题文
Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives.This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?
Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction(交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen。
The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet(出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.
小题1:The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves A．the close connection between man and the fantasy worldB．the wonderful achievements of fantasy literatureC．the fine taste of moviegoers around the worldD．the general existence of the sense of curiosity小题2:What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?A．People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.B．The world around us could serve as a source of wonder.C．The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond.D．Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.小题3: If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will A．fail to appreciate the joy in our livesB．be confused by the world of make-believeC．miss the chance to recognize the fantasy worldD．be trapped by other worlds existing all around us小题4: What is the main purpose of the passage?A．To show us the hidden beauty in our world.B．To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world.C．To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder.D．To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
小题1:推理题：文章第二段提到《指环王》的流行，然后说：But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?我们对奇幻世界的好奇会不会使我们对我们现存的世界的快乐呢？推断应选D。
小题2:推理题:从其后的一句话When we lack meaningful interaction(交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen。说明当我们缺少和外界世界的有意义的交互时，我们只能和存在在我们想象中的事物交流了。言外之意就是外界可以给我们奇迹的源泉。选B。
小题3:细节题：从文章最后一段的：We are missing a connection with the living world.看出如果依赖想象世界，我们就不能享受现在生活的快乐。A
小题4:主旨题：从文章最后一段的Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.意思是：我们周围的世界才是我们生活的一部分，说明作者是想警告我们不能迷失在奇幻世界中。B
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Humans are naturally.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
