Question

【题目】Teenage life -----better now, or in the past?

Does this situation sound familiar(熟悉)？

You are complaining to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn’t powerful enough to play the latest games.【1】Then you hear...

When I was your age,there weren’t any computers or video games. And I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen . And it was second -hand. 【2】

So,is it really true that life is better for teenagers now?It is certainly true that many teenagers have got more things nowadays.【3】So parents have got more money to spend on each child. And many things are cheaper than they were when our parents were children.

【4】Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smartphones, and now these things are necessary ---we can’t imagine living without them!

However,technology often means we spend more time at home. And often it’s just us,with our computer or television.Teenagers don’t do enough exercise.【5】 And,today don’t gave so many social activities as they did in the past.

What do you think? How is teenage life better these days?

A .And it was too big for me.

B. A typical family is smaller now.

C.Or your friends bikes are better than ours .

D.So they aren’t as healthy as they were in the past.

E.Technology is probably the greatest change in our life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

短文大意：本文通过对现在生活和过去生活的对比，说明了科技改变我们生活的同时，也带来一些青少年运动量不足等方面的问题。

【1】根据下文的虚拟语境And I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen .，可知Or your friends bikes are better than ours .符合句意，故选C。

【2】根据上文I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second -hand.，可知And it was too big for me.符合句意，故选A。

【3】根据下文So parents have got more money to spend on each child.，讲述的是一种结果，可知A typical family is smaller now.介绍的是原因，符合句意，故选B。

【4】根据下文Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smartphones, And now these things are necessary，描述的是科技带来的四十年的变化对比，可知Technology is probably the greatest change in our life.符合句意，故选E。

【5】根据上文Teenagers don’t do enough exercise.，可知青少年的运动不足。备选句子So they aren’t as healthy as they were in the past.陈述了产生的结果，符合句意，故选D。

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