Question

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

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 no longer stay together. 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 the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on school days, even in winter. But now we don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract(减), multiply and divide by using our heads. But now kids don't use their heads any more. Instead, they use calculators.

Most families have computers now. In the past we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we don't often eat home  cooked food.

And people talk less to each other than before. 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.My grandfather thinks that life _____ it used to be.

A. is better than   B. is worse than

C. is as bad as     D. is as good as

2.What does the word “calculators” mean is Chinese?

A. 显微镜       B. 计算器        C. 烧杯        D. 三角板

3.What did the grandfather used to do?

A. He used to use calculators in math class

B. He used to drive to school in winter

C. He used to go to school by bike

D. He used to walk five miles to school

4.What changes have happened to some families?

① There are lights at home.

② People often eat home cooked food now.

③ Lots of families have computers.

④ More and more people drive instead of walking.

A. ①②④         B. ②③④          C. ①②③        D. ①③④

5.Which of the following is TURE?

A. Life is very simple now.

B. People have much time to talk and to eat now.

C. Mothers always stay at home and look after their children now.

D. Some families have become single parent families now.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了自己80岁的爷爷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。根据短文第一段He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.和最后一段的总结 Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.可知老人认为如今的生活变得比以前更糟糕了；故选B。

2.B词义猜测题。根据短文第二段中A lot of families have broken up. 及本句的内容可知，当一对夫妻的marriage出现了问题，那么他们便分道扬镳了，由此可推断marriage指的是婚姻；故选B。

3.D细节理解题。根据We used to walk five miles to school on school days, even in winter.故选D。

4.D细节理解题。根据短文第二段But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.可知，第二项错误，其他三项短文中都有所提及；故选D。

5.

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。