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,itwasfoundthatchildrenbyageeightweremuchmorefamiliarwithcharactersfromtelevisionshowsandvideogamesthanwithcommonwildlife.Withoutmoderntechnology,asmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplants,insects,birds,andanimals.Whenwelackmeaningfulinteraction(交互)withtheworldaroundus,andsometimesevenwithourfamiliesandfriends,weseektounderstandandcommunicatewiththingsthatexistonlyinourimaginationsoronacomputerscreen.Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybad.Butwhentheworldoffantasybecomestheonlyoutlet(出路)foroursenseofwonder,thenwearereallymissingsomething.Wearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworld.Otherwonderfulworldsexistallaroundus.Butevenmoreinterestingisthatifwelookcloselyenough,wecanseethattheseworlds,inabroadsense,arereallypartofourown.()1.ThepopularityofTheLordoftheRingsproves___________A.thecloseconnectionbetweenmanandthefantasyworldB.thewonderfulachievementsoffantasyliteratureC.thefinetasteofmoviegoersaroundtheworldD.thegeneralexistenceofthesenseofcuriosity()2.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.Peoplearefarlessfamiliarwiththeworldoffantasy.B.Theworldarounduscouldserveasasourceofwonder.C.Theworldoffantasycanbemirroredbyasmallandlivelypond.D.Moderntechnologypreventsusfromdevelopingoursenseofwonder.()3.Ifoursenseofwonderreliestotallyontheworldofmake-believe,wewill__________A.failtoappreciatethejoyinourlivesB.beconfusedbytheworldofmake-believeC.missthechancetorecognizethefantasyworldD.betrappedbyotherworldsexistingallaroundus()4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowusthehiddenbeautyinourworld.B.Towarnusnottogetlostinthefantasyworld.C.Toargueagainstthemisuseofthesenseofwonder.D.Todiscusstheinfluenceoftheworldofmake-believe.【语篇解读语篇解读】本文是一篇论说文,介绍了我们每一个人都有好奇心,总是幻想美好的世界,语篇解读但同时,告诫我们,不要沉迷在幻想之中,现实世界也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生的根源.1.答案D【解析】细节理解题.由第二段可知,举TheLordoftheRings这个例子是为了证明人们的好奇心是普遍存在的.所以答案选D项.2.答案B【解析】推理判断题.Withoutmodemtechnology,asmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplants,insects,birds,andanimals.这句话告诉我们,如果没有现代技术,即使一个小小的池塘也能成为一个令人惊异的世界.从而我们可以推测出我们现实世界也是很美丽的,也是一切期间产生的根源.3.答案A【解析】细节理解题.根据Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybad.Butwhentheworldoffantasybecomestheonlyoutletforoursenseofwonder,thenwearereallymissingsomething.Wearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworld.可知,如果幻想成为我们好奇感...
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