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2010兰州中考英语阅读理解62题答案为什么不是C

There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today——the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.

For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that as much effect as the wheel . Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.

In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.

The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.

By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took a step. Since then other countries , including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.

In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
62. According to the passage man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot .

A. at the beginning of 1800s B. in the 1960s

C. since the 1900s D. from the 1800s to 1960s
这句话：By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. 难道不能说明选答案C吗

Answer 1

C明显错的很离谱，但是A好像也不对，答案很明显是D，因为Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more.说明从1800S开始人们就不用不得不去探索，而By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again.说明到1960S之后，人们又再一次引发了探索的热潮，而你引述的这句话恰好就是说明了人们是从1960年开始又渴望探索。

Answer 2

A 根据“Then in the early 1800s... explore much any more．”可以判断出正确答案为 A。
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Answer 3

肯定不是c了，显然是A吧。

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