题目内容
which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to
carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, "America in your
pocket." It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量) in the USA has
reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Its global circulation outside
the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages.
This magazine's focus(焦点) is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people
now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that
is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different
countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the
magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local
readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they
had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.
B. Once a month.
C. Once a week.
D. Once a day.
B. 40 million.
C. 78 million.
D. 108 million.
C. some information from all over the world
D. the local customs and interests of the local readers
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 _____.
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A.tell us a truth about our lives |
B.tell us what life was like before |
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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 _____.
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A.have speeded up our lives |
B.have improved our lives |
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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 _____.
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A.they loved to live simple lives |
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B.they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions |
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C.they were troubled by modern inventions |
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D.living in a different way would be fun for them |
4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
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A.With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired. |
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B.An unknown man was sure that life would get better. |
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C.The family had some changes when they lived in an old house. |
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D.The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”. |
5.The passage is mainly about _____.
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A.problems with technology |
B.improvements of our lives with technology |
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C.changes happening to technology |
D.the importance of technology |