英語100篇精讀薈萃（基礎(chǔ)篇）

1、英語英語100篇精讀薈萃（低級篇）篇精讀薈萃（低級篇）Passageone（Theonlywaytotravelisonfoot）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Deionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’‘NeolithicMan’etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesfanthropo

2、logiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Histiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeoplefgothowtousetheirlegs.Menwomenmovedaboutincarsbusestrainsfromav

3、eryearlyage.Therewereliftsescalatsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasfceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholi

4、day.Theybuiltcablerailwaysskiliftsroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthweremarredbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistybooksmightalsorecdthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromon

5、eplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’seyeviewofthewld–evenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycartrainablurredimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Card

6、riversinparticulararefeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelureofthegreatmotwayswhatasfseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewdsoftheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseethewldwhatdidIse

7、eIsawthesea.’Thetypicaltwentiethcenturytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeenthere.’YoumentiontheremotestmostevocativeplacenamesinthewldlikeElDadoKabulIrkutsksomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’–meaning‘Idrovethroughitat10

8、0milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingfwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningle

9、ss.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperiencethepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedead.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Fhimtravelingarrivingareonethesamething:hear

10、rivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.Heknowsthatsound.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruet

11、ravellers.1、Anthpologistslabelnowaday’smen‘Legless’becauseApeoplefgethowtousehislegs.Bpeopleprefercarsbusestrains.Cliftsescalatspreventpeoplefromwalking.Dtherearealotoftransptationdevices.2、TravellingathighspeedmeansApeo

12、ple’sfocusonthefuture.Bapleasure.Csatisfyingdrivers’greatthrill.Danecessityoflife.3、Whydoestheauthsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’APeoplewon’tusetheireyes.BIntravelingathighspeedeyesbecomeuseless.CPeoplecan’tseeanythi

13、ngonhiswayoftravel.DPeoplewanttosleepduringtravelling.4、WhatisthepurposeoftheauthinwritingthispassageALegsbecomeweaker.BModernmeansoftransptationmakethewldasmallplace.CThereisnoneedtouseeyes.“我以一小時(shí)一百英里在去某某地方時(shí)經(jīng)過那里”。正因?yàn)槿绱耍?/p>

14、作者指出將來的歷史書上會記錄下：我們被剝奪了眼睛的應(yīng)用。A人們不愿用眼睛。B在高速旅行中，眼睛沒有用了。D旅行中，人們想睡覺。4.D旅行的最佳方式是走路。文章第一段、第二段分別講述了旅行可不用腳、不用眼等情況。第三段，在講述了人們只知向前向前，一切經(jīng)歷都停滯，現(xiàn)實(shí)不再是現(xiàn)實(shí)，還不如死的好。而用腳走路的旅行者總是生活再現(xiàn)實(shí)，對他來說旅行和到達(dá)是一回事，他一步一步走到某地，他用眼睛、耳朵，以至整個(gè)身體去體驗(yàn)現(xiàn)在時(shí)刻、旅行終點(diǎn)，他感到全身舒坦

15、愉悅的疲勞，美美享受滿足的酣睡；一切真正旅行者的真實(shí)報(bào)償。這一段就是作者寫文章的目的――走路是旅行的最佳方式。A腳變得軟弱無力。B現(xiàn)代交通工具把世界變小。C沒有必要用眼睛。5.C從高出向下看的景致：俯視。A用鳥的眼睛看景點(diǎn)。B鳥在看美景。D風(fēng)景點(diǎn)。Passagetwo(ViciousDangerousSptsShouldbeBannedbyLaw)Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogr

16、esswehavemadeit’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooldRomansbecausetheyrelishedthegiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonfenterta

17、inment.Wemayfgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoobviouslyknewnobetter.ButareourfeelingsofsuperiityreallyjustifiedAreweanylessbloodthirstyWhydoboxingmatchesfinstanceattractsuchuniversalinterestDon’tthespec

18、tatswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolenceHumanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvestheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleap

19、arteatingthemalivewefindallstsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsptswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongagesptswhicharequiteasbarbarousassaypublichangingsbearbaiting.Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayageweshouldstillallowhuntingbu

20、llfightingthatweshouldbepreparedtositbackwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingringthatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneanumberofracingcarscrashingburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof‘thespti

21、ngspirit’issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsptsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Awldheavyweightchampionshipmatchfinstanceisfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisapp

22、ointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedttureviolence.WhyshouldwebanviolentsptsifpeopleenjoythemsomuchYoumaywellask.T

23、heanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Fcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyemotionally–admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincagespublicfloggingsofanyofthecountless

24、otherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthegrimfbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsofthewld.Bigefftsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeab

25、outnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyunaccountablyimprovedbutbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveitmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousviolentspt

26、swewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingunwthyofhumanbeings.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauth’sopinionofnowadays’humanbeingsisA.notveryhigh.B.high.C.contemptuous.D