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Human’s Greatest Achievements

The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.

【1】 The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press? Without the printing press, you wouldn’t be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet, and smartphones. 【2】

What about arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? 【3】

Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements. 【4】 We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.

What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”. 【5】 Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow,” like the Great Wall? What do you think?

A. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting.

B. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or save lives?

C. And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space?

D. They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel.

E. Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】本文介紹了人類的偉大成就。沒有這些偉大的發(fā)現(xiàn)和成就，人類生活將會沒有意思。

【1】E

根據(jù)In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.可知此處介紹了人類取得的成就，故選E。

【2】A

根據(jù)Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press? Without the printing press, you wouldn’t be reading this.可知此處表示想象一下沒有這些發(fā)現(xiàn)和成就，我們的生活會是什么樣，故選A。

【3】C

根據(jù)What about arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics?可知此處是把藝術(shù)和科技作比較，它們是不是一樣重要，故選C。

【4】D

根據(jù)We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.可知沒有火就沒有汽車和煮熟的食物，因此我們用火煮熟食物，用火來發(fā)明汽車，故選D。

【5】B

根據(jù)Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow,” like the Great Wall?可知此處用一種問句來提問什么可能是“偉大”，故選B。