2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(1)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="one">one</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="anthropologists">anthropologists</span>. <span word="Descriptions">Descriptions</span> <span word="like">like</span><span word="Palaeolithic">Palaeolithic</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="Neolithic">Neolithic</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>., <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anthropologists">anthropologists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="Legless">Legless</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>. <span word="Histories">Histories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="escalators">escalators</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="dwellers">dwellers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="railways">railways</span>, <span word="ski">ski</span>-<span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="marred">marred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>. </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>-<span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span><span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blurred">blurred</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="smears">smears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>. <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lure">lure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="motorways">motorways</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="mention">mention</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="summed">summed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="song">song</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remotest">remotest</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="evocative">evocative</span> <span word="place">place</span>-<span word="names">names</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Dorado">Dorado</span>, <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span>, <span word="Irkutsk">Irkutsk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span><span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> 100 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>. </p>
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