8．For those who make journeys across the world，the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages．Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village．Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other，allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago．
Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far．A price has been paid，they say，for the conquest （征服） of time and distance． Travel is something to be enjoyed，not endured（忍受）．The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey．A journey by train also has a special charm about it．Lakes and forests and wild，open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing．On board a plane，however，there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane．The soft lighting，in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know，and the hours progress slowly．
Then there is the time spent being"processed"at a modern airport．People are conveyed like robots along walkways； baggage is weighed，tickets produced，examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area．Journeys by rail and sea take longer，yes，but the hours devoted to being"processed"at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent．No wonder，then，that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines．
Man，however，is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane．The working lives of too many people depend upon it； whole new industries have been built around its design and operation．The holiday maker，too，with limited time to spend，patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days，relaxing in the sun．speed controls people's lives； time saved，in work or play，is the important thing-or so we are told．Perhaps those first horsemen，riding free across the wild，open plains，were enjoying a better world than the one we know today．They could travel at will，and the clock was not their master．
71．What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1？B
A．Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages．
B．The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short．
C．The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams．
D．Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place．
72．How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2？D
A．By giving instructions．
B．By analyzing cause and effect．
C．By following the order of time．
D．By giving examples．
73．According to Paragraph 3，passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains becauseD．
A．they pay less for the tickets
B．they feel safer during the travel
C．they can enjoy higher speed of travel
D．they don't have to waste time being"processed"
74．What does the last sentence of the passage mean？A
A．They could enjoy free and relaxing travel．
B．They needed the clock to tell the time．
C．They preferred traveling on horseback．
D．They could travel with their master．
75．What is the main idea of the passage？D
A．Air travel benefits people and industries．
B．Train Travel has some advantages over air travel．
C．Great changes have taken place in modern travel．
D．The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost．
分析 文章大意：乘坐飛機旅游，使現(xiàn)代旅游者認為距離和速度不再是擔憂的問題．對那些旅游世界的人來說，今天旅行的速度已經(jīng)把國家變成了小村莊．對現(xiàn)代旅行者來說它們之間的距離并不比兩個相對的人從一村走到另一村大．噴氣式飛機帶著人們從地球的一端飛到另一端，幫人們實現(xiàn)了100多年以來夢寐以求的旅游自由．但它也帶來了些許無奈，缺少了諸多樂趣--人們被時間奴役．
解答 71．B 段落大意題． 第一段講了由于旅行速度快，國與國之間的距離變成了村與村的距離．實現(xiàn)了旅行區(qū)域自由的夢想．先揚后抑，導入下文．B選項符合此意．
72．D 推理判斷題．該段先講述了現(xiàn)代旅行買下了時間和距離．但旅行目的是討個享受，而不是忍耐．接著分別正反兩方面舉例說明：搭船旅游可以悠閑地領(lǐng)略途中不斷變換的美景和自然聲響；坐火車旅行可以觀賞窗外湖光山色；而乘飛機只能面對單調(diào)的藍天和機內(nèi)乏人的音像．所以選D．
73．D 細節(jié)理解題．這段前半部分描述了乘飛機旅行時，現(xiàn)在的乘客像機器人似的，進入或離開機場時要耗費時間在一些"程序化"的事情上．而搭船和坐火車則不一樣．所以人們更樂意選modern high-speed train．選項D符合此意．
74．A 句意理解題．最后一句話的意思是：人們可以隨心去旅行而不用擔心時間．A他們可以享受自由而放松的旅行；B他們需要時鐘來告知時間；C他們更喜歡在馬背上旅行；D他們可以和他們的主人旅行．所以選A．
75．D 主旨大意題．全文共四段．第一段告訴我們乘飛機旅行可以使人們戰(zhàn)勝距離；第二段話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，指出人們旅行目的是為了休閑享受；第三段便直接說明乘飛機旅行的弊端（耗費時間在一些"程序化"的事情上）；最后一段講現(xiàn)代的人們?yōu)榱俗非笏俣�，�?jié)省時間更好地休閑而不得不忍受著乘飛機旅行時的忙碌以及飛機內(nèi)有限地空間．整個文章的意思告訴人們乘飛機旅行速度快，但要忍受一些無奈，失去些樂趣．故選D．
點評 做好語義轉(zhuǎn)換題．本篇兩題涉及句意理解．這類題是根據(jù)英語中一詞多義和某些詞語在文中能表達一定的修辭意義的原則而設(shè)計的．要求同學們解釋某生詞的含義，確定多義詞或短語在文中的意思，確認文中的某個代詞所指代的對象，或者對英語中特有的表達、格言、諺語進行解釋．這種題要求同學們一定要根據(jù)上下文猜測詞義或理解句子，切不可望文生義．
