【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Having bad feeling about world? “Cheer up.” says science writer Matt Ridley. “The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.” 【1】

1 ) 【2】

It is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, and better cars. 【3】 This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off we'll be.

2)Brilliant advances

One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs—food, clothing, fuel and shelter—have grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hour's light cost six hours' work. In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes' work to pay for. 【4】 Today it's half second.

3 )Let's not kill ourselves for climate change

【5】 A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossil-fuel (化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by well-meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose-bleed by putting a tourniquet (止血帶) around our necks.

A. Ridley calls himself a rational optimist—rational, because he's carefully weighed the evidence.

B. Overreaction to climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself.

C. Shopping fuels invention.

D. And, of course, we earn more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us.

E. In 1950 it was eight seconds.

F. It’s high time that we took immediate action to fight climate change.

G. Here's how he explains his views.

【答案】

【1】G

【2】C

【3】D

【4】E

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：人類的進(jìn)步是無(wú)法阻擋的，是令人樂(lè)觀的。在《理性的樂(lè)觀主義者》一書中，作者闡述了自己對(duì)于生活中的樂(lè)觀現(xiàn)象，并且對(duì)于購(gòu)物這樣普通的日常行為所帶來(lái)的積極影響都做了詳盡的分析和描述。

【1】G根據(jù)上句：世界從來(lái)就不是一個(gè)更好居住的地方，它將持續(xù)不斷地使人類和大自然變得更好�？芍挛脑诮忉屵@個(gè)觀點(diǎn)，故選G。

【2】C此題是小標(biāo)題。根據(jù)本段第一句：據(jù)報(bào)道僅在倫敦就有100多億產(chǎn)品在銷售。再根據(jù)本段最后一句可知，購(gòu)物刺激發(fā)明創(chuàng)造，刺激消費(fèi)，促進(jìn)生產(chǎn)，這種情況越多，我們將會(huì)越富有。根據(jù)句意和句子結(jié)構(gòu)，可知C項(xiàng)最符合題意。

【3】D根據(jù)上句：我們這一代有更多的營(yíng)養(yǎng)食品，更方便的交通，更大的房子和更好的汽車。再根據(jù)下句：只要用這些錢制造其他的東西，這將會(huì)持續(xù)�？芍丝找磉_(dá)的是：我們比以前的人掙了更多的英鎊和美元。故選D。

【4】E根據(jù)下句：今天它是半秒�？芍狤項(xiàng)In 1950 it was eight seconds.符合題意。

【5】B根據(jù)空格后的例子：一個(gè)孩子死于戶內(nèi)的煙，和文章最后一句可知，如果氣候變化證明是輕微的，然而降低二氧化碳會(huì)引起麻煩，那么很可能會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)我們用止血帶纏繞脖子以此止住鼻血。此處暗指對(duì)氣候變化的過(guò)度反應(yīng)存在危險(xiǎn)。故選B。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

七選五中的小標(biāo)題的特點(diǎn)是：1.短小精悍，概括性強(qiáng)；2.通常都是祈使句。37小題C此題是小標(biāo)題。根據(jù)本段第一句：據(jù)報(bào)道僅在倫敦就有100多億產(chǎn)品在銷售。再根據(jù)本段最后一句可知，購(gòu)物刺激發(fā)明創(chuàng)造，刺激消費(fèi)，促進(jìn)生產(chǎn)，這種情況越多，我們將會(huì)越富有。根據(jù)句意和句子結(jié)構(gòu)，可知C項(xiàng)最符合題意。

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