17．"The world has never been a better place to live in，"says science writer Matt Ridley，"and it will keep on getting better．"Ridley's critics have accused him of his views on climate change and the free market．Yet Ridley，54，sticks to his guns．"It is not mad to befieve in a happy future for people and the planet．"he says．Ridley，who's been a foreign correspondent，a zoologist，an economist，and a financier，brings a broad view to his sunny outlook．"People say I'm bonkers to claim the world will go on getting better．yet I can't stop myself，"he says．Read on to see how Ridley makes his case．
Compared with 50 years ago，when I was just four years old，the average human now earns nearly three times as much money，eats one third more calories，and can expect to live one third longer．In fact，it's hard to find any region of the world that's worse off now than it was then，even though the global population has more than doubled over that period．
City citizens take up less space，use less energy，and have less impact on natural ecosystems than country livers．The world's cities now contain over half its people，but they occupy less than 3 percent ofits land are8．Urban growth may worry environmentalism，but living in the country is not the best way to care for the earth．The best thing we can do for the planet is build more skyscrapers．
The rich get richer，but the poor do even better．Between 1980 and 2000，the poor doubled their consumption．Nigerians are twice as rich and live nine more years．The percentage of the world's people living in absolute poverty has dropped by over half．The United Nations estimates that poverty was reduced more in the past 50 years than in the previous 500．
71．Ridley's attitude towards the human future isD．
A．worried      B．proud       C．concerned       D．optimistic
72．According to Paragraph 2，the improvement of people's life is great in theirB．
A．earning much money，eating more and living happily
B．earning more money，better food and living longer
C．spending more money，richer food and easy life
D．higher pay，various food and active life
73．The writer believes thatA．
A．urban Hving is a good thing
B．a(chǎn)ll people should live in cities
C．living in the countryside causes trouble
D．tall buildings should be built in the country
74．The last paragraph mainly tells us thatA．
A．the poor people benefit more than the rich
B．poverty in the world nearly disappears
C．the percentage ofthe rich has dropped by over half
D．the rich get more benefit than the ordinary people
75．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？C
A．Go ahead!B．Calm Down!C．Cheer Up!D．Take Care!

分析 作家Matt Ridley認(rèn)為世界是一個(gè)前所未有的美好的居住地，而且它將更加適宜人類和生物的居住，并給出了一些原因．

解答 71-75 DBAAC
71題答案是D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)yet I can't stop myself 我無法停止我自己（相信我們會(huì)有一個(gè)美好的未來），可知作者的態(tài)度是積極樂觀的，故選D．
72題答案是B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)the average human now earns nearly three times as much money，eats one third more calories，and can expect to live one third longer 人們比以前平均多賺取3倍的錢，吃的食物多出1/3的能量，還可以活得更長．故選B．
73題答案是A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)City citizens take up less space，use less energy，and have less impact on natural ecosystems than country livers．The world's cities now contain over half its people，but they occupy less than 3 percent ofits land are8 城市里的人占用更少的空間，使用更少的能量，對(duì)自然環(huán)境有更小的影響．可知城市化是一件好事．故選A．
74題答案是A．歸納總結(jié)題．根據(jù)but the poor do even better…可知窮人比富人獲益更多．故選A．
75題答案是C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)第一段的The world has never been a better place to live in，"says science writer Matt Ridley，"and it will keep on getting better．"Ridley's critics have accused him of his views on climate change and the free market．作家Matt Ridley認(rèn)為世界是一個(gè)前所未有的美好的居住地，而且它將更加適宜人類和生物的居�。龁柧唧w分析了原因，給人們展示了一個(gè)樂觀的藍(lán)圖．所以選Cheer Up 振作起來．故選C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是政治經(jīng)濟(jì)類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對(duì)文章通讀一遍，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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From："The Shoe People"＜inquiries@shoepeople．com＞"
Dear Mr．Trimbald，
Thank you for your e-mail concerning the poor quality of our rubber soled black workboots．A representative will be by your office next week to pick up the damaged boots．We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you and your crew．
Along with five new pairs of workboots for your crew （we included one extra pair），we have enclosed a free year's supply of spray（噴霧）．In our retail stores，this spray is always recommended to buyers who work on heated floors．This should have been brought to your attention at the time of your initial order （received by telephone on October 12，2007）．Please excuse our oversight．
To date we have had no complaints about these workboots from customers who have used the protector spray．However，should you use the spray and find that you are still unsatisfied with the boots，please return the boots and spray for a full refund．Thank you for supporting The Shoe People．Have a Happy New Year．
Sincerely，
Stan Mason，President

69．The first email is basically an email ofD．
A．a(chǎn)pology    B．sympathy   C．a(chǎn)ppreciation   D．complaint
70．What is the"spray"used for according to the passage？B
A．To repair the damaged boots．      B．To protect the soles from heat．
C．To prevent the crew from danger．  D．To protect the boots from concrete．
71．According to the president of The Shoe People，John TrimbaldC．
A．can exchange the damaged boots with new ones at any time
B．must return the damaged boots to any of the retail stores
C．will get new pairs of boots and a free year's supply of spray
D．can return the damaged boots and spray for a full refund now．

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