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1、中考英语阅读理解之健康保健类(一) “Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisbecomingunwell.”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunwellpersonwholivedinRomeinAD53wroteit. Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives? Pic
2、turethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelephoneisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone. Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchtha
3、ttheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsthatisbecausetheylivesimplerlives. OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandpa
4、rents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsons,Benjamin,10,andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobilephone. Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes.”Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,su
5、chastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingatrendy,been-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings.1.Thewriterusesthequote(引语)atthebeginningofthestoryto____________.A.tellusthetruthaboutlifeB.telluswhatlifewaslikealongtimeagoC.pointoutwhatcausessuchathingtohappenD.pointoutt
6、hatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame2.Inthepassagethewriterdescribesapicturetoshowthatnewinventions____________.A.havestoppedourlivesB.haveimprovedthequalityofourlivesC.maymakepeoplefeelveryhappyD.maybringsomepeopletrouble3.Thefamilychosetospendsometimeina1940shousebecause___________
7、___.A.theylovedtolivesimplelivesB.theywantedtoknowhowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventionsC.theyweretroubledbymoderninventionsD.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem4.Thepassageismainlyabout____________.A.pr
