Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading  36  to the sea.

“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim. “Those two men are  37  heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological  38  . ”

“They are  41  laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they  42  . See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his  43  . Some of the rock’s weight is set  44  his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well  45   . ”

“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build.   46    he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying   47   ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t   48   the human being completely, it appears.”

“I don’t think it will. ”  49  Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you  50   use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

“You can get a computer to   51   multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.

“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as  52   as ever --- that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim.

“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody   53   who can carry a large rock the way those men do. It’s not going to be a very  54   world, I’m afraid.” Sighed Michael.

“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者)，Mike.” Said Joshua. “  55  will always be other things that will make the world exciting. ”

36. A. through   B. across      C. down        D. up

37. A. loading   B. unloading   C. covering     D. uncovering

38. A. way       B. revolution   C. process     D. era

39. A. ask       B. expect       C. attempt     D. hope

40. A. happen    B. fail         C. have        D. seem

41. A. ambitious  B. experienced  C. potential    D. energetic

42. A. take       B. fetch       C. carry       D. bring

43. A. shoulder   B. back        C. chest       D. arms

44. A. on        B. against     C. toward      D. under

45. A. supported  B. grasped     C. placed      D. strengthened

46. A. but        B. however     C. so          D. therefore

47. A. chemistry  B. physics     C. biology     D. psychology

48. A. control    B. affect       C. remove      D. replace

49. A. agreed     B. proposed    C. refused     D. denied

50. A. can’t     B. mustn’t     C. won’t      D. needn’t

51. A. point out  B. take out    C. hand out     D. print out

52. A. dirty      B. clean       C. old         D. new

53. A. caught    B. arranged    C. left         D. convinced

54. A. exciting   B. mysterious   C. technological  D. modern

55. A. That      B. This         C. They          D. There

Answer

36. C     37. B       38. D     39. B       40. D

41. B     42. C      43. A     44. B       45. C

46. A     47. B       48. D     49. A       50. C

51. D     52. A       53. C    54. A       55. D

【解析】

本文是一篇观点独特的哲理小品，讲述的是三个年轻人在看到两个码头工人卸运石头之后的，引发的他们之间的一段对话。告诉我们在这个世界上尽管科技越来越发达，但还是代替不了人类的劳动。

36. Cleading down to 可以向下滑动的台阶是方便船只卸货的，down 向下的，lead to 通向…….

37. unloading 卸货，下一段有提示，前后呼应。 

38. era 时代 

39. expect 预料，想到。

40. seem to do sth. 看起来如何……

41. 从下文可知他们是有经验的（experienced）工人。

42. 动词辨析。carry 不强调动作的方向，强调搬运 ( carry ) 的物体较重。

43. 本题与上文的carry (扛，搬运)对应。

44. set against 使……平衡。

45. be well  placed 使….放置平衡、恰当。这里指注意姿势，使双腿保持平衡。

46. but 表示转折。由下文可知，他个子不大，体格不够强壮（He is a small build）, 但他肯定非常了解自己的工作，这样才能弥补自身的缺陷。干扰项是B “however”，做“可是”意思讲时是副词，不可引导从句。

47. 工人们所讲的都是有关力的作用和平衡的知识，当然属物理 (physics) 范畴。

48. 由全文可知技术无法替代（replace）人类的劳动，这是文章的主旨之所在。

49. 由上下文可知，Joshua 也赞同（agree）他的观点。

50. 反义疑问句，由本句末的 will you 可知。

51. print out 打印出

52. 由生活常识可知。

53. left 是形容词，表示“剩下的”意思，做后置定语。

54. 从文章最后一句话可知。

55. There be 结构。