Question

One day, Mr. Arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as ever. He was explaining the story of human being to his pupils. He told them that, in the beginning, men were nomads (游牧); they never stayed in the same place for very long. Instead, they would travel about, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they would move off somewhere else.

He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate (耕作) the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to finish, like building towns, cities, and all that were in them. All the children were listening attracted by this story, until Lucy jumped up:

“And if that was so important and improved everything so much, why are we nomads all over again, Mr. Arnold?”

Mr. Arnold didn’t know what to say. Lucy was a very clever girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean?

“We have all become nomads again,” continued Lucy, “The other day, outside the city, they were cutting the forest down. A while ago a fisherman told me how they fish. It’s the same with everyone: when there’s no more forest left the foresters go elsewhere, and when the fish run out the fishermen move on. That’s what the nomads did, isn’t it?

The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right. Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept developing it until the land was bare. And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized (文明的).

The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T-shirt, with a message that said “I am not a nomad!”

And, from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, they would make sure that they got the recycled kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought up on farms.

And so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric men had done, so many thousands of years ago.

1.Why would early humans travel about in the beginning?

A.To experience different lifestyles.

B.To go sightseeing in different places.

C.To find what they could to feed themselves.

D.To do more exercise to build themselves up.

2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that ________.

A.people got tired of living in the same place

B.people gradually got used to living in cities

C.people spent a long time in learning to keep animals

D.people tended to settle down after learning farming and keeping animals

3.The teacher thought Lucy’s argument was ________.

A. reasonableB. unbelievable

C. puzzlingD. shocking

4.Which of the following agrees with the message “I am not a nomad” (Paragraph 7)?

A.People eat young fish for its delicious taste.

B.People use recycled materials as much as possible.

C.Fishermen move elsewhere when there is no fish left.

D.Foresters leave the place where there is no wood left.

5.The writer tries to make us believe that ________.

A.mankind has been progressing mainly through traveling about

B.it’s unwise for mankind to use the land in an uncontrolled way

C.it’s quite good for students to learn more about the history of mankind

D.teachers should encourage students to voice their own opinions bravely

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过老师和学生的互动对话以及之后学生的行为告诉我们，使用资源要有节制，确保资源和能源永续利用，不要像游牧民族一样为了食物不断迁移。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句Instead, they would travel about, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they would move off somewhere else.可知，早期人类之所以不断迁移是为了寻找食物维持生存，故选C项。

2. 细节理解题。根据第二段中because by learning to cultivate (耕作) the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily. It also meant that people could remain living in one place可知，在知道了如何耕作和饲养动物之后，人类有了稳定的食物供给，所以就可以在一个地方长期定居下来，故选D。

3. 细节理解题。根据第五段中The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right. Mankind had turned into nomads.可知，老师认为Lucy的想法很合理。故A正确。

4. 推理判断题。根据第七段的内容，使用循环材料的人可以说自己不是游牧人，故B正确。

5. 推理判断题。通过全文内容可知，作者是提醒人们不要用一种无节制的方法来使用土地，而是要节约使用资源，确保资源永续利用。故B正确。

【名师点评】本文通过老师和学生的互动对话以及之后学生的行为告诉我们，使用资源要有节制，确保资源和能源永续利用，不要像游牧民族一样为了食物不断迁移。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。

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