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1、山西省大同市第一中学2014-2015学年高二下学期模块考试（期中）英语试题第I卷共60分第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A"Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell•”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday・Butinfact,anunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD52wroteit・Wealllovenewinve
2、ntions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofourlives?Picturethis:You'rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.S
3、uddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenottelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricit
4、yoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadasimplerlife.OnefamilyintheUKwent"backintime"toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter;andgrandsonsBenjamin,10,andTomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobil
5、ephones.Thegrandmother;Lyn,said,"Itwashardphysically,butnotmentally/Shebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistic・"Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes/Shesaid.Theboyssaidtheyfoundlesstofightover;suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga"trendy（吋髦的）,be
6、er-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings/Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!Don'tbeavailableallthetime・Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday・Dorftcheckyoure-maileveryday.Don'treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessagejustbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirst,bu
7、titsoongetsannoying.1.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.improvementsoftechnologyB.troubleswithtechnologyC.theimportaneeoftechnologyD.majorchangesintechnology1.Thewriterquoted(弓I用)whatacitizeninancientRomesaidatthebeginningto・A.telluswhatlifewaslikeB・makeuswonderwhatli
