i.、阅读理解(本大题共4小题,共0分)AModerninventionshavespeededuppeople’slovesamazingly.Motor-carscoverahundredmilesinlittlemorethananhour,aircraftcrosstheworldinsideaday,whilecomputersoperateatlightningspeed.Indeed,thisloveofspeedseemsnever-ending.Everyyearmotor-carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboats(吹嘘)ofsavingprecioussecondsinhandlingtasks.Allthissavestime,butataprice.Whenweloseorgainhalfadayinspeedingacrosstheworldinanairplane,ourbodiestellusso.Wegettheuncomfortablefeelingknownasjet-lag;ourbodiesfeelthattheyhavebeenleftbehindonanothertimezone.Again,spendingtoolongatcomputersresultsinpainfulwristsandfingers.Mobilephonesalsohavetheirdangers,accordingtosomescientist;toomuchusemaytransmitharmfulradiationintoourbrains,aconsequencewedonotliketothinkabout.However,whatdowedowiththetimewehavesaved?Certainlynotrelax,orsoitseems.Wearesoaccustomedconstantactivitythatwefinditdifficulttositanddonothingorevenjustonethingatatime.Perhapsthedaysarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradio,lettingimaginationtakeusintoanotherworld.Therewasatimewhensomepeople’slivesweredevotedsimplytothecultivationofthelandorthecareofcattle.Nomulti-taskingthere;theirliveswentonatamuchgentlerpace,andinafamiliarpattern.Thereismuchthatwemightenvyaboutawayoflifelikethis.Yetbeforewedoso,wemustthinkofthehardtasksourancestorfaced:theyfarmedwithbarehands,oftenlivedclosetohunger,andhadtofashiontoolsfromwoodandstone.Modernmachineryhasfreedpeoplefromthatprimitiveexistence.68.Thenewproductsbecomemoreandmoretime-savingbecause.A.ourloveofspeedseemsnever-endingB.timeislimited.C.thepricesareincreasinglyhigh.D.themanufacturesboastalot.69.Whatdoes“thedays”inParagraph3referto?A.ImaginarylifeB.Simplelifeinthepast.C.TimesofinventionsD.Timeforconstantactivity.70.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthemoderntechnology?A.CriticalB.Objective.C.Optimistic.D.Negative.71.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Thepresentandpasttimes.B.Machineryandhumanbeings.C.Imaginationsandinventions.D.Moderntechnologyanditsinfluence.【答案解析】68答案:A题目:新发明变得越来越省时,是因为?A.我们对速度的热爱从未停止。可回原文定位never-ending(因为有连词符号)。原文第一段说到Indeed,thisloveofspeedseemsnever-ending.事实上,我们对速度的热爱从未停止。A选项是对原文的同意改写。B.时间有限。原文未提及。C.价格日渐攀升。原文未提及价格因素。D.生产商大肆吹嘘。回原文定位Boast(因为有中文注释).第一段最后一句说Everyyearmotor-carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboats(吹嘘)ofsavingprecioussecondsinhandlingtasks.解析:每年都有更高速的新车出产,而且新电脑也吹嘘能节省宝贵的每一秒钟。可见,题目和选项矛盾。越来越省时是事实,不是因为吹嘘而变得省时了。69答案:B题目:第三段的“thedays”指的是什么?A:想象的生活B:过去的简单生活C:发明的时间D:连续活动的时间解析:回原文定位第三段该句Perhapsthedaysarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradio,lettingimaginationtakeusintoanotherworld.也许,我们静静聆听广播里的故事节目,任想象插上翅膀肆意翱翔的日子,已经一去不返了。根据前后一句可得知,文章重点是说的高速生活和简单生活的对比。故:B选项是对原文的正确解读。而A选项的理解有偏差,重点转移了。70答案:B题目:作者对现代科技的态度是?A:批判的B:客观的C:乐观的D:消极的解析:根据文章结构,第一段陈述事实,说现代高科技省时省力。第二段说高速生活的弊端。第三段说对简单生活的向往,但最后第四段却说高科技对现代生活的积极影响。所以,作者的观点是不偏不倚的。71答案:D题目:这篇...