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解析:D  People aren’t walking any more--

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【单选题】D  People aren’t walking any more---if they can figure out a way to avoid it.  I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps.But I used the car.And I wasn’t in ay hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.  It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(), for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs.At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship.And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced –and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.  Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart.But a well-knownBritish physician, SirAdolpheAbrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper…… is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly.And wlaking is an ideal form of exercise--- the most familiar and natural of all.  It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world, He cannot learn in a car.  The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is {{U}}a steel river{{/U}} thundering on a concrete roaD、And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.  I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light.And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage
A、To tell people to reflect more non life.
B.To recommend people to give up driving
C.To advise people to do outdoor activities
D.To encourage people to return to walking

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推理题。作者在本文中说明现在很多人都患上了一种国家病:开车太多,很少步行。作者回忆了以前人们经常步行的情况,也说明了步行的很多好处。可知本文的未了鼓励人们重新用双脚走路,少开车。故D正确。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>

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