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“Life is speeding up. 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 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 you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity（电） 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（微波炉）, 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（赶时髦的）, beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.
小题1:The writer uses the quote（引号） at the beginning of the story to ________.
A．tell us a truth about our lives
B．tell us what life was like long time ago
C．point out what causes such a thing to happen
D．point out some problems we will meet in the life
小题2:In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _______.
A．have speeded up our livesB．have improved the quality of our lives
C．may make people feel very happyD．may bring people some trouble
小题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
小题4:According to the passage, which id 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.
小题5:The passage is mainly about ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________.
A．problems with technology
B．improvements of our lives with technology
C．changes happening to technology
D．the importance of technology

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要想告诉我们随着现代科学技术的发展，我们的生活中有了很多新的发明，但是这些新发明让人们感到压力和疲惫。作者开头引用了一个不知名的罗马人所说的话，点明了短文的中心，即科学技术的发展给人们带来的问题。
小题1:句意理解题。短文的开头作者引用了一个生活在公元53年的罗马的一个不知名的人所说的话，意为：生活在加速，每个人都因此而不安。作者这样做的原因是因此他在这篇短文中想要谈论的话题，即生活的快速发展到底对我们是好的还是坏的。故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第四段的内容可知，在这一段中作者给我们描述了一个画面，画面中的我们在一系列的现代发明面前，生活没有变得更加舒适，反而是一塌糊涂。故选D，新发明可能会给我们的生活带来麻烦。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文第六段One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.可知，英国的一个家庭想要回到过去的时间，去看看过去的时候，在没有所有这些新发明之前人们的生活是怎样的。故选B。
小题4:推理判断题。根据people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity（电） often seem to be happier可知A这句话是正确的；根据短文第六段可知Ｃ这句话也是正确的；根据短文Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired.可知Ｄ这句话也是正确的；根据短文的开头可知Ｂ是不正确的。故选Ｂ。
小题5:主旨大意题。这篇短文中作者主要想告诉我们随着现代科学技术的发展，我们的生活中有了很多新的发明，但是这些新发明让人们感到压力和疲惫。所以作者在这篇短文中讨论的是科学技术的发展给人们带来的问题。故选Ａ。
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Recent years , with the development of the computer and the Internet, many students often use computers to surf the Internet . Should students be allowed to surf the Internet? Here are some people’s opinions .
 Tracy
I study in a junior high school . I think students shouldn’t be allowed to surf the Internet . Surfing the Internet wastes a lot of time , so the students spend less time doing their homework . Also many students lose themselves in playing the computer games . In their minds , games are everything and they keep on playing the games for hours . That’s too bad for their study and their health .
Jimmy
  I don’t agree with Tracy . In my opinion , surfing the Internet can help us a lot . For example , I often get help from the Internet . I’m weak in learning English . When I have trouble in learning English, I can get on line to ask for help . Always I can get the answers soon . In this way , I have made great progress .Thanks to the Internet .
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   Yes , I have the same opinion as Jimmy . My son , Bob studies very hard . After hours of working hard , he usually feels tired . If he goes on with his study , he will feel stressed out . So I often ask him to surf the Internet to listen to some light music . It can help him relax and he will study better later on .
What’s your opinion ? Do you agree with them ? Welcome to share your ideas with us ?
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