Question

【題目】The scientific and technological development in the world is amazing. Life now is much better than it used to be. Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.

【1】 To start with, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, we have fast, comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.

【2】 In the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.

【3】 In the past,there were no bathrooms or running water in many houses,and many people couldn't buy things like fridges,TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things.

【4】 Nowadays, more and more people have the chance to get a good education. In the past, there were fewer schools and the quality of education was much poorer. Now education is free for primary and middle school students.Also it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need on the Internet now.

【5】 People used to keep in touch with relatives or friends mainly by sending letters. And it usually took a long time to receive a letter.Nowadays,people contact in many ways,like phone,WeChat,QQ and so on.It's very convenient.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 E

【3】 B

【4】 A

【5】 C

【解析】

本段講述了隨著科技的發(fā)展，人們的生活也在逐漸改善，其表現(xiàn)在居住條件、教育、交通方式、交流方式、工作環(huán)境等方面。

【1】句意：交通方面的變化。根據(jù)后文we have fast, comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.可知本段講述交通方面的變化，故選D。

【2】句意：工作條件的改變。根據(jù)Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines. 可知本段講述工作條件的改變，故選E。

【3】句意：居住條件的改變。根據(jù)Now, most families have several of these things可知現(xiàn)在的人們擁有自來水、冰箱、電視機(jī)或洗衣機(jī)等家用電器，生活條件得到改善，故選B。

【4】句意：教育方面的改變。根據(jù)后文Now education is free for primary and middle school students. Also it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need on the Internet now.可知本段講述教育方面的改變，故選A。

【5】句意：溝通方面的改變。根據(jù)Nowadays, people contact in many ways, like phone, WeChat, QQ and so on. It's very convenient.可知如今人們可以用電話、微信、QQ等進(jìn)行溝通，故選C。