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 在英國，Bowler一家有幸成為400戶體驗20世紀初期人們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹募彝ブ�，在這項體驗活動中Bowler住進那個時期的房子，沒有電話，電腦，電視，快餐身穿那個時代的服飾，通過這為期三個月的體驗活動，他們一家人對于現(xiàn)在的生活有了更深的理解．
解答 54．答案：A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)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，即母親在家務(wù)活上花費的時間比現(xiàn)在多．故選A．
55．答案：C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段，Joyce談到了她對當時生活的感受，有褒有貶，Joyce不喜歡的是：過去人同樣有許多麻煩和煩惱，她很慶幸今天沒有必要考慮要解決那些令人煩惱的問題．她喜歡的是：過去人的生活很簡單．故選C．
56．答案：C．推理判斷題．由文章最后所列舉的在1900年的屋子體驗生活時家庭成員各自感到最想念的東西可知，"Hilary，11：‘rock CD'"Hilary最想要搖滾樂唱片，由此可推斷出Hilary最盼望的是聽音樂．故選C．
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