8．For those who make journeys across the world，the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages．Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village．Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other，allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago．
Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far．A price has been paid，they say，for the conquest （征服） of time and distance． Travel is something to be enjoyed，not endured（忍受）．The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey．A journey by train also has a special charm about it．Lakes and forests and wild，open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing．On board a plane，however，there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane．The soft lighting，in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know，and the hours progress slowly．
Then there is the time spent being"processed"at a modern airport．People are conveyed like robots along walkways； baggage is weighed，tickets produced，examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area．Journeys by rail and sea take longer，yes，but the hours devoted to being"processed"at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent．No wonder，then，that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines．
Man，however，is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane．The working lives of too many people depend upon it； whole new industries have been built around its design and operation．The holiday maker，too，with limited time to spend，patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days，relaxing in the sun．speed controls people's lives； time saved，in work or play，is the important thing-or so we are told．Perhaps those first horsemen，riding free across the wild，open plains，were enjoying a better world than the one we know today．They could travel at will，and the clock was not their master．
71．What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1？B
A．Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages．
B．The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short．
C．The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams．
D．Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place．
72．How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2？D
A．By giving instructions．
B．By analyzing cause and effect．
C．By following the order of time．
D．By giving examples．
73．According to Paragraph 3，passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains becauseD．
A．they pay less for the tickets
B．they feel safer during the travel
C．they can enjoy higher speed of travel
D．they don't have to waste time being"processed"
74．What does the last sentence of the passage mean？A
A．They could enjoy free and relaxing travel．
B．They needed the clock to tell the time．
C．They preferred traveling on horseback．
D．They could travel with their master．
75．What is the main idea of the passage？D
A．Air travel benefits people and industries．
B．Train Travel has some advantages over air travel．
C．Great changes have taken place in modern travel．
D．The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost．
分析 文章大意：乘坐飛機(jī)旅游，使現(xiàn)代旅游者認(rèn)為距離和速度不再是擔(dān)憂的問(wèn)題．對(duì)那些旅游世界的人來(lái)說(shuō)，今天旅行的速度已經(jīng)把國(guó)家變成了小村莊．對(duì)現(xiàn)代旅行者來(lái)說(shuō)它們之間的距離并不比兩個(gè)相對(duì)的人從一村走到另一村大．噴氣式飛機(jī)帶著人們從地球的一端飛到另一端，幫人們實(shí)現(xiàn)了100多年以來(lái)夢(mèng)寐以求的旅游自由．但它也帶來(lái)了些許無(wú)奈，缺少了諸多樂(lè)趣--人們被時(shí)間奴役．
解答 71．B 段落大意題． 第一段講了由于旅行速度快，國(guó)與國(guó)之間的距離變成了村與村的距離．實(shí)現(xiàn)了旅行區(qū)域自由的夢(mèng)想．先揚(yáng)后抑，導(dǎo)入下文．B選項(xiàng)符合此意．
72．D 推理判斷題．該段先講述了現(xiàn)代旅行買下了時(shí)間和距離．但旅行目的是討個(gè)享受，而不是忍耐．接著分別正反兩方面舉例說(shuō)明：搭船旅游可以悠閑地領(lǐng)略途中不斷變換的美景和自然聲響；坐火車旅行可以觀賞窗外湖光山色；而乘飛機(jī)只能面對(duì)單調(diào)的藍(lán)天和機(jī)內(nèi)乏人的音像．所以選D．
73．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．這段前半部分描述了乘飛機(jī)旅行時(shí)，現(xiàn)在的乘客像機(jī)器人似的，進(jìn)入或離開機(jī)場(chǎng)時(shí)要耗費(fèi)時(shí)間在一些"程序化"的事情上．而搭船和坐火車則不一樣．所以人們更樂(lè)意選modern high-speed train．選項(xiàng)D符合此意．
74．A 句意理解題．最后一句話的意思是：人們可以隨心去旅行而不用擔(dān)心時(shí)間．A他們可以享受自由而放松的旅行；B他們需要時(shí)鐘來(lái)告知時(shí)間；C他們更喜歡在馬背上旅行；D他們可以和他們的主人旅行．所以選A．
75．D 主旨大意題．全文共四段．第一段告訴我們乘飛機(jī)旅行可以使人們戰(zhàn)勝距離；第二段話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，指出人們旅行目的是為了休閑享受；第三段便直接說(shuō)明乘飛機(jī)旅行的弊端（耗費(fèi)時(shí)間在一些"程序化"的事情上）；最后一段講現(xiàn)代的人們?yōu)榱俗非笏俣龋?jié)省時(shí)間更好地休閑而不得不忍受著乘飛機(jī)旅行時(shí)的忙碌以及飛機(jī)內(nèi)有限地空間．整個(gè)文章的意思告訴人們乘飛機(jī)旅行速度快，但要忍受一些無(wú)奈，失去些樂(lè)趣．故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 做好語(yǔ)義轉(zhuǎn)換題．本篇兩題涉及句意理解．這類題是根據(jù)英語(yǔ)中一詞多義和某些詞語(yǔ)在文中能表達(dá)一定的修辭意義的原則而設(shè)計(jì)的．要求同學(xué)們解釋某生詞的含義，確定多義詞或短語(yǔ)在文中的意思，確認(rèn)文中的某個(gè)代詞所指代的對(duì)象，或者對(duì)英語(yǔ)中特有的表達(dá)、格言、諺語(yǔ)進(jìn)行解釋．這種題要求同學(xué)們一定要根據(jù)上下文猜測(cè)詞義或理解句子，切不可望文生義．
