阅读理解“Lifeisspeedingup(加快速度).Everyoneisgettingunwell.”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfactanunknownpersonwroteit.Inventionscanchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesethingsreal

　　阅读理解

　　“Lifeisspeedingup(加快速度).Everyoneisgettingunwell.”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfactanunknownpersonwroteit.

　　Inventionscanchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesethingsreallyimprovedourlives?Imaginethis.You’redoingyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephoneringsandthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputeristurnedoffandyouloseallyourwork.Howdoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivesbuttheyoftenleaveusfeelingtired.

　　OnefamilyinEnglandwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithouttheseinventions.ThegrandparentswiththeirdaughterandgrandsonsBen10andTom7spentnineweeksinanoldhouse.Theyhadnocomputersormobilephones.ThegrandmotherLindasaid“Themorethingsyouhavetheharderlifebecomes.”AndBenalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchanged.Shecookeddeliciousfoodforthem!

　　根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

　　1.Thewriterusesthequotation(引语)atthebeginningto_____.

　　A．tellusatruthaboutourlives

　　B．telluswhatlifewaslikebefore

　　C．showwhysuchathinghappened

　　D．showthatwefacebigproblems

　　2.Inthepassagethewriterdescribesapicturetoshowthatnewinventions_____.

　　A．havespeededupourlives

　　B．haveimprovedourlives

　　C．maymakepeoplefeelhappy

　　D．maybringpeoplesometrouble

　　3.Thefamilychosetospendsometimeinanoldhousebecause_____.

　　A．theylovedtolivesimplelives

　　B．theywantedtoknowhowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventions

　　C．theyweretroubledbymoderninventions

　　D．livinginadifferentwaywouldbefunforthem

　　4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A．Withtheimprovementofourlivesweoftenfeeltired.

　　B．Anunknownmanwassurethatlifewouldgetbetter.

　　C．Thefamilyhadsomechangeswhentheylivedin