词语填空。用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。

danger  high  other  hundred  also  foot  in  them  that  climb

 Some people say the 【小题1】you climb, the harder you fall. Those people probably wouldn’t be rock climbers.
There are about nine million rock climbers in the United States. Some do it just for fun. 【小题2】compete (竞赛). Rock climbing can be 【小题3】, but there are many ways 【小题4】can protect climbers. They hope to challenge 【小题5】through climbing.
There are several kinds of rock climbing. Traditional 【小题6】is done outside. Climbers use ropes and equipment to climb many 【小题7】of meters up. Sport climbing is similar. There is 【小题8】indoor climbing. Rock walls made of wood or concrete(混凝土) have places for climbers’ hands and 【小题9】.
Nowadays, many American teenagers take part 【小题10】the activity of rock climbing. It is a great way to build their confidence and strength.

 The harder we work, the ___ result we will get.

   A. faster   B. fewer   C. better   D. smaller

 

         you study,       grades you will get    .

A. Harder; better       B. The harder; the better 

C. hard; good          D. The harder; better

 

         you study,       grades you will get    .

A. Harder; better       B. The harder; the better 

C. hard; good          D. The harder; better

 

阅读理解

“Life is speeding up(加快速度). Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person wrote it.

Inventions can change our lives. But have all these things really improved our lives? Imagine this. You’re doing your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer is turned off and you lose all your work. How do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives, but they often leave us feeling tired.

One family in England went “back in time” to see what life was like without these inventions. The grandparents, with their daughter and grandsons Ben 10 and Tom 7, spent nine weeks in an old house. They had no computers or mobile phones. The grandmother, Linda, said, “The more things you have, the harder life becomes.” And Ben also noticed that his grandmother had changed. She cooked delicious food for them!

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.The writer uses the quotation(引语) at the beginning to _____.

A．tell us a truth about our lives	B．tell us what life was like before
C．show why such a thing happened	D．show that we face big problems

2.In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _____.

A．have speeded up our lives	B．have improved our lives
C．may make people feel happy	D．may bring people some trouble

3.The family chose to spend some time in an old house because _____.

A．they loved to live simple lives

B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions

C．they were troubled by modern inventions

D．living in a different way would be fun for them

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired.

B．An unknown man was sure that life would get better.

C．The family had some changes when they lived in an old house.

D．The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”.

5.The passage is mainly about _____.

A．problems with technology	B．improvements of our lives with technology
C．changes happening to technology	D．the importance of technology