单选题 Men have traveled ever since they first appeared on the earth.
In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates. They traveled on foot. Their journeys were long, tiring, and often dangerous. They protected themselves with simple weapons, such as wooden sticks or stone clubs, and by lighting fires at night and, above all, by keeping together.
Being intelligent and creative, they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed out tree trunks, and by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel across water.
Later they traveled, not from necessity, but for the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things. This is still the main reason why we travel today.
Traveling, of course, has now become a highly organized business. There are cars and splendid roads, express trains, huge ships and jet airliners, all of which provide us with comforts and security. This sounds wonderful. But there are difficulties, if you want to go abroad, you need a passport and a visa, tickets, luggage, and a hundred and one other things. If you lose any of them, your journey may be ruined.
单选题 In primitive times men traveled ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第二段第一句指出,在原始社会,人们旅行的目的是寻找放牧场地,躲避敌人,或者是为了寻找更为适宜的气候,即为了必需的生活需求而旅行。由第四段第一句“later they traveled, not from necessity...”也可直接得出答案B是正确的。
单选题 Their journeys were long, tiring and often dangerous, so they had to take measures to protect themselves EXCEPT ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第二段最后一句是说原始人旅途中的情况,他们为了保护自己拿着简单的武器,例如木棍和石棒,并在夜里点燃火把,更重要的是他们常常一起行动。A、B、C都正确,D项明显不合文意。
单选题 Later, they found it easier to travel because ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第三段第二句指出,原始人后来驾驭牲畜或划着木船旅行。B项符合文章描述。
单选题 Traveling has now become a highly organized business ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章最后一段前两句是说,现在旅行已成为一种有组织的业务,因为有安全舒适的交通工具。
单选题 "... to escape from hostile neighbors...", "hostile" means ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第二段讲述了原始人旅行有许多原因,其中包括躲避充满敌意的邻居。hostile意思为“充满敌意的,不友好的”。D项意思最为接近。