Modern inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly.Motor cars cover a hundred miles in lithe more than an hour,aircraft cross the world inside a day,while computers operate at lightning speed.Indeed,this love of speed seems never ending.Every year motor cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time,but at a price.When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane,our bodies tell us so.We get the uncomfortable feeling known as j et lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone.Again,spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers.Mobile phones also                   ,according to some scientists;too much use may put harmful radiation into our brains,a consequence we do not like to think about.
However,what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax,or so it seems.We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time.Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio,letting imagination take us into another world.
There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation(耕耘)of the land or the care of cattle.No multi tasking there;their lives went on at a much gentler pace,and in a familiar pattern.There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this.Yet before we do so,we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced:they farmed with bare hands,often lived close to hunger,and had to make tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.
【小题1】What's the passage mainly about?(within 10 words)
                                                                        
【小题2】List the difficulties our ancestors met according to the text.(within 15 words)
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
【小题3】Fill in the blank in the 2nd paragraph with proper words or phrases.
                                                                        
【小题4】Why do we make new products more and more time-saving according to Paragraph 1 of this passage?
                                                                        
【小题5】Translate the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph into Chinese.
                                                                        

Modern inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly.Motor cars cover a hundred miles in lithe more than an hour,aircraft cross the world inside a day,while computers operate at lightning speed.Indeed,this love of speed seems never ending.Every year motor cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time,but at a price.When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane,our bodies tell us so.We get the uncomfortable feeling known as j et lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone.Again,spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers.Mobile phones also                   ,according to some scientists;too much use may put harmful radiation into our brains,a consequence we do not like to think about.
However,what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax,or so it seems.We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time.Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio,letting imagination take us into another world.
There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation(耕耘)of the land or the care of cattle.No multi tasking there;their lives went on at a much gentler pace,and in a familiar pattern.There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this.Yet before we do so,we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced:they farmed with bare hands,often lived close to hunger,and had to make tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.
【小题1】What's the passage mainly about?(within 10 words)
                                                                        
【小题2】List the difficulties our ancestors met according to the text.(within 15 words)
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
【小题3】Fill in the blank in the 2nd paragraph with proper words or phrases.
                                                                        
【小题4】Why do we make new products more and more time-saving according to Paragraph 1 of this passage?
                                                                        
【小题5】Translate the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph into Chinese.
                                                                        

One minute means a lot in one's life.
During his college years, Roger   36  a summer in an Idaho logging camp. When the boss had to leave for a few days, he   37  Rogers in charge.
   38 if the men refuse to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He thought of  Tony, an immigrant worker who troubled all day, giving the other men a  39  time.
‘‘Fire them,” the boss said.   Then, as if   40 Rogers' mind, he added,“I suppose you  think you are going  to  fire Tony if you get the   41  . I'd feel       42  about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is the most__43  worker I've ever had. I know he is a troublemaker and that he__44  everybody and everything. But he comes in first and leaves last. There has not been an   45  for eight years on the hill where he works.”
Rogers_ 46 the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him."Tony, do you know I’m in charge here today?" Tony grunted(嘟囔).“Iwas going to fire you the first time we tangled(纠缠),but I want you to know I’m not,”he told Tony,_ 47 what the boss had said.
When Rogers finished,Tony_48 the spadeful of sand he had held and tears streamed__49 his face.
That day Tony worked harder than ever before.
Twelve years later Rogers met Tony again who was now the  50  for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such    51  .
Tony replied, "If it not be for the one   52  you talk to me back in Idaho, I kill somebody someday. One minute   53   my whole life."
Effective managers know the    54  0f taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well. But what a    55  a minute of yes can make in any relationship!
【小题1】
A.wastedB.spentC.trainedD.traveled
【小题2】
A.tookB.providedC.putD.designed
【小题3】
A.WhatB.HowC.WhyD.Who
【小题4】
A.ridiculousB.surprisingC.happyD.hard
【小题5】
A.recognizingB.havingC.bearingD.reading
【小题6】
A.chanceB.orderC.supportD.evidence
【小题7】
A.proudlyB.badlyC.uglilyD.well
【小题8】
A.quarrelsomeB.elegantC.reliableD.silent
【小题9】
A.respectsB.protectsC.hurtsD.hates
【小题10】
A.accidentB.anecdoteC.opportunityD.argument
【小题11】
A.turned upB.set outC.joined upD.took over
【小题12】
A.lyingB.addingC.smilingD.replying
【小题13】
A.threwB.droppedC.carriedD.lifted
【小题14】
A.throughB.onC.downD.in
【小题15】
A.bossB.workerC.engine-driverD.immigrant
【小题16】
A.railroadB.companiesC.lifeD.success
【小题17】
A.wordB.thingC.minuteD.lesson
【小题18】
A.saveB.changeC.colourD.lose
【小题19】
A.importanceB.methodC.resultD.influence
【小题20】
A.choiceB.decisionC.differenceD.conclusion

Zhang Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand. But he didn't 35 to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city 36 with street battles (战斗) between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 37 it and had street battles with the 38 . Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to 39 in the country.
"We were 40 on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan," said Zhang. 41 , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. "The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy," said Zhang.
Last week the street battles finished. 42, the country's tourism industry(旅游业)needs 43 to return to normal. Tourism is the 44 part of the country's economy (经济), Thailand is called "Land of Smiles" and has some of Asia's best beaches. It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year.
【小题1】
A.likeB.believeC.expectD.refuse
【小题2】
A.filledB.begunC.coveredD.ended
【小题3】
A.forB.withC.atD.against
【小题4】
A.policeB.studentsC.workersD.teachers
【小题5】
A.leaveB.stayC.liveD.sleep
【小题6】
A.happyB.sorryC.sadD.nervous
【小题7】
A.BadlyB.LuckilyC.MostlyD.Suddenly
【小题8】
A.ButB.HoweverC.ThoughD.So
【小题9】
A.timeB.peopleC.moneyD.rest
【小题10】
A.highestB.smallestC.biggestD.lowest
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