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1、Passage One The only way to travel is on footThe past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists.Descriptions like4 Palaeolithic Man Neolithic Man,etc.,neatly sum up whole periods.When the time comes foranthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century,they will su
2、rely choose the labelLegless Man.Histories of the time will go something like this:4in the twentieth century,peopleforgot how to use their legs.Men and women moved about in cars,buses and trains from a veryearly age.There were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walkin
3、g.Thissituation was forced upon earth dwellers of that time because of miles each day.But the surprisingthing is that they didnt 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 marred byt
4、he presence of large car parks.The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes.In ourhurry to get from one place to another,we failed to see anything on the way.Air travel gives you abirds-eye view of the world-or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens
5、to get in your way.When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantly smears the windows.Car drivers,in particular,are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on:they never want to stop.Is it the lure of the great motorways,or what?And as for sea travel,it hardly deser
6、ves mention.It isperfectly summed up in the words of the old song:I joined the navy to see the world,and what did Isee?I saw the sea/The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says Tve beenthere.You mention the remotest,most evocative place-names in the world like El Dorado,Kabul,I
7、rkutsk and someone is bound to say Tve been there,一 meaning,41 drove through it at 100 miles anhour on the way to somewhere else.When you travel at high speeds,the present means nothing:you live mainly in the futurebecause you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place.B
8、ut actualarrival,when it is achieved,is meaningless.You want to move on again.By traveling like this,yoususpend all experience;the present ceases to be a reality:you might just as well be dead.The traveleron foot,on the other hand,lives constantly in the present.For him traveling and arriving are on
9、e andthe same thing:he arrives somewhere with every step he makes.He experiences the present momentwith his eyes,his ears and the whole of his body.At the end of his journey he feels a deliciousphysical weariness.He knows that sound.Satisfying sleep will be his:the just reward of all truetravellers.
10、1 Anthorpologists label nowadays men Legless becauseA.people forget how to use his legs.B.people prefer cars,buses and trains.C.lifts and escalators prevent people from walking.D.there are a lot of transportation devices.2、Travelling at high speed meansA.peoples focus on the future.B.a pleasure.C.sa
11、tisfying drivers,great thrill.D.a necessity of life.3、Why does the author say we are deprived of the use of our eyes?A.People wont use their eyes.B.In traveling at high speed,eyes become useless.C.People cant see anything on his way of travel.D.People want to sleep during travelling.4、What is the pu
12、rpose of the author in writing this passage?A.Legs become weaker.B.Modem means of transportation make the world a small place.C.There is no need to use eyes.D.The best way to travel is on foot.5.What does a birds-eye view mean?A.See view with birds eyes.B.A bird looks at a beautiful view.C.It is a g
13、eneral view from a high position looking down.D.A scenic place.Vocabulary1.Palaeolithic 旧石器时代的2.Neolithic新石器时代的3.escalator自动电梯，自动扶梯4.ski-lift载送滑雪者上坡的装置5.mar损坏，毁坏6.blur模糊不清，朦胧7.smear涂，弄脏，弄 模 糊（尤指画面、轮廓等）8.evocative引起回忆的，唤起感情的9.El Dorado（由当时西班牙征服者想象中的南美洲）黄金国，宝山，富庶之乡10.Kabul喀 布 尔（阿富汗首都）11.Irkutsk伊尔库茨克（原
