Question

【題目】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 born in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. A wellknown British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise 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, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He can’t 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.

【1】What is the national sickness?

A. Walking too much.

B. Travelling too much.

C. Driving cars too much.

D. Climbing stairs too much.

【2】What was life like when the author was young?

A. People usually went around on foot.

B. People often walked 25 miles a day.

C. People used to walk ten hours every day.

D. People considered a tenhour walk as a hardship.

【3】 What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?

A. A queue of cars.

B. A ray of traffic light.

C. A flash of lightning.

D. A stream of people.

【4】What is the author's intention of writing this passage?

A. To tell people to reflect more on life.

B. To encourage people to return to walking.

C. To advise people to do outdoor activities.

D. To recommend people to give up driving.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：作者在本文中說(shuō)明現(xiàn)在很多人都患上了一種國(guó)家病：開(kāi)車太多，很少步行。作者回憶了以前人們經(jīng)常步行的情況，也說(shuō)明了步行的很多好處�？芍�本文的未了鼓勵(lì)人們重新用雙腳走路，少開(kāi)車。

【1】C推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段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.可知有一次只要走281步的路程，我卻開(kāi)著汽車。說(shuō)明我患了一種national sickness: motorosis。也就是開(kāi)車太多。故C正確。

【2】A推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段2,3行At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship.可知之前我們認(rèn)為一天走25英里是很好的，我從來(lái)都沒(méi)有想過(guò)步行會(huì)成為一種困難。說(shuō)明在作者年輕的時(shí)候，人們經(jīng)常步行。故A正確。

【3】A推理題。根據(jù)本句to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road.對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)他們生來(lái)的世界都是威脅，對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)，安全就是混凝土路上的汽車。本題的關(guān)鍵是on a concrete road可知路上的是車流。故A正確。

【4】B推理題。作者在本文中說(shuō)明現(xiàn)在很多人都患上了一種國(guó)家病：開(kāi)車太多，很少步行。作者回憶了以前人們經(jīng)常步行的情況，也說(shuō)明了步行的很多好處�？芍�本文的未了鼓勵(lì)人們重新用雙腳走路，少開(kāi)車。故D正確。

【長(zhǎng)難句解析】

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的), for I was bornd in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs.

這是一個(gè)我認(rèn)為我能夠免疫的疾病，因?yàn)槲页錾�在一個(gè)靠?jī)蓷l腿走路的傳統(tǒng)社會(huì)里。

分析：本句中有一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句to which I had thought myself immune修飾先行詞an illness；后面的連詞for引導(dǎo)的狀語(yǔ)從句表示補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明具體的原因。