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    　　When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days．

    　　It goes like this：You can't take any means of transportation more than once．We would start from home, walking two blocks to the rail station．We'd take the train into the city center, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi．We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district, but we didn't like the way the horses were treated, so we never did．At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom's friend was waiting to give us a ride home-our first car ride of the day．

    　　The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around．She was born to be multimodal(多方式的)．She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence-the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels．

    　　Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore．New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored．And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolbox-and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet．

    　　On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy, but the transportation was the point．First, it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window．As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself：How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track, what line, which direction, where's the stop, and will I get wet when we go under the river?

    　　I'm writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn't try on our Transportation Days and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all．My flight routed me through Philadelphia．My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport．She took a train to meet me．

    (1)

    Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days?

    [　　]

    A．

    Having a car ride．

    B．

    Taking the train twice．

    C．

    Buying more than one toy．

    D．

    Touring the historic district．

    (2)

    According to the writer, what was the greatest benefit of her Transportation Days?

    [　　]

    A．

    Building confidence in herself．

    B．

    Reducing her use of private cars．

    C．

    Developing her sense of direction．

    D．

    Giving her knowledge about vehicles．

    (3)

    The underlined word “paralyzed”(in Para．5)is closest in meaning to “________”．

    [　　]

    A．

    displayed

    B．

    justified

    C．

    ignored

    D．

    ruined

    (4)

    Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?

    [　　]

    A．

    Airplane．

    B．

    Subway．

    C．

    Tram．

    D．

    Car．

    答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．A;
    解析：

    (1)

    根据第二段第一句中“You can't take any means of transportation more than once．”可知母亲禁止乘坐两次火车，故B项正确．

    (2)

    根据第三段第二句中“…above all, a failure of cnfidence-the product of a childhood…”可知，作者认为最大的受益在于增强自信，故A项正确．

    (3)

    根据语境可知，该句意为：当我长大时，我母亲帮我解密了可能使我无法作自我首次尝试的秘密．D项意为“毁灭”，符合语境，故D项正确；A项意为“陈列”，B项意为“证明……是正当的”，C项意为“不理睬”，都与语境不符．

    (4)

    根据最后一段第一句中“…a means we didn't try on…the dirtiest and most polluting of them all．”可知，作者不赞同飞机，故A项正确．


    提示：

    (1)

    细节理解题．难度中等．

    (2)

    细节理解题．难度中等．

    (3)

    词义猜测题．难度中等．

    (4)

    细节理解题．难度中等．


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    How Long Can People Live?

    　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

    　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

    　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

    　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

    　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

    　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

    　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

    　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

    　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

    (1)

    What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

    [　　]

    A．

    People can live to 122．

    B．

    Old people are creative．

    C．

    Women are sporty at 85．

    D．

    Women live longer than men．

    (2)

    According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the average human life span could be 110

    B．

    scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

    C．

    few people can expect to live to over 150

    D．

    researchers are not sure how long people can live

    (3)

    Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

    [　　]

    A．

    Jerry Shay．

    B．

    Steve Austad

    C．

    Rich Miller

    D．

    George Martin

    (4)

    What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

    [　　]

    A．

    Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．

    B．

    The average human life span cannot be doubled．

    C．

    Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．

    D．

    New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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