The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the Earth. The news has caused panic.
On 17 July, a fragment four kilometers wide enters the Earth' s atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wall of water rashes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities On the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.
Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but the north won't escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are mined. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.
Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs(恐龙)were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldn't survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the author's description of the disaster in 2094?
A. The whole world becomes extremely cold.
B. All the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed.
C. The whole mankind becomes extinct.
D. The visit of the comet results in wars.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.
听力原文:W: It seems like new inventions come out almost every day.
M: Yes, we may well call our time "The Age of New Inventions."
W: I've heard of: "the Computer Age", "The Internet Age", "The IT Age", and "The Age of Cloning", but I've never heard theat phrase before.
M: Thanks to advances in science and technology, our lives are becoming easier.
W: Yes, indeed. They have not just changed our way of life, but our ideas as well.
M: That's true. However, they have also brought about some side effects.
W: I agree. Just think of the harm from crime committed through the Internet.
M: And children may be the most likely online victims. Nevertheless, what I'm most worried about is human cloning.
W: Me, too. I fully support the idea of banning all kinds of experiments involving human cloning.
M: I just can't bear to live among clones.
W: That's totally unbearable.
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A. The advantages of modern society.
B. The side effects of IT and cloning technology.
C. The conveniences of modern life.
D. Benefits and harms of new technologies.