Passage 16【2020•湖北省恩施州】
There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today".
A: The life today is quite different from it in the past. On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems. But on the other hand, the life in the past brought more happiness to people than it does today.
① However, as the population of the world is getting larger, competition is getting fiercer (更激烈的). If you are not able to do your job well, someone will replace you soon.
B : The life today is much better than it was in the past. ② The rice cookers, gas stoves and microwave ovens are of great help to many housewives. The rice cooker is a real time-saver. It is so simple to use that even a child can cook rice with it. There are some other gadgets (小机械) which save the long hours of doing housework for the housewives.
There are may other inventions which can make our life better. For example, the phones help people get in touch with each other more conveniently and the Internet makes people’s life more colorful.
41．从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺连贯、合理。
A．There are many new inventions that make our life easy and interesting.
B．The life was simple in the past.
C．The life is becoming richer and richer.
① ________ ② ________
42．What will happen if you can't do your job well?
A．You can change your jobs. B．You will have no pay.
C．Someone will take the place of you. D．The boss will be angry with you.
43．请用一个英文短语替换下列句中划线词。
On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems.
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44．The underlined word “it" in Paragraph 4 refers to________.
45．请找出能反映文章主旨的主题句并写在答题卷的相应位置。
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本文主要介绍了关于“过去的生活和现在的生活”有两种看法：今天的生活不同于过去的生活；今天的生活比过去的生活更好。
41．B A【解析】由“However, as the population of the world is getting larger, competition is getting fiercer (更激烈的).”可知，however前应该表示过去的生活简单，故①处选B。根据“The rice cookers, gas stoves and microwave ovens are of great help to many housewives.”可知，此处介绍了电饭煲、煤气灶和微波炉这些发明让我们的生活容易，有趣。故②处选A。
42．C【解析】细节理解。根据“If you are not able to do your job well, someone will replace you soon.”可知，如果你不能好好地工作，将会有人取代你，故选C。
43．work out【解析】On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems.表示“一方面，重要的技术发展确实帮助人类解决了很多问题。” solve表示解决，因此可以用短语work out替换，故填work out。
44．the rice cooker【解析】根据“The rice cooker is a real time-saver.”可知，此处介绍用电饭煲做饭，因此it代指the rice cooker。
45．There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today".
【解析】根据“A: The life today is quite different from it in the past.”和“B : The life today is much better than it was in the past.”可知，本文主要介绍了关于“过去生活和现在生活”的两种观点，因此主题句为There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today".
There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today".
A: The life today is quite different from it in the past. On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems. But on the other hand, the life in the past brought more happiness to people than it does today.
① However, as the population of the world is getting larger, competition is getting fiercer (更激烈的). If you are not able to do your job well, someone will replace you soon.
B : The life today is much better than it was in the past. ② The rice cookers, gas stoves and microwave ovens are of great help to many housewives. The rice cooker is a real time-saver. It is so simple to use that even a child can cook rice with it. There are some other gadgets (小机械) which save the long hours of doing housework for the housewives.
There are may other inventions which can make our life better. For example, the phones help people get in touch with each other more conveniently and the Internet makes people’s life more colorful.
41．从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺连贯、合理。
A．There are many new inventions that make our life easy and interesting.
B．The life was simple in the past.
C．The life is becoming richer and richer.
① ________ ② ________
42．What will happen if you can't do your job well?
A．You can change your jobs. B．You will have no pay.
C．Someone will take the place of you. D．The boss will be angry with you.
43．请用一个英文短语替换下列句中划线词。
On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems.
________________________________________________
44．The underlined word “it" in Paragraph 4 refers to________.
45．请找出能反映文章主旨的主题句并写在答题卷的相应位置。
________________________________________________
本文主要介绍了关于“过去的生活和现在的生活”有两种看法：今天的生活不同于过去的生活；今天的生活比过去的生活更好。
41．B A【解析】由“However, as the population of the world is getting larger, competition is getting fiercer (更激烈的).”可知，however前应该表示过去的生活简单，故①处选B。根据“The rice cookers, gas stoves and microwave ovens are of great help to many housewives.”可知，此处介绍了电饭煲、煤气灶和微波炉这些发明让我们的生活容易，有趣。故②处选A。
42．C【解析】细节理解。根据“If you are not able to do your job well, someone will replace you soon.”可知，如果你不能好好地工作，将会有人取代你，故选C。
43．work out【解析】On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems.表示“一方面，重要的技术发展确实帮助人类解决了很多问题。” solve表示解决，因此可以用短语work out替换，故填work out。
44．the rice cooker【解析】根据“The rice cooker is a real time-saver.”可知，此处介绍用电饭煲做饭，因此it代指the rice cooker。
45．There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today".
【解析】根据“A: The life today is quite different from it in the past.”和“B : The life today is much better than it was in the past.”可知，本文主要介绍了关于“过去生活和现在生活”的两种观点，因此主题句为There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today".