14、苏联亚洲城市）难句译注The only way to travel is on f o o t旅游的唯一方法是走路1.Air travel gives you a birds-eye view of the world-or even if the wing of the aircrafthappens to get in your way.2.【参考译文】飞机旅行，你只可俯视世界一一如果机翼碰巧挡住了你的视线，就看得更少了。3.When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the country-side constantly smea
15、rs thewindows.4.【参考译文】如果乘车或火车旅行，郊外模糊朦胧的景象不断地掠过窗口。写作方法与文章大意文章以因果写作方法，写出了由于种种现代化交通设施、人们不需用脚走路，甚至也不需要用眼看景，出门就坐汽车、公交车、地铁、飞机.车、机速度飞快，外边的景物难以看清，最终导致人们忘记用脚、用眼成为“无脚之人”。一切都经历不到。作者建议最佳的旅游方法是徒步一一经历现实。答案详解1.A 人们忘了用脚J。答案在第一段：人类学家把以往年代的人们分别标上旧石器时代、新石器时代人，等等。干脆利落地总结了一个时期。当他们转向20世纪，他们肯定会标上“无 脚 的 人 因 为 在 20世纪，人们忘了如何
16、用脚走路。男人女人早年外出就坐车、公共汽车、火车。大楼里山电梯、自动扶梯，不需要人们走路。即使度假期间，他们也不用脚。他们筑有缆车道、滑雪载车和路直通山顶。所有的风景旅游区都有大型的汽车停车场。2.B 人们喜欢汽车、公交车、火车等。C 电梯、自动扶梯制止人们走路。D 有许多交通运输工具。3.A 人们的注意力在未来。见最后一段第一句话：当你高速旅行，现在等于零，你主要生活在未来，因为你大部分时间盯在前面到达的某个地方。真到了，又没有意义了，你还要再向前进。4.B 是一种欢乐。C 满足司机强烈的渴望。第二段中提及死机醉心于开车、不停车但不是快速前进着眼于未来。D 生活的需要。这一条在第一段中提及这
17、种情况是因为他们那异常的生活方法强加给时代的居民。这是指不用脚走路，而用一切代步器一一交通运输工具，不是开快车。5.C 人们在旅行途中什么都见不到。答案在第二段，由一地转向另一地，路上你什么都没有见到。乘飞机你只能俯视世界，火车，汽车，只见外界朦胧景象掠过窗子。海上旅游，只见到海。“我到过那里“此话含义就是“我以一小时一百英里在去某某地方时经过那里正因为如此，作者指出将来的历史书上会记录下：我们被剥夺了眼睛的应用。6.A 人们不愿用眼睛。B 在高速旅行中，眼睛没有用了。D 旅行中，人们想睡觉。7.D 旅行的最佳方式是走路。文章第一段、第二段分别讲述了旅行可不用脚、不用眼等情况。第三段，在讲述了
18、人们只知向前向前，一切经历都停滞，现实不再是现实，还不如死的好。而用脚走路的旅行者总是生活再现实，对他来说旅行和到达是一回事，他 步一步走到某地，他用眼睛、耳朵，以至整个身体去体验现在忖刻、旅行终点，他感到全身舒坦愉悦的疲劳，美美享受满足的酣睡；一切真正旅行者的真实报偿。这一段就是作者写文章的目的一一走路是旅行的最佳方式。8.A 脚变得软弱无力。B 现代交通工具把世界变小。C 没有必要用眼睛。9.C 从高出向下看的景致：俯视。10.A 用鸟的眼睛看景点。B 鸟在看美景。D 风景点。Passage Two Vicious and Dangerous Sports Should be Banned
19、 by LawWhen you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made,its amazing howlittle we have developed in other respects.We may speak contemptuously of the poor old Romansbecause they relished the orgies of slaughter that went on in their arenas.We may despise thembecause they mistook t
20、hese goings on fbr entertainment.We may forgive them condescendinglybecause they lived 2000 years ago and obviously knew no better.But are our feelings of superiorityreally justified?Are we any less blood-thirsty?Why do boxing matches,fbr instance,attract suchuniversal interest?Dont the spectators w
21、ho attend them hope they will see some violence?Humanbeings remains as bloodthirsty as ever they were.The only difference between ourselves and theRomans is that while they were honest enough to admit that they enjoyed watching hungey lionstearing people apart and eating them alive,we find all sorts
22、 of sophisticated arguments to defendsports which should have been banned long age;sports which are quite as barbarous as,say,publichangings or bearbaiting.It really is incredible that in this day and age we should still allow hunting or bull-fighting,thatwe should be prepared to sit back and watch
23、two men batter each other to pulp in a boxing ring,thatwe should be relatively unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing andbursting into flames.Let us not deceive ourselves.Any talk o f the sporting spirit?is sheer hypocrisy.People take part in violent sports because of the hi
24、gh rewards they bring.Spectators are willing topay vast sums of money to see violence.A world heavyweight championship match,fbr instance,isfront page news.Millions of people are disappointed if a big fight is over in two rounds instead offifteen.They feel disappointment because they have been depri
25、ved of the exquisite pleasure ofwitnessing prolonged torture and violence.Why should we ban violent sports if people enjoy them so much?You may well ask.Theanswer is simple:they are uncivilized.For centuries man has been trying to improve himselfspiritually and emotionally-admittedly with little suc
