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　　A   People won’t use their eyes.

　　B   In traveling at high speed, eyes become useless.

　　C   People can’t see anything on his way of travel.

　　D   People want to sleep during travelling.

　　4、What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

　　A   Legs become weaker.

　　B   Modern means of transportation make the world a small place.

　　C   There is no need to use eyes.

　　D   The best way to travel is on foot.

　　5. What does ‘a bird’s-eye view’ mean?

　　A   See view with bird’s eyes.

　　B   A bird looks at a beautiful view.

　　C   It is a general view from a high position looking down.

　　D   A scenic place.

　　VOCABULARY

　　1.　Palaeolithic　旧石器时代的

　　2.　Neolithic　　　新石器时代的

　　3.　escalator　　　自动电梯，自动扶梯

　　4.　ski-lift　　　载送滑雪者上坡的装置

　　5.　mar　　　　　　损坏，毁坏

　　6.　blur　　　　　模糊不清，朦胧

　　7.　smear　　　　　涂，弄脏，弄模糊（尤指画面、轮廓等）

　　8.　evocative　　　引起回忆的，唤起感情的

　　9.　El Dorado　　　(由当时西班牙征服者想象中的南美洲)黄金国，宝山，富庶之乡

　　10.　Kabul　　　　喀布尔（阿富汗首都）

　　11.　Irkutsk　　　伊尔库茨克（原苏联亚洲城市）

　　难句译注与答案详解

　　The only way to travel is on foot  旅游的唯一方法是走路

　　难句译注

　　1.　Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world – or even if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way.

　　【参考译文】飞机旅行，你只可俯视世界――如果机翼碰巧挡住了你的视线，就看得更少了。