七、阅读理解。
Technology changes our lives a lot these days. There are many changes in transportation.
Long ago, people rode horses or donkeys (驴) to move from place to place. Now people go to different places by car, metro or train.
People used animals and wagons (马车) to move things in the past. Now many people use big trucks, ships, trains or even planes to move things.
People crossed the sea by ship in the past. The trip could take weeks or months. Now people travel long distances by plane. It only takes a few hours.
Transportation changes a lot. The world is becoming smaller and smaller.
() 1. This passage is about changes in .
A. animals B. transportation C. time
() 2. People now can use to move from place to place.
A. cars B. horses C. donkeys
() 3. It takes for people to cross the sea now.
A. a few hours B. only a week C. months
() 4. How do you understand the underlined sentence?
A. We need to protect our Earth.
B. The Earth is moving faster and faster.
C. It’s easier for people to travel around the world.
Technology changes our lives a lot these days. There are many changes in transportation.
Long ago, people rode horses or donkeys (驴) to move from place to place. Now people go to different places by car, metro or train.
People used animals and wagons (马车) to move things in the past. Now many people use big trucks, ships, trains or even planes to move things.
People crossed the sea by ship in the past. The trip could take weeks or months. Now people travel long distances by plane. It only takes a few hours.
Transportation changes a lot. The world is becoming smaller and smaller.
() 1. This passage is about changes in .
A. animals B. transportation C. time
() 2. People now can use to move from place to place.
A. cars B. horses C. donkeys
() 3. It takes for people to cross the sea now.
A. a few hours B. only a week C. months
() 4. How do you understand the underlined sentence?
A. We need to protect our Earth.
B. The Earth is moving faster and faster.
C. It’s easier for people to travel around the world.
答案：1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C
解析：
1. 文章开篇就点明核心主题是交通领域的变化，全文都围绕出行方式、货物运输方式的今昔对比展开，因此这篇文章是介绍交通的变化。
2. 根据文中"Now people go to different places by car, metro or train."可知，现在人们出行可以选择汽车，马和驴是过去人们的出行方式。
3. 根据文中"Now people travel long distances by plane. It only takes a few hours."可知，现在人们乘坐飞机完成跨海长途出行只需要几小时。
4. 划线句子"The world is becoming smaller and smaller"的含义是交通越来越发达，人们往返世界各地出行变得越来越便捷，并不是指地球实体变小、地球转动速度变快，也和保护地球的主题无关。
2. 根据文中"Now people go to different places by car, metro or train."可知，现在人们出行可以选择汽车，马和驴是过去人们的出行方式。
3. 根据文中"Now people travel long distances by plane. It only takes a few hours."可知，现在人们乘坐飞机完成跨海长途出行只需要几小时。
4. 划线句子"The world is becoming smaller and smaller"的含义是交通越来越发达，人们往返世界各地出行变得越来越便捷，并不是指地球实体变小、地球转动速度变快，也和保护地球的主题无关。
八、连词成句，将对话补充完整。
Mike: What was your life like in the past, Mum?
Mum: 1. .
(worked, I, the, in, office, in the past)
These days, I sometimes work from home.
2. .
(meetings, online, I, have, too)
Mike: How did you communicate with your friends in the past?
Mum: I wrote letters to them.
Mike: 3. ?
(How, do, them, chat with, now, you)
Mum: I chat with them on the internet.
Mike: How did you travel to different places in the past?
Mum: 4. . The train was slow then.
(a lot of, on, road, time, spent, the, I)
Mike: How do you travel now?
Mum: 5. .
(now, I, by, travel, high-speed train)
Mike: Wow! They travel very fast.
Mike: What was your life like in the past, Mum?
Mum: 1. .
(worked, I, the, in, office, in the past)
These days, I sometimes work from home.
2. .
(meetings, online, I, have, too)
Mike: How did you communicate with your friends in the past?
Mum: I wrote letters to them.
Mike: 3. ?
(How, do, them, chat with, now, you)
Mum: I chat with them on the internet.
Mike: How did you travel to different places in the past?
Mum: 4. . The train was slow then.
(a lot of, on, road, time, spent, the, I)
Mike: How do you travel now?
Mum: 5. .
(now, I, by, travel, high-speed train)
Mike: Wow! They travel very fast.
答案：1. I worked in the office in the past
2. I have online meetings too
3. How do you chat with them now
4. I spent a lot of time on the road
5. I travel by high-speed train now
2. I have online meetings too
3. How do you chat with them now
4. I spent a lot of time on the road
5. I travel by high-speed train now
解析：
本题考查六年级英语陈述句、特殊疑问句的连词成句能力，需先确定句子主语，结合对应时态、固定短语搭配正确排序，注意句首单词首字母大写，句末标点符合要求：
1. 第一句是一般过去时陈述句，主语为I，谓语动词是worked，搭配地点状语in the office，时间状语in the past说明动作发生的时间。
2. 第二句是一般现在时陈述句，主语为I，谓语动词是have，宾语是online meetings，副词too放在句末表示“也”。
3. 第三句是特殊疑问句，以特殊疑问词How开头，后接助动词do，再接主语you，搭配固定短语chat with them，最后加时间状语now。
4. 第四句是一般过去时陈述句，主语为I，用固定搭配spent a lot of time on the road表达“在路上花费很多时间”的含义。
5. 第五句是一般现在时陈述句，主语为I，谓语动词是travel，搭配方式状语by high-speed train说明出行方式，最后加时间状语now。
1. 第一句是一般过去时陈述句，主语为I，谓语动词是worked，搭配地点状语in the office，时间状语in the past说明动作发生的时间。
2. 第二句是一般现在时陈述句，主语为I，谓语动词是have，宾语是online meetings，副词too放在句末表示“也”。
3. 第三句是特殊疑问句，以特殊疑问词How开头，后接助动词do，再接主语you，搭配固定短语chat with them，最后加时间状语now。
4. 第四句是一般过去时陈述句，主语为I，用固定搭配spent a lot of time on the road表达“在路上花费很多时间”的含义。
5. 第五句是一般现在时陈述句，主语为I，谓语动词是travel，搭配方式状语by high-speed train说明出行方式，最后加时间状语now。