasteads.

   C. Friedman has got some supporters for his project.  

D. Friedman has already won the Poseidon Award.

4.Which of the following can be the best titles of this passage?

   A. Seasteading: a new idea of living               

B. Seasteading: a wild way of farming

   C. Peter Thiel: a man behind the project            

D. Patri Friedman: a crazy day dreamer