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阅读理解。
'Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.'
Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknowncitizenwholived
inRomeinAD52wroteit.
Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveall
thesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofourlives?
Picturethis:You'rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,a
QQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderand
louder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupall
nighttogetitdone.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?
Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtired.Why
doyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenany
electricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadrlives.
OnefamilyintheUKwent'backintime'toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehave
today.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10,andTomas,7,spentnine
weeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobilephones.
Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,'Itwashardphysically,butnotmentally.'Shebelievedlifewasless
materialistic.'Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes,'Shesaid.Theboyssaidthey
foughtlesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchanged
frombeinga'trendy (时髦的),beer-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings.'
Herearesomewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!
Don'tbeavailableallthetime.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday.
Don'tcheckyoure-maileveryday. Don'treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessage
justbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirst,butitsoongetsannoying.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.
A.problemwithtechnology
B.improvementsofourlifewithtechnology
C.theimportantrolestechnologyplaysinoureverydaylife
D.majorchangeswhichwillbelikelytohappentotechnology
2.Thewriterquoted(引用)whatacitizeninancientRomesaidatthebeginningofthestory
inorderto_________.
A.shareatruthaboutlife
B.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeago
C.makeuswonderwhatcausessuchathingtohappen
D.pointoutthatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame
3.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940'shouse?Because________.
A.theylikedtolivelives
B.theywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventions
C.theyweretroubledbymoderninventions
D.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem
4.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedword'available'inthefirstsuggestionofferedbythewritermean?
A.Busyonline
B.Free
C.Beableto
D.Befoundbyothers.
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