阅读理解Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsenseasintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.Nothevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereever
阅读理解
Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsenseasintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.
Nothevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline(变弱)aboutahundredyearsago.Whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesawayandmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumbersinsearchofworkandhomewaswhereworkwas.Thereisstillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanrememberwhat“villagelife”meantintheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury.Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.ItmesasfindingYourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.Itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelamp-oilandcoal.
ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwarnewideasnewattitudesnewtradesandoccupationswererevealed(展示)tovillagers.Thelong-establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake“villagelife”and“townlife”almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh-levelsocialwelfareforallthereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout“villagelife”.Itisjustalifeandabetterlife.
Finallyifwehaveanydoubtsaboutthefutureoraboutthemanychangeswhichwehaveseeninourliveswehaveonlytolookinattheschoolplaygroundanymid-morning;orseethechildrenastheywalkhomewardinlittlegroups.Obviouslythesechildrenarebetterfedbetterclothedbettereducatedhealthierprettierandhappierthananygenerationofchildrenthateverbeforewalkedthevillagestreet.
1．Bysayingthatvillageisnotdeadbut“villagelife”isdeadthewritersuggeststhat________.
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A．thoseyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”arewrong
B．thetwostatementsareagainsteachother
C．“villagelife”todayisratheruninteresting
D．“villagelife”todayisnolongerlikewhatitusedtobe
2．Itwas________that“villagelife”begantotakeasharpturn.
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A．aboutacenturyago
B．duringthetwowo