【单元培优卷】Unit 4 Then and now 单元高频易错培优卷-2025-2026学年六年级英语上册牛津译林版（含答案解析）

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Unit 4 Then and now 单元高频易错培优卷
考试时间：60分钟；试卷总分：100分；
学校： 班级： 姓名： 成绩：
一、选出下列各组单词中画线部分读音不同的一项。（每小题1分，共5分）
( )1．A．after B．summer C．hurt D．letter
( )2．A．then B．telephone C．elephant D．become
( )3．A．radio B．anywhere C．make D．lake
( )4．A．pass B．compass C．class D．glass
( )5．A．museum B．use C．student D．pudding
二、选出不同类的一项。（每小题1分，共3分）
( )6．A．aeroplane B．train C．invent
( )7．A．American B．England C．British
( )8．A．mother B．summer C．sister
三、单选题。（每小题1分，共10分）
9．Listen to your teacher. Don’t ________ the window. ( )
A．look out of B．look out C．look for
10．Many years ago, Lily _____ to work. But now she usually _____ the metro to work. ( )
A．walked; is taking B．walked; takes C．walks; takes
11．—Who invented (发明) the train ( )
—The _____.
A．Australians B．Americans C．British
12．The clever child used the paper ______ a cup. ( )
A．making B．make C．to make
13．I ______ email to my e-friend last weekend. ( )
A．write a B．wrote a C．wrote an
14．—Who ______ the bread ( )
—Tom did.
A．takes B．took C．taked
15．My mum did some shopping ___________ the Internet. ( )
A．on B．for C．in
16．He wrote a letter ______ his good friend last week. ( )
A．for B．to C．from
17．I _____ swim three months ago, but now I can. ( )
A．can B．can’t C．couldn’t
18．—What ________ ( )
—He ________ his new cards.
A．happens; lost B．happened; lost C．happened; loses
四、用单词的正确形式填空。（每小题1分，共5分）
19．She couldn’t (watch) news on the Internet many years ago.
20．She (read) many funny Chinese stories on the e-books last night.
21．My grandma reused bottles (grow) flowers before.
22．My mum often goes (shop) at weekends.
23．Mike (can) ride a bike when he was four.
五、根据首字母提示填空。（每小题1分，共5分）
24．Last Saturday, I c many shells (贝壳) on the beach.
25．Now my uncle often uses a m phone to call my aunt.
26．Twenty years ago, my mother b things from shops.
27．The teachers’ o is next to our classroom.
28．My mother t me a story every night when I was a child.
六、读句子，从方框中选择合适的短语并将其序号写在横线上。（每小题1分，共5分）
A．had to B．laugh at C． hold onto D．all over the world E. save energy
29．We shouldn’t the disabled (残疾人).
30．We should because there is not much coal or oil on Earth.
31．The boy’s leg hurt. He go to hospital.
32．We can eat different foods from at the food show.
33．The kite flew too high and we couldn’t it.
七、看图完成句子。（每小题1分，共5分）
34．Twenty years ago, Mr Wang to his friends.
35．—What did your grandpa usually do thirty years ago
—He usually for news.
36．Today’s the 11th of September. Y was Teachers’ Day.
37．I got an from my friend.
38．Thirty years ago, Mrs White things from shops, but now she does shopping on the Internet.
八、翻译题。（每小题1分，共5分）
39．现在他有一部手机，他可以在任何地方给人们打电话。
Now he has a , and he can people .
40．昨天我的爸爸在办公室里观看电视新闻。
My father on TV in his yesterday.
41．轮到鲍比了，他正在认真思考。
It is . He is thinking hard.
42．让我们学习英语，和来自全世界的人们交朋友吧。
Let’s learn English and with people from .
43．去年我的表弟不会骑自行车，但是他现在会骑了。
My cousin a bike last year, but now he .
九、连词成句。（每小题1分，共5分）
44．zoo, in, we, the, saw, some, tigers, yesterday (.)
45．Mike, all, e-friends, the, has, world, from, over(.)
