山西沁水县2017高考英语阅读理解选练(4)阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给出的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项
Humansarenaturallydrawntootherlifeformsandtheworldsoutsideofourown
Wetakedelightintheexistenceofcreaturesandevenwholesocietiesbeyondoureverydaylives
Thissenseofwonderisuniversal
LookattheeffortsthatscientistshavemadetofindoutwhetherlifeofsomekindexistsonMars,andthepopularityoffantasy(幻想)literatureormovieslikeTheLordoftheRings
Thissenseofwonderdrawsustoeachother,totheworldaroundus,andtotheworldofmake-believe
Buthavewegonesofarincreatingworldsoffantasythatwearemissingthepleasureofotherworldsthatalreadyexistallaroundus
Humanbeings,asbiologistshavesuggested,possessaninborndesiretoconnectwithandunderstandotherlifeforms
However,people,especiallyinbigcities,oftenleadratherisolatedlives
InastudyofBritishschoolchildren,itwasfoundthatchi