试题出自试卷《全国医学统考2018年考博英语真题》

问题1选项
A.She is pessimistic about the future.
B.She is pessimistic about the far future.
C.She is optimistic about the far future.
D.She is optimistic about the near future.

C

M: You have lived through two World Wars and a Cold War. When you look ahead into the future of mankind, are you hopeful or not?
W: I am hopeful for the long distant future, but for the near future, I am terribly, terribly pessimistic. I fear that many terrible things will occur around the world because mankind is in spiritual crisis.
Q: How does the woman feel about the future of mankind?
【解析】细节题。女士说她觉得自己对长远的未来很有希望，但是对较近的未来则非常悲观，故选C。