46．still, of, Lily, out, window, is, looking, the (.)
47．there, see, interesting, you, many, things, did ( )
48．grandfather, for, read, news, newspapers, his (.)
十、句型转换。（每小题1分，共5分）
49．Mr Green does shopping on the Internet. (改为否定句)
Mr Green shopping on the Internet.
50．Helen made a sentence with “egg”. (改同义句)
Helen used “egg” a sentence.
51．Miss Li often buys storybooks for her son. (用yesterday改写)
Miss Li storybooks for her son yesterday.
52．My sister could read English five years ago. (改为一般疑问句)
your sister English five years ago
53．Wang Bing are reading magazines in the library. (改为过去时)
Wang Bing in the library just now.
十一、答语匹配。（每小题1分，共6分）
A．It was great fun. B．I did my homework at home. C． I lost my purse. D．No, I didn't. E. It's Wednesday. F. In Yang Ling's home.
54．What happened ( )
55．What did you do yesterday evening ( )
56．How was your weekend ( )
57．Where did they watch the cartoon ( )
58．Did you see a film last weekend ( )
59．What day is it today ( )
十二、选择合适的句子完成对话。(其中有一项是多余项，每小题1分，共5分）
Grandma: Look at these photos of your mum when she was a child, Sarah.
Sarah: Great! How old was she in this photo
Grandma: 60
Sarah: Did she have short hair then
Grandma: 61
Sarah: What was Mum good at
Grandma: 62
Sarah: Wow, what a beautiful dress!
Grandma: 63
Sarah: Can I have this photo, please
Grandma: 64
A．Of course. Here you are.
B．Yes. I made that for her.
C．She was a very nice girl.
D．About the same age as you are now.
E．No. She never wanted to cut her hair.
F．She was good at dancing.
十三、完形填空。（每小题1分，共5分）
In the past(过去), most girls never(从不) 65 to school. They helped on the farm or cooked at home for their families. People didn’t have healthy food. They knew less about medicine. They 66 live very long.
There were no 67 . People went to work on foot or by bike. So they did more exercise. Now, many people drive cars. They 68 lazy(懒惰的).
In the past, the family was very big. They lived in a small house. They 69 on the fire(火). Now, there are many tall buildings to live in. Life is better than it was in the past, isn’t it
( )65．A．go B．went C．goes
( )66．A．could B．did C．didn’t
( )67．A．cars B．food C．bikes
( )68．A．become B．became C．like
( )69．A．danced B．lived C．cooked
十四、阅读理解。（每小题2分，共20分）
阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。
Ten years ago, Taotao was just a little child. He could not do many things. His parents looked after him well. Now he is a boy of twelve years old. He studies different subjects at school, such as Chinese, Maths, English, Music, Art and PE. He can play football well. He sometimes plays it with his friends after school.
Twenty years ago, Taotao’s parents went to work by bike, Now they have cars, so they can go to work by car. They are not afraid of rainy days or snowy days.
Thirty years ago, Taotao’s grandparents lived in a small house. There weren’t any household appliances(家用电器) at home. Now they live in a big house with three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and two bathrooms, Compared with the past, their life is getting better and better.
70．Taotao was two years old nine years ago. ( )
71．Taotao sometimes plays football with his friends after school. ( )
72．Taotao’s parents go to work by car now. ( )
73．Taotao’s grandparents lived in a big house with seven rooms thirty years ago. ( )
74．Their life is getting better and better. ( )
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
Great inventors
Inventors are very clever and they work really hard. Their ideas make the world different.
Cai Lun Long long ago, people wrote or drew on bamboos (竹子) and silk(丝绸). About 2000 years ago, Cai Lun invented paper. People could write more on paper. Thomas Alva Edison Edison had lots of inventions in his life. You would still use candles(蜡烛) at night if he didn’t invent the light bulb(电灯泡). People call him “father of the light”.
