题目内容
My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with theirmarriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.
And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.
And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
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.
D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.
2.What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
A. 生活 B. 工作 C. 婚姻 D. 家庭
3.What has happened these years according to the passage?
A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.
B. Students use calculators in math class.
C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.
D. All of above.
4.What changes have happened to some families?
a. People have TV.
b. People like to eat home-cooked food.
c. Lots of families have computers.
d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.
A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c D. a, c, d
5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Life now is much simpler.
B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.
C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.
D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.
阶梯计算系列答案There are some facts about sweet potatoes you probably don’t know．
First Found in American Countries They’re in the family of plants that includes morning glories（牵牛花）and are in a different family than yams（山药）．Yams are from Africa and are more closely related to lilies（百合花）． | A 5000-Year-Old Food When Christopher Columbus arrived in American countries(世纪) in the 15th century，sweet potatoes were already a main crop．He took some with him back to Spain and by the 16th century，gardens all over Europe were growing them． |
A Healthy Choice White potatoes may be cheaper than sweet potatoes but sweet potatoes have more nutritional（营养的）value．Also，white potatoes can lead to blood sugar problem and some other health problems． | Health Facts ◆A Rich Source of Beta-Carotene （β-胡萝卜素） This powerful Beta-Carotene gives sweet potatoes their yellow，gold，or orange coloring and changes to vitamin A in your body． ◆High in Fiber（纤维），Low in Fat Sweet potatoes are high in fiber which is great for health．Also，they contain very little fat． |
1.The material above is __________.
A. a letter B. an advertisement C. a report D. a ticket
2.The material mentions(提及) all the information below WITHOUT_________.
A. sweet potatoes’ family B. the history of sweet potatoes
C. health facts of sweet potatoes D. sweet potatoes’ price
3.What can we know about sweet potatoes from the passage?
A. Sweet potatoes were first found in Africa．
B. The family of sweet potatoes includes yams．
C. Sweet potatoes are from American countries．
D. Sweet potatoes are closely related to lilies．
4.From the passage we know that ．
A. sweet potatoes have a history of 5000 years
B. Columbus was the first to find sweet potatoes
C. white potatoes are cheaper but more valuable
D. sweet potatoes often cause health problems
5.Sweet potatoes are good to people because they are rich in ．
A. fat B. vitamin A C. sugar D. Beta-Carotene