B
在不断上升的海平面侵袭海岸的同时,全球人口却继续呈增长之势。面对这种形势,一些专家认为我们最终将生活在现实版的"水世界"中,除此之外没有其他选择。这种方式具体是指将酒店、家宅甚至整座城市建在开放海域。
Have you ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left his last job 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, 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 hundreds of 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 and fish farming. There's also the question of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates, 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 daydream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is a billionaire. 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.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| cruise liner | 游轮 | advance | [əd'vɑːns] | vi. 发展,进步 |
| casino | [kə'siːnəʊ] | n. 赌场 | pirate | ['paɪrət] | n. 海盗 |
| announce | [ə'naʊns] | vt. 宣布,宣告 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
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B
) 1. What may a future Seastead probably look like?
A. A cruise liner.
B. A floating city.
C. A theme park.
D. A fishing farm.
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C
) 2. 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.
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A
) 3. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. Seasteading: A new idea of living
B. Seasteading: A natural way of farming
C. Patri Friedman: A man behind the project
D. Patri Friedman: A crazy day dreamer
