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1、高考备考总复习专题练习之阅读理解(一)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D），选出最佳选项。AUndoubtedlymodernity(现代性)hascompletelychangedthefaceofthewholeworld.ItusedtotakeyearstotravelacrosstheEurasia,whileitnowtakesjusthours.Ahundredyearsagothewiveswereanxiouslywaitingforthemonthlylette
2、rfromthefront,nowadaysbyafewclicksthelovedfaceisinfrontofyou.Buttheproblemisthatpeoplewantmuch,oftennotbecausetheyneedthatmuch,butbecausetheydesiresomuch.Weneeddesiresanddreamthatpushusforward,whilewearealsotrappedbydesires.Comparedwithcurrentmodernizationlevelwithonehundred
3、yearsago,peopleshouldallfeelhappyandcontent.Ourlivingstandardishundredsoftimesbetterthanthattime,butwearenotfeelinghundredsoftimesbetterthanpeopleatthattime.Why?Instone-age,apieceofcookedfishisaluxury,iniron-age,abagofgoldcoinisaluxury,littledesire,littlediscontent,littlesuf
4、fering.Therethencametheso-calledmodernity.Mediumcausethedesireoffame,becomingfamousmeansyouwouldbeseenandrecognizedanywhereandanytime.Abundanceofgoodsandserviceemphasize(强调)theimportanceofwealth,thereisnolimitation,spacetravelwouldcostyou20millionUSdollars.Lotstodesire,lotso
5、fdiscontent,followedbylotsofsufferingandfrustration(失意)。Einstein,probablythesmartestmansofar,saidinhisoldage,“MoreIresearch,moreIfoundIdon’tunderstand.Atlast,IcouldnothelpstartingbelieveinGod.”Hisdesireisanewbreakthroughinthephysicsfiled,auniverse-widedesire,andauniverse-wid
6、efrustration.Sowhereareweheading?56.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Whatwedesiretogetshouldbelimited.B.Nodesire,noprogress.C.Onlyastrongdesirecanputusforward.D.Befreefromdesiresoasnottobetrapped.57.Theauthorusesthesatisfactory“spacetravel”inordertoexplain___.A.rapidprogr
7、essofscienceB.improvementofspaceflightC.madpursuitofpleasureD.abundanceofgoodsandservice58.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Everybodyhastherighttolivebetter.B.Einstein’sdesireisinthephysicsfield.C.EinsteinisthesmartestmanD.Materialpursuitisdifficu
8、lttosatisfy.BTheymaystillbeintheprimeoftheirlives—butformanyyoungadults,the
