1. (2024高三上·鞍山模拟)  听材料，回答问题。 

In my last program, I was speaking about different anniversaries.<br />At the end, I asked you about the biggest changes to our world that you have experienced<br />in your lifetime.<br />You sent some interesting answers to my question.<br />Two themes struck me.<br />The first was how technology is changing our lives, how it's changing the way we communicate<br />with each other, and how we go about solving problems, including the way we learn things.<br />The other theme was changes in the relations between generations.<br />The job of parenting seems to have changed a great deal.<br />Perhaps we take it more seriously these days.<br />Fathers are certainly more involved in looking after young children than they were fifty<br />years ago.<br />Children, at least in the UK or the USA, get a lot more attention than they used to.<br />They're not sent outside to play until it's time for their next meal.<br />Their lives are much more organized.<br />I suppose children have always tried to get a bit of freedom from their parents in one<br />way or another.<br />In my last program, I was speaking about different anniversaries.<br />At the end, I asked you about the biggest changes to our world that you have experienced<br />in your lifetime.<br />You sent some interesting answers to my question.<br />Two themes struck me.<br />The first was how technology is changing our lives, how it's changing the way we communicate<br />with each other, and how we go about solving problems, including the way we learn things.<br />The other theme was changes in the relations between generations.<br />The job of parenting seems to have changed a great deal.<br />Perhaps we take it more seriously these days.<br />Fathers are certainly more involved in looking after young children than they were fifty<br />years ago.<br />Children, at least in the UK or the USA, get a lot more attention than they used to.<br />They're not sent outside to play until it's time for their next meal.<br />Their lives are much more organized.<br />I suppose children have always tried to get a bit of freedom from their parents in one<br />way or another.

1. （1） What did the speaker mainly talk about in the last program? 

   A . A range of anniversaries. B . Different programs. C . Interesting experiences.
3. （2） What does the speaker think of the two themes? 

   A . Boring. B . Impressive. C . Surprising.
5. （3） What has changed greatly in the speaker's opinion? 

   A . The job of parenting. B . The way of communicating. C . The relations between generations.
7. （4） What are English and American children's lives like now? 

   A . They are seldom sent outside to play. B . They have more freedom than before. C . They have a more organized life.