"Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell."Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact，anunknownpersonwholivedinRomeinAD53wroteit.

Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting，amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?

Picturethis，You'rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings，aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen，thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howhappydoyoufeel?

Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveupfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities，whohavenotelephones，nocar，notevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheylivesimplerlives.

OnefamilyintheUKwent"backintime"toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents，withtheirdaughter，andgrandsonsBenjamin，10andThomans，7，spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine，microwave，computerormobilephones.Thegrandmother，Lyn，said，"Themorethingsyouhave，themoredifficultlifebecomes."Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably，theysaid，becausetherewaslesstofightover，suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga"trendy，beer-drinkinggranny，toonewhocookedthings"

1.Thewriterusesthequote（引用）atthebeginningofthestoryto（）.[ ]

A.tellusatruthaboutourlive

B.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeago

C.pointoutwhatcausessuchathingtohappen

D.pointoutthatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame

2.Inthepassagethewriterdescribesapicturetoshowthatnewinventions（）.[ ]

A.havespeededupourlives

B.haveimprovethequalityofourlives

C.maymakepeoplefeelveryhappy

D.maybringpeoplesometrouble

3.Thefamilychosetospendsometimeina1940shousebecause（）.[ ]

A.theylovedtolivesimplelives

B.theywantedtoknowhowpeoplelivedwithourmoderninventions

C.theyweretroubledbymoderninventions

D.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem

4.Accordingtothepassage，whichisNOTright?[ ]

A.Peoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitiesoftenseemtobehappier.

B.AnunknownRomanwassurethatthequalityoflifewouldgetbetter.

C.Thefamilyhadsomechangeswhentheylivedina1940shouse.

D.Withtheimprovementofourlives，weoftenfeelstressedandtired.

5.Thepassageismainlyabout（）.[ ]

A.problemswithtechnology

B.improvementsofourliveswithtechnology

C.changeshappeningtotechnology

D.theimportanceoftechnology
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