Question

    My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren't families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mothers used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don't eat home-cooked food any more.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TVs and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good. 

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

2.According to the passage, how do the students go to school in the past?

A. By car B. By bus C. On foot

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don't have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a．People have TV.  

b．People like to eat home-cooked food.

c．Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples (夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. a, c, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. The writer's grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life.

C. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

本文讲述了爷爷对现在生活的各种抱怨。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.可知爷爷认为生活不如以前好，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter.可知学生们过去每天都步行上学，即使是在冬天，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, … Instead, they use calculators.可知现在的学生不用思考很多，在数学课上他们也可以使用计算器，故A,B,都正确，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据And people today have TVs and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more.可知现在人们有电视和电脑，他们交谈的很少，故a, c正确；根据If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together.可知夫妻因为婚姻中的问题不在一起了，故d正确，故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一句Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.可知爷爷觉得以前的生活简单，但是现在不是了，故A错误；通过阅读可知，爷爷对现在的生活都是抱怨，而没有看到好的一面，故B正确；根据And people today have TVs and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more.可知现在的人把很多的时间都用在了电视和电脑上，谈话很少，故C错误。故选B。