26、cess.But at least we no longer tolerate thesight madmen cooped up in cages,or public floggings of any of the countless other barbaricpractices which were common in the past.Prisons are no longer the grim forbidding places they usedto be.Social welfare systems are in operation in many parts of the wo
27、rld.Big efforts are being madeto distribute wealth fairly.These changes have come about not because human beings have suddenlyand unaccountably improved,but because positive steps were taken to change the law.The law is thebiggest instalment of social change that we have and it may exert great civil
28、izing influence.If webanned dangerous and violent sports,we would be moving one step further to improving mankind.We would recognize that violence is degrading and unworthy of human beings.1.It can be inferred from the passage that the authors opinion of nowadays?human beings isA.not very high.B.hig
29、h.C.contemptuous.D.critical.2.The main idea of this passage isA.vicious and dangerous sports should be banned by law.B.people are willing to pay vast sums money to see violence.C.to compare two different attitudes towards dangerous sports.D.people are bloodthirsty in sports.3.That the author mention
30、s the old Romans isA.To compare the old Romans with todays people.B.to give an example.C.to show human beings in the past know nothing better.D.to indicate human beings are used to bloodthirsty.4.How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?A.Three.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.5.The pur
31、pose of the author in writing this passage isA.that,by banning the violent sports,we human beings can improve our selves.B.that,by banning the dangerous sports,we can improve the law.C.that we must take positive steps to improve social welfare system.D.to show law is the main instrument of social ch
32、ange.Vocabulary1.relish从获得乐处，享受2.orgy狂欢，放纵3.arena竞技场，活动或斗争的场所4.blood-thirsty残忍的，嗜血的5.bear-baiting逗熊游戏6.bull-fight斗牛7.batter猛击，连续地猛打/捶，乱打8.pulp成纸浆，成软块9.burst into flames突然燃烧起来/着火10.grim令人窒息的，简陋的11.coop up把关起来难句译注1.bear-baiting逗熊游戏。这是一种十六、十七世纪流行于英国的游戏一一驱狗去咬绑着的熊，很残忍，后被禁止。2.two men batter each other to
33、pulp in the boxing ring.【结构简析】batter one to pulp=beat one to a pulp狠揍某人，打瘫某人【参考译文】两个人在拳击场内彼此狠揍，知道一个人被打倒在地，爬不起来。3.unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting intoflames.【参考译文】眼见一辆或多辆赛车相互撞击，突然烧起来而无动于衷。4.A world heavy weight championship match is front page news.【参考译文】世
34、界重量级冠军赛总是头版头条新闻。写作方法与文章大意作者采取先对比、后分析的写作手法。先是今人和古罗马人对暴虐体育上对此两者都欣赏。后者坦率成人“欣赏暴力体育”，前者施以各种接口、实际都是嗜血成性者。第二段进一步剖析今人欣赏暴虐体育的种种实例，最后指出改善“暴虐”的根本嗜为改善法律采取积极的步骤，法律才能施以巨大的文明影响，否则人类很难改变。答案详解1.A.不太高。文章一开始就点出科技巨大进步，而其他方面进展很少。人们以轻蔑的口气谈及可怜的古罗马人，因为他们欣赏竞技场上的屠杀。我们轻视他们，因为他们把这些屠杀视为娱乐。我们可以降阶/屈尊地谅解他们，因为他们生活在2000年前，显然，对好的东西不知
35、道。在这里作者反问，我们的优越感是否正确呢？我们的嗜血性是不是少一些？为什么拳击比赛吸引那么许多人？在场的观赏者（观众）是不是也希望看到一些暴力呢？结论是:人类和过去一样残忍。唯一的不同点在于古罗马人很诚实，他们承认他们欣赏观看饥饿的狮子把人撕碎，活生生吃掉，而我们会找出各种精辟的理由来保卫早该制止的运动。第二段举出具体例子，如斗牛、拳击中把人打瘫在地、车赛中，车子碰撞起火，人们就坐在那里观看欣赏，参赛者是为了高报酬，观众付出大笔钱财是为了看到暴力。作者指出任何体育精神的说法纯粹是虚伪。如果一场打比赛（世界重量级冠军赛），两轮而不是十五轮就告结束，成千上百万人们会感到失望一一这些都证明人的卑下
36、，不文明。这两段似乎也证明作者的观点应该 是 C 项一一蔑视的。但在第三段谈及，好几个世纪以来，人们一直试图在精神上和情感上改善自己，又得承认不怎么成功。可至少我们不再容忍疯人禁锢于笼中，当众鞭挞，以及其他许多过去普遍存在的野蛮行径。监狱也不再是过去那种令人窒息的禁锢之地，社会福利制度在全世界许多地方推行。在财富公平分配上也作了很大的努力。这些变化的出现不是因为人突然改善，而是在改变法律上采取了积极的步骤。如果我们禁止危险的暴力体育项目，那么我们在改善人类方面又前进了一步。我们会认识暴力是人类的堕落和卑下（人类不应有的）。从这段来看，作者对人类还抱有希望，不是很蔑视。所以选A 项。2.A.法律
37、应禁止堕落而又危险的体育项目。见第一题注释。作者从古罗马人欣赏残忍的体育项目说起，点出现代人也是嗜血成性，喜欢暴力体育项目。这是不文明，是堕落。必须制止，而法律是我们社会改革最强大的工具，它可应用，发挥强大的文明影响（第三段倒数第三句）B.人们愿意支付巨大款项来观看暴力。这是作者说明 嗜血成性 的具体内容之一。C.对比对危险体育项目不同的态度。这里没有对比。D.人类嗜血成性。这是作者认为人们为什么欣赏危险残忍体育项目的根源。3.D.人们在体育上习惯于“嗜血成性”，过去是，现在仍然是，不同点只是前者坦直承认，后者婉转掩饰。见第一题注释。A.把古罗马人和现代人对比。这项没有说明对比什么。B,给出一
