Julio loves to visit his grandmother . He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away .His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole summer . Hid cousins Mario and linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer .
A big porch (走廊) wrapped (缠绕)around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing (秋千).He could see the trees that circle the house .They had been planted as a windbreak (防风林).They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house was in the middle of a large flat field .
Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there .Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed (装种子的麻袋做成的堡垒).Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explore the fields .Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home !
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry .
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road .“They’re here ! They are here !”He shouted .
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【小题1】Why doesn’t Julio often visit his grandmother ?

A.Because he doesn’t love his grandmother.
B.Because his parents don’t let him visit his grandmother.
C.Because his home is far away from his grandmother's.
D.Because he is often ill .
【小题2】Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ?
A.Linda.B.Julio.C.Mario.D.Henry.
【小题3】The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_____.
A.watching old movie
B.taking a tractor ride
C.finding a snake skin
D.making a fort from seed sacks
【小题4】How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?
A. He was worried.B. Ht: was excited.
C.He was angry .D. He was sad
【小题5】After Julio cousins arrive , when would probably happen next ?
A.They would build a fort on the hill
B.They would look for snake skins .
C.They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard
D.They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house

阅读理解

“Life is speeding up(加快速度). Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person wrote it.

Inventions can change our lives. But have all these things really improved our lives? Imagine this. You’re doing your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer is turned off and you lose all your work. How do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives, but they often leave us feeling tired.

One family in England went “back in time” to see what life was like without these inventions. The grandparents, with their daughter and grandsons Ben 10 and Tom 7, spent nine weeks in an old house. They had no computers or mobile phones. The grandmother, Linda, said, “The more things you have, the harder life becomes.” And Ben also noticed that his grandmother had changed. She cooked delicious food for them!

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.The writer uses the quotation(引语) at the beginning to _____.

A.tell us a truth about our lives

B.tell us what life was like before

C.show why such a thing happened

D.show that we face big problems

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

A.have speeded up our lives

B.have improved our lives

C.may make people feel happy

D.may bring people some trouble

3.The family chose to spend some time in an old 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 way would be fun for them

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired.

B.An unknown man was sure that life would get better.

C.The family had some changes when they lived in an old house.

D.The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”.

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

 

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