题目内容
【题目】Utopia is a perfect place. It is a place without war, hunger, poverty, or crime. It is a place where the people work together and share. There is no money in Utopia because the people do not need money. They do not have personal possessions because everything belongs to everyone. All of the people are equal in Utopia, and the laws are all fair.
Utopia is not a new place. Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, described a perfect society in his famous dialogue The Republic. In Plato’s Republic, philosophers were the kings, and every person had a place in the society. In 1516, Sir Thomas More wrote about an island in the Pacific Ocean where everything was perfect. He named the island
“ Utopia”. In 1602, Tommaso Campanella wrote The City in the Sun about a perfect community on the island of Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) ; and in 1872, Samuel Butler wrote a novel about a perfect country which he named “ Erewhon”. “ Utopia” is a Greek word that means “ not a place”, and “Erewhon” is the English word “ nowhere” spelled backwards.
Utopia is a perfect place, but it is not a real place. Most ‘real’ Utopias last only a short time. This is because everyone wants to live in it, but no one knows how to make it work. As a result, when we say something is ‘ Utopia’ today, we mean that it is a good idea, but it is not realistic.
【1】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. A place without war B. A Good Idea
C. A Perfect Place D. The Utopian Community
【2】The reason why there are no personal possessions in Utopia is that ______.
A. everything belongs to everyone
B. the people don’t need money
C. all of the people are created equal
D. the laws are reasonable
【3】The idea of a perfect society was first suggested by ________.
A. Plato B. Tommaso Campanella
C. Samuel Butler and D. Sir Thomas More
【4】“Utopia”is a word which came from _________
A. English B. Greek C. French D. Chinese
【5】According to the passage, most ‘real’ Utopias last only a short time because _______.
A. no one wants to be a leader
B. no one knows how to make a perfect society
C. it is difficult to collect money
D. everyone wants to live in Utopia
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】A
【4】B
【5】B
【解析】
试题分析:本文围绕Utopia乌托邦介绍了一些它在各个时期人们对他的定义和描述
【1】C主旨大意题。文章第一段第一句:Utopia is a perfect place.和最后一段第一句:Utopia is a perfect place.以及文章中其他哲学家对理想国的描述可知整篇文章都在讲人们理想中的一个完美的地方,故选C
【2】A细节理解题。根据第一段:They do not have personal possessions because everything belongs to everyone.可知人们没有私有财产因为每一件东西都属于每个人。故选A
【3】A细节推理题。根据第二段:Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, described a perfect society in his famous dialogue The Republic.可知理想社会是被柏拉图第一次所描述出来的,故选A
【4】B细节推理题。根据第二段:Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, described a perfect society in his famous dialogue The Republic.可知理想国是被柏拉图提出来的,而他又是古希腊哲学家,所以“Utopia”这个词来自于希腊语,故选B
【5】B细节理解题。根据最后一段:Most ‘real’ Utopias last only a short time. This is because everyone wants to live in it, but no one knows how to make it work.可知每个人都想生活在一个这样的社会中,但是没有人知道怎么去建设它,故选B