英语精读材料荟萃(基础篇)试卷
日期:2010-03-02 03:39
‘NeolithicMan’,neatlysumupwholeperiodsWhenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,etc,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegsMenandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyageTherewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalkingThissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachdayButthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholidayTheybuiltcablerailways,ski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountainAllthebeautyspotsonearthweremarredbythepresenceoflargecarparks’ThefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyesInourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,Passageone(Theonlywaytotravelisonfoot)ThepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologistsDescriptionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’,theywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcentury,wefailedtoseeanythingonthewayAirtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld–orev,
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