The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers invented the first aeroplane. They watched the eagles and made the first plane like a kite. They tried many times, finally they could fly high in the sky. Tim Berners Lee Do you like reading news and listening to music on the Internet If you do, then you will thank him—Tim Berners Lee. He made all the computers connected(联系) with each other on World Wide Web(万维网).
75．People could write more on ________. ( )
A．bamboos B．silk C．paper
76．Thomas Alva Edison had lots of ________ in his life. ( )
A．light B．light bulbs C．inventions
77．The Wright Brothers invented the aeroplane by watching the ________. ( )
A．eagles B．songbirds C．kites
78．What did Tim Berners Lee invent ( )
A．paper B．the light bulb C．World Wide Web
79．Which of the following is not right ( )
A．Without light bulbs, we are still using candles.
B．Cai Lun invented the compass.
C．Inventors are not only clever but also hardworking.
十五、书面表达.（每小题1分，共11分）
80．以“Then and now”为主题，介绍一下现在的生活和过去的生活的对比，你可以从这四个方面比较，也可以选择其他的方面进行比较，要求：语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清晰，时态正确，书写规范, 不少于50个词。
提示词：read newspapers, write e-mails, buy things from shops, read e-books, by car, …

Things changed(改变) a lot these years.
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参考答案及试题解析
1．C 2．A 3．B 4．B 5．D
【解析】1．选项ABD画线部分的读音为[ ]，选项C画线部分的发音为[ ]，所以C不同，故选C。
2．选项BCD画线部分的读音为[ ]，选项A画线部分的发音为[e]，所以A不同，故选A。
3．选项ACD画线部分的读音为[e ]，选项B画线部分的发音为[e]，所以B不同，故选B。
4．选项ACD画线部分的读音为[ɑ ]，选项B画线部分的发音为[ ]，所以B不同，故选B。
5．选项ABC画线部分的读音为[ju ]，选项D画线部分的发音为[ ]，所以D不同，故选D。
6．C 7．B 8．B
【解析】6．A飞机，B火车，C发明，AB是名词，C是动词，故选C。
7．A美国的 ，B英国，C英国的，AC是形容词，B是名词，故选B。
8．A妈妈，B夏季，C姐姐(妹妹)，AC是称谓，B是季节，故选B。
9．A
【解析】句意：听你的老师。不要向窗外看。本题考查动词短语，A向……外看，B小心，C寻找。根据语境应该是向窗外看look out of the window。故选A。
10．B
【解析】句意：许多年前，莉莉步行去工作。但现在她通常乘地铁上班。本题考查动词的形式。walked是动词的过去式，is taking是现在进行时， takes是动词的第三人称单数，walks是动词的第三人称单数。根据Many years ago可知句子前半句时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式，排除C，根据now和usually可知第二空时态为一般现在时，主语she是第三人称单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数，排除A。故选B。
11．C
【解析】句意：—谁发明了火车？—英国人。本题考查名词辨析。A澳大利亚人，B美国人，C英国人，根据常识可知火车是英国人发明的，故选C。
12．C
【解析】句意：这个聪明的孩子用纸做了一个杯子。本题考查动词的形式。use sth to do sth用某物做某事，故选C。
13．C
【解析】句意：上周末我给我的网友写了一封电子邮件。本题考查动词的形式和不定冠词。根据时间可知句子是一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式，wrote是write的过去式，email是以元音音素开头的单词，前面用an修饰，故选C。
