Question

My neighbor Mr. Black is seventy years old. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life was better in the past than today. Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic in some cities is very bad. Some car drivers drive too fast, so there are more traffic accidents. Yesterday Mr. Black’s old friend died because a car hit him. He is very sad now.

Most families own computers now. Now more and more children use the Internet now. The number of children using the Internet is becoming bigger and bigger. Mr. Black’s grandson is a high school student. He often plays computer games on the Internet till midnight. He feels tired in the early hours of the morning and spends less time doing homework. His English teacher told Mr. Black that his grandson failed another test. Mr. Black got very angry with his grandson.

Families aren’t what they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If the husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they will divorce. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now parents are both busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.

And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think. Mr. Black thinks that life was simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.

1.What does Mr. Black think of the life now?

A. It’s as good as it used to be.

B. It’s worse than it used to be

C. It’s better than it used to be.

D. It’s the same as it used to be.

2.Mr. Black got very angry with his grandson because______.

A. his grandson fought with others

B. he often plays computer games and failed another test

C. he didn’t take his homework back

D. he didn’t help him with the housework

3._______ died because of a car accident.

A. The English teacher         B. Mr. Black

C. Mr. Black’s friend         D. Mr. Black’s grandson.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Few people are using the Internet now.

B. People have more time to talk with each other now.

C. It is not a problem to park cars in cities.

D. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了自己邻居布莱克先生对现如今生活的抱怨，总感觉没有以前的美好、温暖了，婚姻的破裂、现代科技使人们的距离变远，亲情淡漠等，但没有看到美好的生活一面。

1.B细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“and he often says that life was better in the past than today.”可知，现在的生活比以前更糟糕。故答案为B。

2.B细节理解题。从第二段内容可知，布莱克先生的孙子经常在网上玩电脑游戏到深夜，英语测试也不及格。故答案为B。

3.C细节理解题。从第一段的最后“Yesterday Mr. Black’s old friend died because a car hit him. He is very sad now.”可知，布莱克先生为老朋友的去世而伤心。答案为C。

4.D细节判断题。A. Few people are using the Internet now. 现在很少有人使用互联网。从短文第二段的内容可知，此句不对；B. People have more time to talk with each other now.依据短文中的句子“And people talk less to each other than before.”可知，此句不对；C. It is not a problem to park cars in cities. 依据短文中的句子“so parking is becoming a big problem.”可知，此句不对；D. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now. 由此可推断，爷爷只看到了现今生活的不好的一面，没有注意到如今美好生活的好的一面；故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。