Man, however, is now a world traveler and can not turn his back on the airplane. The working lives of too many people depend upon it; whole new industries have been built around its design and operation. The holiday maker, too, with limited time to spend, patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days, relaxing in the sun. speed controls people’s lives; time saved, in work or play, is the important thing—or so we are told. Perhaps those first horsemen, riding free across the wild, open plains, were enjoying a better world than the one we know today. They could travel at will, and the clock was not their master.
71．What does the writer try to express in Paragraph1?
A．Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages．
B．The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short．
C．The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams．
D．Man has been fond of travelling rather than staying in one place．
72．How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph2?
A．By giving instructions． B．By analyzing cause and effect．
C．By following the order of time． D．By giving examples．
73．According to Paragraph 3, passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains because______．
A．they pay less for the tickets
B．they feel safer during the travel
C．they can enjoy higher speed of travel
D．they don’t have to waste time being “processed”
74．What does the last sentence of the passage mean?
A．They could enjoy free and relaxing travel．
B．They needed the clock to tell the time．
C．They preferred travelling on horseback．
D．They could travel with their master．
75．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Air travel benefits people and industries．
B．Train Travel has some advantages over air travel．
C．Great changes have taken place in modern travel.
D．The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost.
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