题目内容
12.The inhabitants of the earth are divided not only by race,nation,religion or ideology,but also,in a sense,by their position in time.Examining the present population of the globe,we find a tiny group who still live,hunting and food-foraging(觅食),as men did millions of years ago.Others,the vast majority of mankind,depend not on bear-hunting or berry-picking,but on agriculture.They live,in many respects,as their ancestors did centuries ago.These two groups taken together compose perhaps 70percent of all living human beings.They are the people of the past.By contrast,somewhat more than 25percent of the earth‘s population can be found in the industrialized societies.They lead modern lives.They are products of the first half of the twentieth century,molded by mechanization and mass education,brought up with lingering memories of their own country‘s agricultural past.They are,in effect,the people of the present.
The remaining 2or 3percent of the world‘s population,however,are no longer people of either the past or the present.For within the main centers of technological and cultural change,in Santa Monica,California and Cambridge,Massachusetts,in New York and London,and Tokyo,are millions of men and women who can already be said to be living in the way of life of the future.Trend-makers often without being aware of it,they live today as millions will live tomorrow.And while they account for only a few percent of the global population today,they already form an international nation of the future in our midst.They are the advanced agents of man,the earliest citizens of the world-wide super-industrial society now in the coming of birth.
What makes them different from the rest of mankind?Certainly,they are richer,better educated,more mobile than the majority of the human race.They also live longer.But what specifically marks the people of the future is the fact that they are already caught up in a new,stepped-up pace of life.They-live faster than the people around them.
62.The people of the present here refers to those whoC.
A.rely on their country‘s agricultural past
B.spend their time examining different races
C.have been shaped by industrialization and mass education
D.are constantly trying to change life as they see it
63The main argument in paragraph 3is thatA.
A.a small percent of the world‘s population is already living in the future
B.the majority should see what the future will be like
C.the new-pace of life is actually nothing new
D.however we live,we must all face an increased pace of life
64.From what the author says,trend-makers are people whoC.
A.live in large cities all over the world
B.dream about the future
C.set the pattern of life for the future
D.make changes in culture and technology.
分析 地球上的居民不仅被种族、民族、宗教或意识形态所划分,而且在某种意义上也被他们在时间上的地位所分割.不同时间的人们有着不同的划分.
解答 62.C 细节理解题.根据句子They are products of the first half of the twentieth century,molded by mechanization and mass education,brought up with lingering memories of their own country‘s agricultural past.它们是二十世纪上半年的产物,是机械化和大众教育的产物,他们对自己国家的农业历史留下了挥之不去的记忆.所以答案选C.
63.A 推理判断题.根据句子…are millions of men and women who can already be said to be living in the way of life of the future有数百万的男人和女人已经被认为生活在未来的生活方式,the fact that they are already caught up in a new,stepped-up pace of life.They-live faster than the people around them.事实上,他们已经赶上了一个新的生活节奏,他们比周围的人生活得更快.可以推断出世界上的一小部分人已经过上了未来的生活.所以答案选A.
64.C 细节理解题.根据句子They are the advanced agents of man,the earliest citizens of the world-wide super-industrial society now in the coming of birth.他们是人类的高级代理人,是世界超级工业社会的最早出生公民.可见他们为未来树立生活模式,所以答案选C.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
About 17 years ago,I planted 10Canadian blue spruce seedlings(树苗) along the driveways.And I did all I could to (42)A them.Shortly after that,a storm ripped through our area and (43)C many trees.My seedlings survived.But when we decided to (44)D our neighbor in selling our downed trees,we had to (45)C the seedlings to keep them from getting destroyed.(46)D,five of the 10 blue spruce trees didn't survive being moved.
Of the five that (47)B,three were in our front yard,where I could watch them grow into mature trees from my front window.When one of the big Douglas firs(花旗松) that towered (48)C them died,we decided to cut it down before it fell.After much (49)A,my husband and my son decided they could drop it without (50)D any of the blue spruce trees.I watched (51)A as the drama unfolded,praying the whole time I (52)C the chainsaw(电锯).The fir fell right between two of them(53)B planned,and my trees continued to grow.
Then one night I was lying in bed during yet another (54)Cand heard a loud noise,followed by the sound of a tree crashing down.The next morning I (55)Ato find the largest of our blue spruces lying on the ground; I was incredibly upset.For 17years,I'd (56)D watching it grow from a seedling to a tree nearly 40feet tall.Now it was (57)B.
Losing my tree was hard to (58)C,even though I knew it was nature's way.I also knew there was only one thing I could do about it.Another 10new seedlings recently arrived.I planted them in a (59)B spot close to the house.When they're a little larger,I'll transplant them to a permanent spot where I can (60)B them grow tall and beautiful.
41.A.significant | B.different | C.valuable | D.unaffordable |
42.A.protect | B.grow | C.attend | D.develop |
43.A.ripped off | B.stole away | C.took down | D.blown up |
44.A.persuade | B.resist | C.appreciate | D.join |
45.A.cover | B.transplant | C.move | D.preserve |
46.A.Disappointedly | B.Consequently | C.Unexpectedly | D.Sadly |
47.A.left | B.lived | C.moved | D.sold |
48.A.upon | B.down | C.over | D.through |
49.A.debate | B.design | C.measure | D.consideration |
50.A.stretching | B.reaching | C.threatening | D.hitting |
51.A.breathlessly | B.excitedly | C.attentively | D.carefully |
52.A.held | B.stuck | C.heard | D.operated |
53.A.after | B.as | C.when | D.though |
54.A.nightmare | B.drama | C.windstorm | D.weekend |
55.A.woke | B.happened | C.rushed | D.came |
56.A.accustomed | B.finished | C.managed | D.enjoyed |
57.A.fallen | B.gone | C.done | D.lost |
58.A.believe | B.endure | C.accept | D.adapt |
59.A.secret | B.safe | C.convenient | D.hidden |
60.A.accompany | B.watch | C.imagine | D.shelter |