bald.

　　Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at！This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.

　　8．The passage mainly tells us that ________.

　　A．man's life will be different in the future

　　B．future man will look quite different from us

　　C．man is growing taller and uglier as time passes

　　D．man's organs' functions will be on the wane

　　9．What serves as the evidence that man is changing?

　　A．Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.

　　B．Man's hair is getting thinner and thinner.

　　C．Man's arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.

　　D．Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.

　　10．Which of the following is TRUE about a human being in the future?

　　A．He is hairless because hair is no longer useful.

　　B．He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.

　　C．His fingers grow weaker because he doesn't have to make use of them.

　　D．He thinks and feels in different ways.

　　11．It is implied that ________.

　　A．human beings will become less attractive in the future

　　B．less use of a bodily organ may lead to its degeneration

　　C．human beings hope for a change in the future life

　　D．future life is always predictable

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　　1．解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句Kristen所说的话"School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly."可知B项为正确答案。

　　2．解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在的句子的意思"你只需要走到一台机器跟前，伸出你的舌头，然后机器就会判断出你想吃什么"可以推断出，机器通过仔细查看(examine)你的味蕾就能判断出你想吃什么。

　　3．解析：选D　推理判断题。文章中Morgan对他工作的具体描述使用的是反语，他真实的意思是"这份工作太轻松了"。他的第一句话也是对该意思的提示，故选D项。

　　4．解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章最后Roberta所说的那段话可知，她所坚信的是环境一定会变化很大，或往好的方面变化，或往坏的方面变化。

　　5．解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第一段提到"My legs don't do much because I have a serious disease. They just sit there and look pretty"因为我有严重的疾病所以我的腿不好，只能坐着，故选A项。

6．解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段提到"Even in the crowded school elevator, there's always someone around to carry me"甚至在学校拥挤的电梯里，也有人帮我，故可知作者从周围朋友中得到许多帮助，因此选C项。