14．B
【解析】句意：—谁拿着面包？—汤姆拿着。本题考查动词的形式。A动词的第三人称单数，B动词的过去式，C形式错误。根据did可知问句时态为一般过去时，谓语动词要用动词的过去式，take拿，过去式为took，故选B。
15．A
【解析】句意：我的妈妈在网上买了点东西。本题考查介词固定搭配。A在……上，B为了，C在……里面。on the Internet在网上，符合句意，故选A。
16．B
【解析】句意：他上周给他的好朋友写了一封信。本题考查动词短语，write a letter to sb给某人写一封信，wrote是write的过去式，故选B。
17．C
【解析】句意：我三个月前不会游泳，但现在我会了。本题考查动词的形式。根据句意可知句子是否定句，根据three months ago，可知句子是一般过去时，情态动词用过去式couldn’t，故选C。
18．B
【解析】句意：—发生什么了？—他丢了他的新名片。本题考查动词的形式。根据句意可知，丢钱包是发生在过去的事情，因此句子的时态是一般过去式。happen的过去式是happened，lose的过去式是lost。故选B。
19．watch
【解析】句意：很多年前她不能在网上看新闻。本题考查动词的形式。couldn’t 后跟动词原形，故用原形watch，故答案为watch。
20．read
【解析】句意：她昨天晚上在电子书上读了很多有趣的中国故事。本题考查动词的形式。根据last night可知句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，read的过去式是read，故答案为read。
21．to grow
【解析】句意：我(外)祖母以前重复使用瓶子来种花。本题考查动词的形式。reuse sth to do sth重复使用某物来做某事，grow动词，种植。故答案为to grow。
22．shopping
【解析】句意：我妈妈经常在周末去购物。本题考查动词短语，go shopping去购物，故答案为shopping。
23．could
【解析】句意：迈克四岁时就会骑自行车。本题考查情态动词，can会，根据was可知时态为一般过去时，can用过去式could，故答案为could。
24．collected/ollected
【解析】句意：上周六，我在沙滩上收集了许多的贝壳。本题考查动词的形式。由Last Saturday可知句子是一般过去时态，谓语动词要用动词的过去式。根据首字母提示可知考查单词collect收集，过去式为collected。故答案为collected。
25．mobile/obile
【解析】句意：我的叔叔/舅舅现在用手机给我的婶婶/舅妈打电话。本题考查名词词组。根据句意和首字母提示，可知考查单词mobile移动的，mobile phone手机。故答案为mobile。
26．bought/ought
【解析】句意：二十年前，我母亲从商店买东西。本题考查动词的形式，根据句意及首字母可知单词是buy买，根据Twenty years ago可知时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式bought，故答案为bought。
27．office/ffice
【解析】句意：老师的办公室紧挨着我们的教室。本题考查可数名词及其单复数。office办公室，be动词是is，要用可数名词的单数形式，故答案为office。
28．told/old
【解析】句意：当我是一个小孩时，妈妈每天晚上都给我讲一个故事。本题考查动词短语和动词的形式，讲故事tell a story，根据句意可知，时态是一般过去时，tell的过去式是told，故答案为told。
29．B 30．E 31．A 32．D 33．C
【解析】29．句意：我们不应该 残疾人。laugh at嘲笑，符合句意，故选B。
30．句意：我们应该 因为地球上没有太多的煤炭和石油。save energy节约能源，符合句意，故选E。
31．句意：这个男孩的腿受伤了。他 去医院。had to必须，符合句意，故选A。
32．句意：我们能够在美食展上吃到来自 的不同的食物。all over the world世界各地，符合句意，故选D。
33．句意：风筝飞的太高我们不能 它。hold onto紧紧抓住，符合句意，故选C。
34．wrote letters
【解析】句意：二十年前，王先生给他的朋友写信。本题考查动词短语和动词的形式。根据图片可知是写信write letters，根据Twenty years ago，可知句子是一般过去时，动词write用过去式wrote。故答案为wrote；letters。
35．read newspapers
【解析】句意：—你祖父三十年前通常做什么？—他通常_____获取新闻。本题考查动词短语和动词的形式。根据图片可知考查动词短语read newspapers读报纸，由问句句意可知句子是一般过去时，谓语动词read用过去式read，故答案为read newspapers。
36．Yesterday/esterday
【解析】句意：今天是9月11日。昨天是教师节。本题考查名词辨析。根据句意及首字母可知考查单词yesterday昨天，故答案为Yesterday。
37．email
