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. 1.

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

   1. A.
      tell us a truth about our lives
   2. B.
      tell us what life was like before
   3. C.
      show why such a thing happened
   4. D.
      show that we face big problems
2. 2.

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

   1. A.
      have speeded up our lives
   2. B.
      have improved our lives
   3. C.
      may make people feel happy
   4. D.
      may bring people some trouble
3. 3.

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

   1. A.
      they loved to live simple lives
   2. B.
      they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions
   3. C.
      they were troubled by modern inventions
   4. D.
      living in a different way would be fun for them
4. 4.

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

   1. A.
      With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired.
   2. B.
      An unknown man was sure that life would get better.
   3. C.
      The family had some changes when they lived in an old house.
   4. D.
      The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”.
5. 5.

   The passage is mainly about _____.

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

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 _____.

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

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

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

5.The passage is mainly about _____.

More and more Chinese people care for their own health. I come from England. I came to China five years ago. I began to learn cooking Chinese food from my father. When I was fifteen, I began to help my mother in the kitchen. My father is a very famous cook in Beijing. So he taught me many things about cooking. In the past three years, I never stopped learning cooking. When I saw a book called The disease eating out can be gone back again by eating (《把吃出来的病再吃回去》), I began studying the book. .The writer of the book is Zhang Wuben. He said he was a famous nutritionist (营养师)and well-known traditional Chinese doctor. He asked the people to eat eggplant (茄子)and gram (绿豆). In China, Zhang Wuben's book has been popular in the past few years.
My father was invited to talk about the book in May, 2010. A large number of Chinese people believe they should eat eggplant and gram to be healthy. I have visited a lot of Chinese restaurants in Beijing and studied hundreds of restaurant menus.  I talked to lots of doctors about eating and nutrition (营养). They thought that Zhang Wuben's words violated the science. He told a lie. The fact is that it's important for us to eat a balanced diet and not just to eat eggplant and gram.

1. 1.

   Why did most of Chinese people believe to eat eggplant and gram to be healthy?

   1. A.
      Because the people think Zhang Wuben is a famous nutritionist and doctor.
   2. B.
      Because the people like eggplant and gram best.
   3. C.
      Because the people don't believe doctors.
   4. D.
      Because hundreds of restaurants are closed.
2. 2.

   If you want to keep healthy, you should ____________________.

   1. A.
      believe Zhang Wuben's words
   2. B.
      eat a balanced diet
   3. C.
      eat more eggplant and gram
   4. D.
      eat in Chinese restaurants
3. 3.

   What does the writer's father do?

   1. A.
      A doctor.
   2. B.
      A waiter.
   3. C.
      A nutritionist.
   4. D.
      A cook.
4. 4.

   What do you think of Zhang Wuben's book?

   1. A.
      It is a book about health. Now it is the most popular science writing.
   2. B.
      It can keep a balance of yin and yang.
   3. C.
      It is a trashy (垃圾的) book.
   4. D.
      It's a book on medicine.
5. 5.

   The underlined word "violated" in the passage means “       ” in Chinese.

   1. A.
      有教育意义的
   2. B.
      违反
   3. C.
      符合
   4. D.
      误解