2017届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解解析版汇编：55（含解析）
<p> 2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（55）</p><p> 阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出最佳选项。<span word="Feeling">Feeling</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> ? “<span word="Cheer">Cheer</span> <span word="up">up</span>，” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Ridley">Ridley</span>.“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Ridley">Ridley</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="optimist">optimist</span>—<span word="rational">rational</span>，<span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>，<span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rational">Rational</span> <span word="Optimist">Optimist</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="that">that</span>，<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>，<span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="for">for</span> 100, 000 <span word="years">years</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span>.</p><p> <span word="Here">Here</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="views">views</span>.</p><p> 1)<span word="Shopping">Shopping</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span> <span word="invention">invention</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>，<span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="nutritious">nutritious</span> <span word="food">food</span>，<span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>，<span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>，<span word="better">better</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>，<span word="more">more</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="us">us</span> .<span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p>
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