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佛山历年真题 -阅读理解 2012 年 A When your great-grandparents( 曾祖父母 )were young, the world was very different. People did not have the kind of technology that we have today to communicate with each other. Things such as cell phones and computers were not yet invented. It took longer For people to get news about each other. Today ’s technology makes it easier and faster to stay close to people. Long ago, people wrote letters to stay in touch. From 1860-1861, letters were carried by horses. Only the fastest horse riders were paid to carry letters across the country. Then trains began to carry letters from city to city. By the early 1900s, planes were a faster way to carry letters across the country and around the world. As times change, new inventions have made it easy to contact friends and family in seconds! People began to use telephones in the late 1800s. Modern phones can do many things. Cell phones can be carried with us wherever we travel. Some phones can even let you take pictures. These images can be sent to other cell phones. Computers have made some of the biggest changes in communication. The internet sends e-mail messages around the world in seconds! Although new technology helps us stay in touch with each other, many people still enjoy sending and getting letters. With so many ways to communicate, it ’s easy to find your favourite way to stay in touch. 46. When your great-grandparents were young , _____________ . A. the world was the same B. people didn ’t communicate C. it was slower to communicate D. cell phones were invented 47. From the passage, we know that ______ carried letters the fastest. A. horses B. buses C. trains D. planes 48. When did people begin to use telephones? A. In the early 1900s. B. In the 18th century. C. In the 21st cen