My grandfather is eighty years old. He always complains(抱怨)about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

“Families aren’t the ones the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.

And the cars! No one walks anymore; more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on schooldays, even in winter. But now we don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think anymore. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除) using our heads. But now kids don’t use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators(计算器).

Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have computers. We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we don’t often eat home-cooked food.

And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think ...

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t anymore.”

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

2.What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?

A. 生活 B. 工作 C. 婚姻

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don’t have to think anymore in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Both of the above.

4.What changes have happened to families?

① There are lights at home.

② People often eat home-cooked food.

③ Lots of families have computers.

④ More couples夫妇 live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. ①③④ B. ②③④ C. ①②③

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. People have more time to talk with each other now.

C. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now.

 

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