社会万象
(二十六) A. Walking too much.
B. Traveling too much. C. Driving cars too much.
D. Climbing stairs too much.
1. What is the national sickness?
C
细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句… a national sickness: motocross. 以及前文的… a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. 可知, 作者提到的全国病就是人们开车太多了, 所以选择C项。 A. People usually went around on foot. B. People often walked 25 miles a day. C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty. D. People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship. 2. What was life like when the author was young?
A
推理判断题。文章第三段提到“我”年轻时靠自己的双腿奔波各处, 一天走25英里路, 但从没觉得走路是一种痛苦, 可推知作者年轻时人们通常通过步行到处走动, 所以选择A项。 A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature B. walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind C. people need regular exercise to keep fit D. going on foot prevents heart disease 3. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that ____. B
推理判断题。根据第五段中的第一句It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. 可知作者提到Henry Thoreau是为了证明B项（在大自然中走路可以帮助丰富一个人的思想）。
A. A queue of cars.
B. A ray of traffic light. C. A flash of lightning.
D. A stream of people. 4. What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6? A
词义猜测题。根据画线词组后面的on a concrete road(在混凝土路上)以及while waiting for the traffic light to turn green可知, 画线部分指的是车流。
A. To tell people to reflect more on life. B. To recommend people to give up driving. C. To advise people to do outdoor activities. D. To encourage people to return to walking. 5. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage? D
写作目的题。纵览全文可知, 作者提到现代人过多地依赖车, 很少自己走路, 而走路使人身体健康, 丰富人的内心。同时引用专家的观点进一步证明自己的观点, 其目的都是在鼓励人们回归走路, 所以选择D项。 superior adj. 优越的
victim n. 受害者；牺牲品 distance n. 距离
enterprise n. 企业 regularly adv.经常地；定期地
significance n.意义；重要性 convenient adj. 方便的
everlasting adj. 持久的 ［复记强化］ 1. Why does the author mention the questions in Paragraph 1? A. To express his doubts. B. To compare different ideas. C. To introduce points for discussion. D. To describe the conditions on Earth. C
推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一段提出问题，而下文是正式对第一段问题的解释, 故作者提出这几个问题是想引出本文话题。 (二十七) A. Humans are nature-born to do so. B. humans have the tendency.
C. Humans may find new sources of food. D. Humans don’t like to stay in the same place. 2.What is the reason for exploring space based on Paragraph 2? A
细节理解题。由第二段最后一句Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible可知，人类天生如此。 3.The underlined word “spin-offs” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to ____. A. survival chances B. potential resources C. unexpected benefits D. by-products in space exploration C
词义猜测题。第四段前几句提到了探索太空会有意外收获，而该句的already也暗示including后列举的是一些意外的收获, 故spin-offs指的是unexpected benefits。 4. What makes it possible for humans to live on other planets? A. Our genetic makeup.
B. Resources on the earth. C. The adaptive ability of humans.
D. By-products in space exploration. C
细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知, 人类可能在其他星球上生存是因为人类的适应能力强。故选C。 A. Space exploration has created many wonders. B. Space exploration provides the best value for money. C. Space exploration can benefit science and technology. D. Space exploration may help us avoid potential problems on Earth. 5.Which of the statements can best sum up the passage? D
主旨大意题。 通读全文, 尤其是第三段的by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified and prepared for可知, 文章主要讲述了太空探索对人类的益处, 它能帮助人类预见和避免潜在的问题和危险。 [复记强化] tendency
n. 趋势
lessen
vt. 减轻 adaptive
adj. 能适应的 plain
n. 平原
expand
vt. 扩张
lie in 在于
benefit from 受益于
reach out across space 穿越时空