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1、"Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell."Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknownpersonwholivedinRomeinAD53wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequality
2、ofourlives?Picturethis,You'rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttoge
3、titdone.Howhappydoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveupfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocar,notevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheylivesimplerlives.Onefa
4、milyintheUKwent"backintime"toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10andThomans,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobilephones.Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,"Th
5、emorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes."Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga"trendy,beer-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings"1.Thewriteruses
6、thequote(引用)atthebeginningofthestoryto_____.A.tellusatruthaboutourliveB.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeagoC.pointoutwhatcausessuchathingtohappenD.pointoutthatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame2.Inthepassagethewriterdescribesapicturetoshowthatnewinventio
7、ns_____.A.havespeededupourlivesB.haveimprovethequalityofourlivesC.maymakepeoplefeelveryhappyD.maybringpeoplesometrouble3.Thefamilychosetospendsometimeina1940shousebecause_____.A.theylovedtolivesimplelivesB.theywantedtoknowhowpeoplelivedwithourmoderninventionsC.the
8、yweretroubledbymoderninventionsD.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem4.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTright?A.Peoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycit
