Question

Life is speeding up (加速). Everyone is getting unwell.

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD (公元) 53 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting , amazing and can even change our lives.

But have all these developments really improved the quality (品质) of our lives?

Picture this: you’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?

Inventions have sped up our lives so much that we often live feeling stressed (有压力的) and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no car, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents , with their daughter and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer . Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy (时髦的), beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things”.

1.The writer uses the quote (引用) at the beginning of the story to _________.

A. tell us a truth about our life

B. tell us what life was like long time ago

C. point our what causes such a thing to happen

D. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

2.In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________.

A. have speeded up our lives

B. have improve the quality of our lives

C. may make people feel very happy

D. may bring people some trouble

3.The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because _______.

A. they loved to live simple lives

B. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions

C. they were troubled by modern inventions

D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

4.According to the passage, which is NOT right?

A. People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier.

B. An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better.

C. The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house.

D. With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired

5.The passage is mainly about_______.

A. problems with technology

B. improvement of our lives with technology

C. changes happening to technology

D. the importance of technology

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了发明给人们生活带来的影响。我们都喜欢新发明，它们改变了我们的生活。它们使生活速度加快，同时给我们带来了压力和疲劳。有一家人到一个20世纪40年代的房子里生活，想知道没有现代发明的生活是什么样。

1.推理判断题。根据Life is speeding up (加速). Everyone is getting unwell.可知生活的速度加快，人们正变得不舒服，故推测这是在说关于生活的真谛，故选A。

2.Suddenly the computer goes blank and lose all your work.“突然你的电脑一片空白，你丢失所有的工作内容”可知新发明有时会给人们带来麻烦。故选D。

3.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.可知他们在20世纪40年代的房子里生活是想知道没有现代所有发明的生活是怎么样的。故选B。

4.Life is speeding up (加速). Everyone is getting unwell.可知这位未知名的罗马人写的这句话的意思是人们生活会越来越不好，故B项的意思与文中意思不相符，故选B。

5.推理判断题。根据Inventions have sped up our lives so much that we often live feeling stressed (有压力的) and tired.可知发明给我们感到压力，疲倦，会给我们带来一些麻烦。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。