Question

【題目】請認真閱讀下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白處填入適當?shù)膯卧~(注意：每空1個單詞)。

Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.

To start with, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, we have fast, comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.

Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.

Thirdly, in the past, the living conditions were not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and many people could not buy things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things.

Finally, nowadays, more and more people have the chance to get a good education. In the past, there were fewer schools and the quality of education was much poorer. Also, it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need on the Internet now.

The scientific and technological development in the world is amazing. Life now is much faster and busier than it used to be. And we are still creating new things to make our lives better and easier.

Title: 【1】 in our lives
	In the past	Today
Transportation	People couldn’t travel very far in a short time. Planes were not so popular.	People have fast cars; more people can travel by 72.【2】
Work	People worked much 73.【3】.	The difficult work can be done by computers and machines.
74. 【4】conditions	People couldn’t live as comfortably as we do now.	People can buy many things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines.
Education	There were fewer schools. They had 75.【5】quality of education.	More and more people have the chance to get a good education.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Changes

【2】plane

【3】harder

【4】Living

【5】poorer/poor

【解析】短文大意：在過去的幾個世紀里，我們的生活中有很多變化。該文從交通、工作、生活、教育等方面描述了我們的生活的改變很大。

【1】根據(jù)文中Over the last few centuries，there have been many changes in our lives.在過去的幾個世紀里，我們的生活中有了很多變化，可知此處應填changes，因其位于句首，故第一個字母大寫；所以填寫Changes。

【2】根據(jù)文中more and more people can travel by plane.可知越來越多的人可以坐飛機旅行。所以填寫plane。

【3】根據(jù)文中in the past， people had to work much harder可知在過去，人們不得不工作更加努力，所以填寫harder。

【4】根據(jù)右欄描述可知這一行是在描述生活條件，所以填寫Living。

【5】根據(jù)文中In the past， there were fewer schools and the quality of education was much poorer.可知在過去，有更少的學校以及教育質(zhì)量差得多。所以填寫poor / poorer。