38、个例子。太抽象。C.说明过去人类不太知道更美好的东西，这两项都没有到位。4.B.5 个。作者提到逗熊游戏；斗牛；车赛；拳击；人狮斗。至于当众鞭挞和绞刑不能称作体育活动。5.A.通过制止野蛮体育项目，我们能改善人类自身。这在第三段讲的最透彻，见第一题和第二题注释。B.通过制止野蛮体育活动，我们能改善法律，不完全对。作者明确指出要用法律来禁止野蛮体育项目。C.我们必须采取积极步骤来改善社会福利体制。D.去表明法律是社会变革的主要工具。Passage Three Advertisers Perform a Useful Service to the CommunityAdvertisers tend
39、 to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism.Their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion and because they haveso much money to throw around.Its iniquitous,they say,that this entirely unproductive industry(if we can call it that)should
40、 absorb millions of pounds each year.It only goes to show how muchprofit the big companies arc making.Why dont they stop advertising and reduce the price of theirgoods?After all,its the consumer who pays.The poor old consumer!Hed have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn,t create massmarkets
41、 for products.It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are socheap.But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods.Another equally important function is to infonn.A great deal of the knowledge we have abouthousehold goods derives lar
42、gely from the advertisements we read.Advertisements introduce us tonew products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about.Supposing you wantedto buy a washing machine,it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance,price,etc.,from an advertisement.Lots of peop
43、le pretend that they never read advertisements,but this claim may be seriouslydoubted.It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days.And what fun they often are,too!Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements.Would youenjoy gazing at a blank wal
44、l or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train?Would you like toread only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper?A cheerful,witty advertisementmakes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.We must not forget,either,that advertising
45、makes a positive contribution to our pockets.Newspapers,commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source ofrevenue.The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper,or can enjoy so many broadcastprogrammes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers.Just think w
46、hat a newspaper wouldcost if we had to pay its full price!Another thing we mustnt forget is the small ads.which are in virtually every newspaper andmagazine.What a tremendously useful service they perfbnn for the community!Just aboutanything can be accomplished through these columns.For instance,you
47、 can find a job,buy or sell ahouse,announce a birth,marriage or death in what used to be called the hatch,match and dispatch9column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or agony column.No other item in anewspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight int
48、o human nature.Itsthe best advertisement for advertising there is!1.What is main idea of this passage?A.Advertisement.B.The benefits of advertisement.C.Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.D.The costs of advertisement.2.The attitude of the author toward advertisers isA.appreciative.B.
49、trustworthy.C.critical.D.dissatisfactory.3.Why do the critics criticize advertisers?A.Because advertisers often brag.B.Because critics think advertisement is a“waste of money.C.Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.D.Because customers pay more.4.Which of the following is Not Tr
50、ue?A.Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything.B.We can buy what we want.C.Good quality products dont need to be advertised.D.Advertisement makes our life colorful.5.The passage isA.Narration.B.Description.C.Criticism.D.Argumentation.Ve in for(sth.)是某事物的对象，吸 引（某事物），获