2019专八阅读理解练习题附答案：唯一的旅行方式是步行

2019专八阅读理解练习题附答案：唯一的旅行方式是步行

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　　The past ages of man have all been carefully labeledby anthropologists. Descriptions like 'PalaeolithicMan', 'Neolithic Man', etc., neatly sum up wholeperiods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentiethcentury, they will surely choose the label'Legless Man'. Histories of the time will go somethinglike this: 'in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women movedabout in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts and escalators in all largebuildings to prevent people from walking. This situation was forced upon earth dwellers of thattime because of miles each day. But the surprising thing is that they didn't use their legs evenwhen they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of everyhuge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were marred by the 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 givesyou a bird's-eye view of the world – or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get inyour way. When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantlysmears the windows. Car drivers, in particular, are forever obsessed with the urge to go onand on: they never want to stop. Is it the lure of the great motorways, or what? And as for seatravel, it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: 'Ijoined the navy to see the world, and what did I see? I saw the sea.' The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says 'I've been there.'You mention the remotest, mostevocative place-names in the world like El Dorado, Kabul, Irkutsk and someone is bound to say'I've been there'– meaning, 'I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhereelse. '

　　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. But actualarrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this,you suspend all experience; the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead.The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling andarriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. Heexperiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end ofhis journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep willbe his: the just reward of all true travellers.

　　【阅读练习题】

　　1、Anthorpologists label nowaday's men 'Legless' because

　　A 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 means

　　A people's focus on the future.

　　B a pleasure.

　　C satisfying 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 won't use their eyes.

　　B In traveling at high speed, eyes become useless.

　　C People can't see anything on his way of travel.

　　D People want to sleep during travelling.

　　4、What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

　　A Legs become weaker.

　　B Modern 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 bird's-eye view' mean?

　　A See view with bird's eyes.

　　B A bird looks at a beautiful view.

　　C It is a general view from a high position looking down.

　　D A scenic place.

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