Question

【題目】閱讀B篇短文，從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。B
Great changes have taken place in our lives in the last century. Here are some examples:
Firstly, 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 and comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.
Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, machines do most of the difficult and dangerous work.
Thirdly, the living conditions in the past were not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and many people couldn't buy the things like refrigerators, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things. And many families have computers, cars and so on.
Finally, nowadays, more and more people have the chance to get a good education. In the past, there were fewer schools and quality of education was much poorer. Now people can also study on the Internet at home.
The development of science and technology in the world is amazing(令人驚異的). Life now is much faster and busier than it used to be. And we are still creating(創(chuàng)造) new things to make our lives better and easier.
（1）The underlined word “they” refers to _______.
A.planes
B.cars
C.people
D.children
（2）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A.The people in the past were hard-working.
B.Machines can help us do dangerous and difficult work now.
C.The people now are too lazy to do difficult work.
D.Machines were too expensive in the past.
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.All the people couldn't use running water in the past.
B.People sometimes went to the movies in the past.
C.People didn't watch TV at all in the past.
D.Some people used washing machines to wash their clothes in the past.
（4）What does the underlined word “quality” mean in Chinese?
A.方法
B.資料
C.質(zhì)量
D.改革
（5）Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A.Living conditions.
B.Ways to travel.
C.Education.
D.Sports.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）B
（3）D
（4）C
（5）D
【解析】本文介紹在上個世紀生活中所發(fā)生的巨大變化。
⑴詞義猜測。根據(jù)第2段Planes were not very popular at that time可知they指planes，飛機，所以答案是A。
⑵細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第3段可知過去人們不得不更努力工作是因為當時沒有現(xiàn)在所使用的機器，現(xiàn)在，機器做了大部分困難危險的工作，所以答案是B。
⑶細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第4段There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses可知過去在很多家里沒有自來水，而不是所有人不能用自來水，故A錯誤；B項在文章未提及；根據(jù)many people couldn't buy the things like refrigerators, TV sets or washing machines可知很多人買不起冰箱、電視、洗衣機等，而不是人們根本不看，所以C項錯誤，所以答案是D。
⑷詞義猜測。根據(jù)句意：在過去，學校很少，教育的質(zhì)量要差的多。所以quality的意思是“質(zhì)量”，所以答案是C。
⑸細節(jié)理解。通讀全文可知文中提到了生活條件、旅行方式、工作條件和教育機會，沒有提到體育運動，所以答案是D。