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阅读理解 Traveling abroad for leisure is becoming moreand more popular for Chinese. The UK is high up in the list of places that the Chinesewant to visit. There is a sense of mystery about the UK: it's often the images ofEngland's green parks, countryside and Victorian houses that people point to asan alternative to polluted, overcrowded cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou. The capital is viewed as modern and dynamic,while being filled deep with history. When asked what other images are thought ofby the UK, the reply is often the Queen, tea and Oxbridge. So what'sstopping them actually co12．Inventions are exciting，amazing and even change our lives．But do you think they reallyimprove the quality of our lives？Picture this：You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer．Your mobile phone rings，a QQ message appears on the screen，the noise from the television is getting louder andlouder．Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your homework．How can you become calm（平静的）at this moment？Inventions have sped up（加速）our lives so much that they often let us feel stressed（有压力的）and tired．More and more people want to run away from inventions．Here are some simple ways to beat the stress caused by inventions!•Don't be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at a certain time of a day．Don't check your e-mail every day．•Be sure you spend some time with your family．You can play cards or chat instead of turning on TVs or computers．•Get a low-tech hobby．Do something in the old-fashioned way every day，such as making a birthday card，walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using telephones or e-mails．•Don't worry too much about life．38．What does the writer think of inventions？A．Inventions improve the quality of our lives．B．Inventions speed up our lives and take away our trouble．C．Inventions make us stressed and tired though they bring us a lot of convenience（方便）．D．People will feel stressed and tired without inventions．39．Which of the following belongs to"low-tech"according to the passage？AA．Making a birthday card．B．Using telephones every day．C．Going online．D．Having meetings by video．40．The underlined word"available"meansD in the passage．A．自由的B．可利用的C．可购得的D．被人找到的41．The passage is mainly aboutC．A．the main changes of technologyB．inventions play an important part in our daily lifeC．some advice on how to get away from inventionsD．all the people like old-fashioned ways．