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专题——七选五阅读02 7. Long ago， people believed that in the future we would work less， have more free time and get more relaxed． 1__ Today we work harder， work longer hours and have more stresses than ten years ago． walk We faster， faster and sleep less than previous generations． talk And although we use machines that save us time， have less free time than our parents and grandparents． 2 An American journalist we James Gleick in a new book，says that people are suffering from“hurry sickness”－we’re trying 9 to do more things in less time．As a result，our lives are stressful．He says that if we don’t slow down，we won’t live as long as our parents． 3__ Newspaper articles today are shorter and the headlines are bigger．Most people don’t have enough time to read the articles， they only read the headlines． TV and the radio， so On newsreaders speak more quickly than ten years ago．In the USA，there is a book called One－Minute Bedtime Stories for children．These are shorter versions(版本)of traditional stories，specially written for “busy parents” who want to save time! Some answer phones now have “quick playback” buttons so that we can replay people’s messages faster—we can’t waste time listening to people speaking at the normal speed! _4 Ten years ago when people went to art galleries they spent seconds looking at each picture． Today they spend just three seconds! Nowadays， many people prefer faster and dynamic sports like basketball． 5 Our cars are faster but the traffic is worse．so we drive more slowly．We spend more time sitting in our cars，feeling stressed．Experts predict that in ten years the average speed on the road in cities will be only 17 km／h． A．People didn’t feel stressed ten years ago． B．But unluckily，this has not happened yet． C．Even when we relax we do everything more quickly． D．But what is this doing to our health? E．For most people，faster doesn’t mean better． F．The only thing that is slower than before is the way we drive． G．Now everything is faster than before，which b