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1、中国权威高考信息资源门户www.gaokao.com2012年高考英语阅读理解训练：说理议论类(一)(2011·湖北高考) Feelingblueabouttheworld?“Cheerup.”sayssciencewriterMattRidley.“Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.” Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe'scarefullyweighed
2、theevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe'ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat,onthewhole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfact
3、sgatheredthroughyearsofresearch. Here'showheexplainshisviews. 1)Shoppingfuelsinvention ItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,moreconvenienttransport,biggerh
4、ouses,bettercars,and,ofcourse,morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe'llbe. 2)Brilliantadvances Onereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer??livedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthe
5、fourmostbasichumanneeds—food,clothing,fuelandshelter—havegrown alotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleproviding onehour'slightcostsixhours'work. Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes'worktopayfor. In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit'shalfsecond. 3)Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange M
6、itigating(减轻)climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself. Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil??fuel(化石燃料)electricityisforbiddenbywell??meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcaus
7、edbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemild,butcuttingcarboncausesrealpain,wemaywellfindthatwehavestoppedanose??bleedbyputtingatourniquet(止血带)aroundournecks. 1.WhatisthethemeofRidley'smostrecent中国权威高考信息资源门户www.gao
