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!
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇正確答案。

  1. 1.

    The writer uses the quotation(引語) at the beginning to _____.

    1. A.
      tell us a truth about our lives
    2. B.
      tell us what life was like before
    3. C.
      show why such a thing happened
    4. D.
      show that we face big problems
  2. 2.

    In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _____.

    1. A.
      have speeded up our lives
    2. B.
      have improved our lives
    3. C.
      may make people feel happy
    4. D.
      may bring people some trouble
  3. 3.

    The family chose to spend some time in an old house because _____.

    1. A.
      they loved to live simple lives
    2. B.
      they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions
    3. C.
      they were troubled by modern inventions
    4. D.
      living in a different way would be fun for them
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired.
    2. B.
      An unknown man was sure that life would get better.
    3. C.
      The family had some changes when they lived in an old house.
    4. D.
      The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”.
  5. 5.

    The passage is mainly about _____.

    1. A.
      problems with technology
    2. B.
      improvements of our lives with technology
    3. C.
      changes happening to technology
    4. D.
      the importance of technology
ADDBA
1.“生活變化的越來越快,但人們過的卻越來越不自在”作者主要告訴我們這個事實
2.根據(jù)對短文的理解,可知新的發(fā)明不但使人們生活變化加速,同時也帶來很多麻煩,故選D
3.由短文第三段第一句One family in England went “back in time” to see what life was like without these inventions可知
4.由短文第一段“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.可知
5.縱觀全文這段主要講述科學技術(shù)帶來的煩惱
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