"Life is speeding up.Everyone is becoming unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today.But in fact，an unwell person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.
We all love new inventions.They are exciting，amazing and can even change our lives.But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives？
Imagine this：You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer.Your mobile phone rings，a WeChat message from your friend appears on the screen，the noise from the telephone is getting louder and louder.Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work.Now you have to stay up all night to get it done.
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired.Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities，who have no telephones，no cars，not even any electricity often seem to be happier？Perhaps that is because they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.The grandparents，with their daughter，and grandsons，Benjamin，10，and Thomas，7，spent nine weeks in a 1940s house.They had no washing machine，microwave，computer or mobile phone.
The grandmother，Lyn，said， "The more things you have，the more difficult life becomes." The boys said they fought less.Probably，they said，because there was less to fight over，such as their computer.Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a trendy （時髦的），beer-drinking granny，to one who cooked things.
Answer the questions.
（1）The underlined sentence was written in the modern times，wasn't it？
No，it isn't.No，it isn't.
（2）Why do you lose all your work on the computer according to the passage？
Because suddenly the computer goes blank.Because suddenly the computer goes blank.
（3）How do we often feel when new inventions have speeded up our lives too much？
We feel stressed and tired.We feel stressed and tired.
（4）Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house？
Because they wanted to experience life without modern inventions.Because they wanted to experience life without modern inventions.
（5）What kind of person did Benjamin's grandmother use to be？
She used to be a trendy，beer-drinking granny.She used to be a trendy，beer-drinking granny.
（6）What does the passage mainly tell us？
Problems caused by technology.Problems caused by technology.
【答案】No，it isn't.；Because suddenly the computer goes blank.；We feel stressed and tired.；Because they wanted to experience life without modern inventions.；She used to be a trendy，beer-drinking granny.；Problems caused by technology.
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