Question

B  [2015 .江西新余一中高三三模] People aren't walking any more―if they can figure out a

way to avoid it.

I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry, either.I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness:motorosis.

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的)，for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced―and beat―a teenage foot?ball player the 168 steps up the Statue of Liberty.

Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physi?cian* Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exer?cise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise―the most familiar and natural of all.

It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flow?ers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.

The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don't dare to approach nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

  I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

4.  What was life like when the author was young?

 A.     People often walked 25 miles a day.

B.     People usually went around on foot.

C.     People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D.     People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.

5. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that___________ .

 A.     middle-aged people like getting back to nature

B.     people need regular exercise to keep fit

C.     walking in nature helps enrich one's mind

D.     going on foot prevents heart disease

6. What is compared to "a steel river" in Paragraph 6? 

A. A ray of traffic light.   B.  A queue of cars.

C.  A flash of lightning.    D.  A stream of people.

7.What is the author's intention of writing this passage?

 A.     To encourage people to return to walking.

B.     To recommend people to give up driving.

C.     To advise people to do outdoor activities.

D.     To tell people to reflect more on life.

Answer 1

B [文章大意]本文是一篇议论文。作者认为人们患了一种叫作motorosis的病，即人们过多地使用汽车而不走路。作者把现在的自己和年轻时的自己做了对比，同时又用专家的观点来证明自己的观点，以此鼓励人们要回归走路。

4. B细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，作者年轻时靠自己的双腿去每个地方，从没感觉走路是一种痛苦。由此可知，在作者年轻时人们通常靠自己的双脚到处走动。故选B项。

5.C 推理判断题。根据第五段第一句"It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot."可知选C项。

6.B 词义猜测题。根据"…while waiting for the traffic light to turn green."可知是车在等交通灯变绿，所以这里是指一排车。故选B项。

7. A推理判断题。作者在文中批评了现代人步行很少，出行依靠车的生活方式，并叙述了步行的好处，目的在于鼓励人们多步行， 少开车，过一种健康的生活。故选A项。