71. 答案A

【解析】主旨大意题。这篇文章主要是向我们推荐Galapagos Islands，因此题目要具有醒目的特点，方能达到吸引读者眼球的目的，故题目以A为佳。

E

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(幻想) 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 modern 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.

72. The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves

A. the close connection between man and the fantasy world

B. the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature

C. the fine taste of moviegoers around the world

D. the general existence of the sense of curiosity

73. 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.

74. If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will

A. fail to appreciate the joy in our lives

B. be confused by the world of make-believe

C. miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world

D. be trapped by other worlds existing all around us

75. 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.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇论说文，介绍了我们每一个人都有好奇心，总是幻想美好的世界，但同时，告诫我们，不要沉迷在幻想之中，现实世界也是很美丽的，也是一切期间产生的根源。

72. 答案D

【解析】细节理解题。由第二段可知，举The Lord of the Rings这个例子是为了证明人们的好奇心是普遍存在的。所以答案选D项。

73. 答案B

【解析】推理判断题。Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals.这句话告诉我们，如果没有现代技术，即使一个小小的池塘也能成为一个令人惊异的世界。从而我们可以推测出我们现实世界也是很美丽的，也是一切期间产生的根源。

74. 答案A

【解析】细节理解题。根据The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world.可知，如果幻想成为我们好奇感的唯一出路的话，我们就会失去一些东西，就会失去与现实世界的联系，我们也就不能体会到我们现实生活中的快乐。由此判断选A项。

75. 答案B

【解析】作者意图题。由文章最后一段可知，作者写这篇文章的目的就是要告诉我们不要沉迷在幻想之中。由此判断选B项。

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，共10分)

以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正：

此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。