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 school children，it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than 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 meaning(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 make­believe 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.

　　【语篇解读】　本文讲述了人们对幻想世界的好奇以及幻想世界对我们的影响，旨在告诉我们不要沉溺于幻想的世界，而失去现实生活的快乐。

　　1．The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves________.

　　A．the close connection between man and the fantasy world

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