2017届广东省紫金县高考英语一轮复习语法填空类阅读训练：2（含解析）_高考复习指南

2017届广东省紫金县高考英语一轮复习语法填空类阅读训练：2（含解析）

　　广东紫金县2017高考英语语法填空类阅读一轮训练

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　　Long ago, people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free time and get more relaxed．But 61._______(luck)，this has not happened yet．

　　Today we work harder, work longer hours and have more stresses than ten years ago． 62._______ we use machines that save us time，we still have less free time than our parents and grandparents．But what is this doing to our health? An American journalist says that people are suffering from“hurry 63.________(sick)”－we’re trying to do more things in less time．64._____ a result，our lives are stressful．He says that 65._______ we slow down，we won’t live as long as our parents．For most people, faster doesn’t mean better.

　　In the USA，there is a book called “One－Minute Bedtime Stories for children”．These are shorter versions of traditional stories，specially 66._______(write) 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 67.__________(listen) to people speaking 68.____ the normal speed!

　　The only thing 69._____ is slower than before is the way we drive．Our cars are faster but the traffic is worse, so we drive more slowly．We spend more time sitting in our cars，feeling 70._______(stress). Experts predict that in ten years the average speed on the road in cities will be only 17 km／h．