山西省大同市第一中学高二英语下学期模块考试（期中）试题

-学第二学期 模块测试 高二英语第I卷　共60分第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）

-学第二学期模块测试 高二英语 第I卷共60分 第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A “Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.”Thismaysoundlike somethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknowncitizenwholivedin RomeinAD52wroteit. Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchange ourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofour lives? Picturethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Your mobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,the noisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputer goesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttoget itdone.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel? Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveus feelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisy cities,whohavenottelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricityoftenseemto behappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadasimplerlife. OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithout alltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,and grandsonsBenjamin,10,andTomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.They hadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobilephones. Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Itwashardphysically,butnotmentally.”She believedlifewaslessmaterialistic.“Themorethingsyouhave,themore difficultlifebecomes,”Shesaid.Theboyssaidtheyfoundlesstofightover, suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchanged frombeinga“trendy（时髦的）,beer-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings.” Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions! Don’tbeavailableallthetime.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimes 1