10.The 1900House
The bowler family was one of more than 400families who applied to 1900 house,a reality TV shout which took a typical family back a hundred years to see how people lived in the days before the internet,computer games and even electricity.
The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone,computers,TV,or fast food.The bowlers wore clothes from 1900,are only food available in English at that time,and cooked their meals on a single stove.Paul bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform.The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn't know about then unusual home life.Joyce stayed at home,cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time,though everything took three times as long.
So does Joyce think that people's lives were better in the old days?
"I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries,"Joyce said.
And I don't think their life was better or worse,there were lots of things back then that I'm happy I don't have to deal with nowadays,but on the other hand life was simpler.""We had a lot more time with our family,and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,"eleven-year-old Hilary said.
So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?
Paul,39:"telephone and a hot shower"
Joyce,44:"a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on"
Hilary,11:"rock CD"
Joseph,9:"hamburger and computer games"
54.While the Bowler family was living in 1900house,A.
A.the mother spent more time on housework
B.the two children wore the then clothes for school
C.they prepared their meals together on a stove
D.they ate simple foods they had never seen
55.According to Paragraph 4,what's Jovce's opinion about life in 1900?C
A.There were fewer problems for the family
B.Life was simpler but worse than it is now
C.There were things she liked and disliked
D.The family had more time to stay together
56.What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months?C
A.To play computer games
B.To make phone calls
C.To listen to music
D.To chat on the Internet.
分析 在英国,Bowler一家有幸成为400户体验20世纪初期人们日常生活的家庭之一,在这项体验活动中Bowler住进那个时期的房子,没有电话,电脑,电视,快餐身穿那个时代的服饰,通过这为期三个月的体验活动,他们一家人对于现在的生活有了更深的理解.
解答 54.答案:A.细节理解题.根据第二段的最后一句"Joyce stayed at home,cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time,though everything took three times as long."可知Joyce,即母亲在家务活上花费的时间比现在多.故选A.
55.答案:C.推理判断题.根据第四段,Joyce谈到了她对当时生活的感受,有褒有贬,Joyce不喜欢的是:过去人同样有许多麻烦和烦恼,她很庆幸今天没有必要考虑要解决那些令人烦恼的问题.她喜欢的是:过去人的生活很简单.故选C.
56.答案:C.推理判断题.由文章最后所列举的在1900年的屋子体验生活时家庭成员各自感到最想念的东西可知,"Hilary,11:‘rock CD'"Hilary最想要摇滚乐唱片,由此可推断出Hilary最盼望的是听音乐.故选C.
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