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　　With the development of science and technology, most of us will comment：“Life is speeding up．Everyone is getting unwell．”

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

　　We all love new inventions．They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives．But have all these developments really improve 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, and 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 calm and happy do you feel?

　　Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired．Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, even no electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead 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, Lynn said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally．” She believed life was less materialistic．“The more things you have the more difficult life becomes．” She said．The boys said they found less to fight over, such as their computer．Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy, beer- drinking granny to one who cooked things”．

　　Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

　　●Don't be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day．Don't check your emails every day．

　　●Make sure you spend some time talking to your family．Set aside one evening a week when you don't turn on the television．Play cards and chat instead．

　　●Get a low-tech hobby．Every day，do something in the old-fashioned way，such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone．

　　●Don't worry too much about life－laugh more!

(1)

The passage is mainly about _______．
[　　]
A．	the important roles technology plays in our everyday life
B．	improvements of our life with technology
C．	problems with technology
D．	major changes are likely to happen to technology

(2)

The writer uses the quote at the beginning of the story to _______．
[　　]
A．	point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same
B．	tell us what life was like long time ago
C．	make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen
D．	share a truth about life

(3)

Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?
[　　]
A．	Because they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions．
B．	Because they liked to live simple lives．
C．	Because they were troubled by modern inventions．
D．	Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them．

(4)

What does the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?
[　　]
A．	Busy on line．
B．	Free．
C．	Be able to move．
D．	Be found by others．

(5)

The writer may support that ________
[　　]
A．	you ring back your boss immediately when you get home and see his message to you．
B．	you take your iphone and taptop and power them on all the time while traveling．
C．	you find fun in some exercise like hiking and jogging instead of chatting on the Internet．
D．	you check your mail account as frequently as you can．

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阅读理解

　　“Life is speeding up．Everyone is getting unwell．”

　　This may sound like something someone would say today．But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it．

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

　　But have all these developments really improve 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 calm and happy do you feel?

　　Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us 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 often seem to be happier?Perhaps because they lead 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 Tomas,7,spent nine weeks in a 1940s house．They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones．

　　The grandmother, Lyn, said,“It was hard physically, but not mentally．”She believed life was less materialistic．“The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,”she said．The boys said they fought 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”．

　　Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

　　Don’t be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day．Don’t check your e-mail every day．

　　Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can．It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying．

(1)

The passage is mainly about ________．
[　　]
A．	problem with technology
B．	improvements of our life with technology
C．	the important roles technology plays in our everyday life
D．	major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

(2)

The writer quoted(引用)what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to ________．
[　　]
A．	share a truth about life
B．	tell us what life was like long time ago
C．	make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen
D．	point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

(3)

What do you think the underlined word“available”in the first suggestion offered by the writer means?
[　　]
A．	Busy on line．
B．	Free．
C．	Be able to．
D．	Be found by others．

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　　Everyday rubbish could provide a valuable source of energy thanks to a clever new invention．Smelly methane(沼气)gas expelled from landfill sites containing tones of rotting household waste could be used to produce a valuable energy resource．In Europe alone land fill tips produce 94 billion cubic meters of methane per year but currently only one percent of what could be a valuable source of energy is used, the rest is burnt off to prevent an explosive build up of gas．

　　Methane gas forms when organic matter breaks down and is drawn off from large rubbish tips by pipes sunk into the middle of the waste．Until now this process wasn’t possible on small sites because the pipe allowed oxygen to seep in and that stop the breakdown process．

　　Viktor Popov of the Wessex Institute of Technology has now developed a system to modify existing landfill sites by making them airtight while the methane is extracted from sunken wells．The site is covered by a special three-layered skin whose two outer layers are made of clay with a pressurized(加压的)layer of carbon dioxide gas in the middle．As the methane is sucked out through a central well it is replaced by carbon dioxide from the middle layer rather than oxygen, allowing the breakdown process to continue．

　　Unfortunately there are no plans to use the power of methane even though Popov claims his invention could provide a valuable source of energy over the next 20 years．

(From http：//www.thenewspaper.org.uk/science/pg000276.php-8k)

(1)

The passage mainly introduces ________ to us．
[　　]
A．	how to make methane
B．	a new way to make use of rubbish
C．	the valuable things in rubbish
D．	the amount of rubbish beig reused

(2)

From the passage we can see that ________．
[　　]
A．	in Europe 94 billion cubic meters of methane is produced every year
B．	some of the waste will explode if it is not burnt off
C．	99％ of the rubbish has been burnt off in Europe
D．	only a very small part of this kind of energy is used in Europe

(3)

In the passage the underlined word“that”refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	methane gas
B．	the long pipe
C．	oxygen
D．	the rubbish

(4)

Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Oxygen can cause the breakdown process to stop．
B．	When the methane is sucked out, oxygen will enter from the middle layer．
C．	Carbon dioxide doesn’t affect the breakdown process．
D．	The new invention has not been put into use．

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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 citizen who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it．

We all love new inventions．They are exciting， amazing， and can 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 calm and happy do you feel?

　　Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us 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 often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simple 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 phone．

　　The grandmother， Lyn， said， “It was hard physically．But not mentally （精神上）．”She believed life was less materialistic（物质的）．“The more things you have，the more difficult life becomes， ”she said．The boys said they fought less．Probably， they said， because there was less to fight over， such as their computer．Also Lyn changed from being a“ fashionable， beer-drinking granny， to one who cooked things．”

　　Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions！

　　●Don't be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day．Don't check your e-mails every day．

　　●Make sure you spend some time talking to your family．Set aside one evening a week when you don't turn on the television．Play cards and chat instead．

　　●Get a low-tech hobby．Everyday， do something in the old-fashion way， such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the e-mail or telephone．

　　●Don't worry too much about life—laugh more！

1．The passage is mainly about________．

A．problems with technology

B．improvements of our life with technology

C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life

D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

2．The writer uses the quote（引语） at the beginning of the story to________．

A．share a truth about life

B．tell us what life was like a long time ago

C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen

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

3．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s' house?

A．Because they loved to live simple lives．

B．Because they were curious about how people lived without modem' inventions．

C．Because they were troubled by modern inventions．

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

4．What do you think the underlined word“ available” in the last suggestion offered by the writer means?

A．Busy on time．

B．Free．

C．Be able to．

D．To be found by others．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　“Life is speeding up．Everyone is getting unwell．”

　　This may sound like something someone would say today．But in fact，an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 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 calm and happy do you feel？

　　Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us 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 often seem to be happier？Perhaps because they lead 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 Tomas，7，spent nine weeks in a 1940s house．They had no washing machine，microwave，computer or mobile phones．

　　The grandmother，said，“It was hard physically，but not mentally．”She believed life was less materialistic．“The more things you have，the more difficult life becomes，”she said．The boys said they had less to fight over，such as their computer．Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(时髦)，beer-drinking granny，to one who cooked things．”

　　Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions！

　　Don't be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day．Don't check your e-mall every day．Don't reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can．It may be fun at first，but it soon gets annoying．

1．The passage is mainly about________．

[　　]

A．problem with technology

B．improvements of our life with technology

C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life

D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

2．The writer quoted what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to________．

[　　]

A．share a truth about life

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen

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