Day 1-中考英语考前抢分练之阅读理解专练（杭州专用）.docxVIP

Day 1 A Recently, my daughter found something at the back of a cupboard. She described it: “It’s a box, about the same size and weight as a brick (砖). It’s made of plastic and has buttons (按钮) with numbers on.” She hoped it was a machine for travelling through time! She was wrong— it was my first mobile phone! Finding my old phone made me think about how fast things change. Everyday objects used by one generation are unknown in the next generation. Here are some examples. This small, rectangular box is made of plastic. There are two small wheels inside. Around the wheels there is a brown tape. This tape moved from one wheel to the other. It was used for recording or playing music. We also listened to music on records. These are large, flat, round things and people play them on a record player. My record player was more modern than this one. This gramophone is a very early record player. It is made of wood and metal. My grandparents used one for playing records. This thing is made of metal with a wooden handle. It was used for cleaning carpets (地毯). My grandmother hung her carpets on a line in the garden. Then she hit them with this carpet beater and the dirt fell out! This also belonged to my grandparents. It is long and thin. It is made of metal. It has a handle at one end and the other end looks like a bell. It was used for putting out candles. I think it is easier to blow! If you think these things are funny, remember the things you use today may also look funny to your children and grandchildren! 1．Why does the writer tell us about the thing her daughter found? A．To show how quickly things change. B．To show how good her daughter is at finding things. C．To show that her daughter is funny. D．To introduce the topic of traveling through time. 2．Which two things have the same use? A．The cassette tape and the recorder. B．The candle snuffer and the carpet beater. C．The carpet beater and the gramophone. D．The gramophone and the mobile phone. 3．What does the underline