(湖北省宜昌市一中2009届高三5月仿真模拟考试C篇)Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeled(贴标签；被称为)byanthropologists(人类学家).Descriptionslike“PalaeolithicMan”“NeolithicMan

 (湖北省宜昌市一中2009届高三5月仿真模拟考试C篇)

The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled (贴标签；被称为) by anthropologists(人类学家). Descriptions like “Palaeolithic Man” “Neolithic Man” etc. neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century they will surely choose the label “Legless Man”. Histories of the time will go something like this: “In the twentieth century people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. This situation was forced upon earth dwellers (居住者) of that time because of miles each day. But the surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were destroyed by the presence of large car parks.”

The future history books might also record that we were deprived (剥夺) of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world – or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to block your way. When you travel by car or train a unclear image of the countryside constantly dirties the windows. Car drivers in particular are forever forces to go on and on: they never want to stop. Is it the lure of the great motorways or what? And as for sea travel it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: “I joined 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 most attractive 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 somewhere else. ’

When you travel at high speeds the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival when it is reached is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this you stop all experience; the present is no longer 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 and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. He knows that sound. Pleasant sleep will be his: the reward of all true travellers.

59．Anthropologists label nowadays “Legless Man” because_____.

A. people forget how to use his legs.

B. people prefer cars buses and trains.

C. lifts prevent people from walking.

D. there are a lot of transportation devices.

60. What does the underlined sentence “When you travel at high speeds” mean?

A. people’s focus on the future.

B. a pleasure.

C. satisfying drivers’ great thrill.

D. a necessity of life.

61. Why does the author say “we are deprived of the use of our eyes” in the second paragraph?

A. People won’t use their eyes.

B. In traveling at high speed eyes become useless.

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

D. People want to sleep during traveling.

62. 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.