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Ⅵ. Reading comprehension. 阅读理解。
A. Read the passage and choose the best answers. 阅读短文,选择最佳答案。
Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.
To start with, people were not able to travel a long distance in 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.
Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools(工具) that we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.
Thirdly, in the past, the living conditions(条件) were not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and people could not buy lots of things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things.
Finally, 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. Also, it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need on the Internet now.
The scientific and technological development in the world is amazing. Life now is much faster and busier than it used to be. And we are still creating new things to make our lives better and easier.
(C)1. Few people traveled by plane many years ago because ______.
A. there were few planes
B. it wasn't safe enough
C. it was very expensive
D. people didn't like it
(B)2. The fourth paragraph is about ______.
A. why there was no running water in many houses
B. the changes of living conditions
C. why people didn't like fridges before
D. how many modern things a family has
(A)3. What does the writer think of the education now?
A. It's easy to get the chance of education.
B. Education is very expensive.
C. We still need to build more schools.
D. The quality of education is still poor.
(C)4. The life in the future will be ______ it's now according to the writer.
A. just the same as
B. much worse than
C. much better than
D. a little worse than
(D)5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. We can travel a long distance in a short time by plane.
B. It's necessary to have fridges, TV sets and washing machines in modern families.
C. People do work more easily because of modern machines.
D. Great changes have taken place in the past few centuries.

答案： 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D