Human life has not only been changed within the past few hundred years．it has been revolutionized．In the old days there was little difference between the houses．dress and food of those who were chiefs and those who were their servants．There was, to a large degree．social equality．The contrast（差別）today between the palaces of the millionaires and the cottages of the laborers shows us the change which has come with civilization（文明）．  

    This change．however．is not to be regretted．but welcome as highly beneficial（helpful）．For progress there must be homes of great wealth to keep the best things of civilization．Therefore it is much better to have this great difference between rich and poor than to have general poverty．Neither master nor servant was as rich in the “good old times” as today．Whether the change is for good or bad．it has come，and it is beyond our power to turn back．Therefore．it should be accepted and made the best of．It is a waste of time to discuss what must happen．

    By today’s production methods the world gots goods of excellent quality at prices which even people of 25 years of age would have thought unbelievable．The poor enjoy what once the rich could not．The poor are more richly clothed and better housed．The laborer now has more comforts than the farmer had many years ago．The farmer has more luxuries（奢侈品）than the landlord had．The landlord has more rare books and pictures and more works of art than the king could have in older tires．

1．The writer thinks that the contrast between the living conditions of the workers and those of the rich________．

      A．should be regretted                                  B．is not a bad thing

      C．will cause a lot of trouble                           D．should not be accepted

2．Which of the following shows the change that has come with civilization?

    A．Neither the rich nor the poor live better than before

    B．Both the rich and the poor live better than before

    C．The rich live better that before but the poor don’t

    D．The poor live better than before but the rich don’t

3．According to the writer，it is much better to have a great difference between the rich and the poor than to have general poverty because ________．

    A．social equality is not as important as it used to

    B．the poor people have more comforts than before

    C．it is not right for master and servant to live a like

    D．this difference helps to keep the best things of civilization for progress

4．It is inferred but not mentioned that __________．

    A．the landlord is more interested in art today than the king was in older times．

    B．the king does not have as many works of art as he used to

    C．the landlord did not own as many things of civilization as he does today．

    D．the king no longer has interest in art

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