Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意。然后從各題所給的選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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 (悲觀主義者)，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 1

【答案】

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】

本文是一篇觀點獨特的哲理小品，講述的是三個年輕人在看到兩個碼頭工人卸運石頭之后的，引發的他們之間的一段對話。告訴我們在這個世界上盡管科技越來越發達，但還是代替不了人類的勞動。

36. Cleading down to 可以向下滑動的臺階是方便船只卸貨的，down 向下的，lead to 通向…….

37. unloading 卸貨，下一段有提示，前后呼應。 

38. era 時代 

39. expect 預料，想到。

40. seem to do sth. 看起來如何……

41. 從下文可知他們是有經驗的（experienced）工人。

42. 動詞辨析。carry 不強調動作的方向，強調搬運 ( carry ) 的物體較重。

43. 本題與上文的carry (扛，搬運)對應。

44. set against 使……平衡。

45. be well  placed 使….放置平衡、恰當。這里指注意姿勢，使雙腿保持平衡。

46. but 表示轉折。由下文可知，他個子不大，體格不夠強壯（He is a small build）, 但他肯定非常了解自己的工作，這樣才能彌補自身的缺陷。干擾項是B “however”，做“可是”意思講時是副詞，不可引導從句。

47. 工人們所講的都是有關力的作用和平衡的知識，當然屬物理 (physics) 范疇。

48. 由全文可知技術無法替代（replace）人類的勞動，這是文章的主旨之所在。

49. 由上下文可知，Joshua 也贊同（agree）他的觀點。

50. 反義疑問句，由本句末的 will you 可知。

51. print out 打印出

52. 由生活常識可知。

53. left 是形容詞，表示“剩下的”意思，做后置定語。

54. 從文章最后一句話可知。

55. There be 結構。