Question

【題目】The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists（人類學家）. Descriptions like “Paleolithic(舊石器時代) Man”, “Neolithic(新石器時代) Man”, etc., neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twenty-first century, they will surely choose the label “Legless Man”. Histories of the time will go something like this: “In the twenty-first century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. And the surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were ruined by the presence of large car parks.”

The future history books might also record that we lost the right of using our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train, the unclear picture of the countryside constantly slides over the window. When you mention the most impressive place-names in the world, the typical 21st century traveler always says “I’ve been there.”—meaning “I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.”

When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you skip all experience. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers.

【1】Anthropologists name man nowadays “Legless Man” because _________.

A. people prefer cars, buses and trains

B. people travel without using legs

C. lifts prevent people from walking

D. people use their legs less and less

【2】According to the passage, what might make people lose the right of using their eyes?

A. The modern means of transportation. B. A bird’s-eye view of the world.

C. The unclear sight from the vehicles. D. The fast-paced life style.

【3】From the passage, we know traveling at high speeds means _________.

A. appreciating beautiful scenery B. experiencing life skills

C. focusing on the next destination D. feeling physical tiredness

【4】What does the author intend to tell us?

A. Modern transportation devices have replaced legs.

B. Traveling makes the world a small place.

C. Human’s history develops very fast.

D. The best way to travel is on foot.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】試題分析：由于種種現代化交通設施、人們不需用腳走路，甚至也不需要用眼看景，出門就坐汽車、公交車、地鐵、飛機等等，這些交通方式速度飛快，外邊的景物難以看清，最終導致人們忘記用腳、用眼看風景，成為“無腳之人”，什么都經歷不到。作者建議最佳的旅游方法是徒步――經歷現實。

【1】推理判斷題。根據第一段后半部分可知，人類學家把以往年代的人們分別標上舊石器時代、新石器時代人，等等。干脆利落地總結了一個時期。當他們轉向21世紀，他們肯定會標上“無腳的人”。因為在21世紀，人們忘了如何用腳走路。男人女人早晚外出都坐車、公共汽車、火車。大樓里由電梯、自動扶梯，不需要人們走路。即使度假期間，他們也不用腳。他們筑有纜車道、滑雪電梯和直通山頂的路。所有的風景旅游區(qū)都有大型的汽車停車場。因此推斷人類學家給如今的人命名為“無腳的人”是應為人們越來越少的使用自己的腳。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據第二段內容可知，未來的歷史書也許會記錄下我們也失去了用眼的權利，由一個地方匆忙轉向另一地方時，路上什么我們都沒有見到。乘飛機你只能俯視世界，火車，汽車，只見外界朦朧景象掠過窗子。海上旅游，只見到海�！拔业竭^那里”此話含義就是“我以一小時一百英里在去某某地方時經過那里”。因此推斷現代交通工具讓人們失去了用眼的權利。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據最后一段第一句話When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place.可知，當你高速旅行時，現在就是零，因為你大部分時間盯在前面到達的某個地方，因此你總是生活在未來。真到了目的地，又沒有意義了，你還要再向前進。因此推斷高速旅行的意思是人們總是集中在下一個目的。故選C。

【4】寫作目的題�？v觀全文可知，文章一、二段分別講述了現代旅行可不用腳、不用眼等情況。第三段講述人們只知向前向前，一切經歷都停滯，現實不再是現實。而用腳走路的旅行者總是生活在現在，對他來說旅行和到達是一回事，他一步一步走到某地，用眼睛、耳朵，以至整個身體去體驗每一時刻、旅行終點，他感到全身舒坦和愉悅的疲勞，美美享受滿足的酣睡；一切真正旅行者的回報。因此推斷作者寫文章的目的是告訴讀者走路是旅行的最佳方式。故選D。