68.The new products become more and more time-saving because .
A.our love of speed seems never-ending
B.time is limited.
C.the prices are increasingly high.
D.the manufactures boast a lot.
答案:A
解析:每年都有更高速的新车出产,而且新电脑也吹嘘能节省宝贵的每一秒钟.可见,题目和选项矛盾.越来越省时是事实,不是因为吹嘘而变得省时了.
69.What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A.Imaginary life B.Simple life in the past.
C.Times of inventions D.Time for constant activity.
答案:B
解析:回原文定位第三段该句Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio,letting imagination take us into another world.也许,我们静静聆听广播里的故事节目,任想象插上翅膀肆意翱翔的日子,已经一去不返了.根据前后一句可得知,文章重点是说的高速生活和简单生活的对比.故:B选项是对原文的正确解读.而A选项的理解有偏差,重点转移了.
70.What is the author’s attitude towards the modern technology?
A.Critical B.Objective.C.Optimistic.D.Negative.
答案:B
解析:根据文章结构,第一段陈述事实,说现代高科技省时省力.第二段说高速生活的弊端.第三段说对简单生活的向往,但最后第四段却说高科技对现代生活的积极影响.所以,作者的观点是不偏不倚的.
71.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The present and past times.
B.Machinery and human beings.
C.Imaginations and inventions.
D.Modern technology and its influence.
答案:D
解析:根据文章首尾段的大意可知,文章重在分析高科技的利与弊.