【解析】句意：我收到了一封来自我朋友的______。本题考查可数名词及其单复数，图中是电子邮件email，前面有an修饰，名词用单数形式，故答案为email。
38．bought
【解析】句意：三十年前，怀特夫人从商店里买物品，但是现在她在网上购物。本题考查动词形式，Thirty years ago是一般过去时的标志词，动词用动词过去式，根据句意可知该空填buy的过去式是bought买。故答案为bought。
39．mobile phone call anywhere
【解析】本题考查句子翻译。根据汉语意思，可知句子是并列句，时态是一般现在时。手机mobile phone，前面有a修饰，用单数；打电话call，can后跟动词原形；任何地方anywhere。故答案为mobile，phone，call，anywhere。
40．watched news office
【解析】本题考查句子翻译。根据汉语意思可知句子是陈述句，时态为一般过去时。watch news观看新闻，watch要用过去式形式watched；office办公室，要用单数形式，故答案为watched news，office。
41．Bobby’s turn
【解析】本题考查句子翻译。句子是陈述句，时态是一般现在时和现在进行时。轮到某人了It is one’s turn，所以第一空用名词所有格Bobby’s，后跟名词turn次序，故答案为Bobby’s，turn。
42．make friends all over the world
【解析】本题考查句子翻译。根据汉语意思，可知句子是祈使句，交朋友make friends，and连接的动词形式要一致，learn是动词原形，make也用圆形，全世界all over the world。故答案为make friends，all over the world。
43．couldn’t ride can
【解析】本题考查句子翻译，can会，其否定形式是can’t不会，情态动词，前半句由last year可知句子是一般过去时，且是一个否定句，故用can’t的否定形式couldn’t，ride骑，情态动词后用动词原形；后半句由now可知是一般现在时，故用can，故答案为couldn’t；ride；can。
44．We saw some tigers in the zoo yesterday.
【解析】本题考查句子结构。we我们，saw看见，some一些，tigers老虎，in the zoo在动物园，yesterday昨天。根据所给句号和单词，可知句子是陈述句。根据词义连成句子：昨天我们在动物园看到了一些老虎。故答案为We saw some tigers in the zoo yesterday.
45．Mike has e-friends from all over the world.
【解析】本题考查句子结构，Mike迈克，all over the world世界各地，e-friends网友，from来自，has有，根据所给句号可知句子是一个陈述句，根据所给词义可以连成句子：迈克有来自世界各地的网友。故答案为Mike has e-friends from all over the world.
46．Lily is still looking out of the window.
【解析】still还，looking out of 向外看，the window窗户，Lily莉莉，is是，由所给句号可知句子为陈述句，句子时态为现在进行时，结合所给单词词义可以连成句子为：莉莉还在向窗外看。故答案为Lily is still looking out of the window.
47．Did you see many interesting things there
【解析】略
48．His grandfather read newspapers for news.
【解析】grandfather爷爷，for为了，read newspapers读报纸，his他的，news新闻，由所给句号可知句子为陈述句，句子时态为一般过去时，首字母大写，结合所给单词词义可以连成句子为：他的爷爷在报纸上读新闻。故答案为His grandfather read newspapers for news.
49．doesn’t do
【解析】句意：格林先生在网上购物。本题考查句型转换。句子是一般现在时，句子含有实意动词does，主语Mr Green是第三人称单数，变为否定句借助于助动词does，does not可缩写为doesn’t，后面加动词原形do，故答案为doesn't do。
50．to make
【解析】原句句意：海伦用“鸡蛋”造句。本题考查句型转换。句子是陈述句，时态为一般过去时。改为同义句，make a sentence with…=use…to make a sentence，故答案为to，make。
51．bought
【解析】原句句意：李小姐经常给他的儿子买故事书。本题考查句型转换。题干要求用yesterday改写句子，句子变一般过去时，buy用过去式bought，故答案为bought。
52．Could read
【解析】原句句意：我的姐姐(妹妹)五年前会读英语。本题考查句型转换。句子是陈述句，时态是一般过去时。改为一般疑问句需将情态动词could提前，后跟动词原形read，故答案为Could，read。
53．read magazines
【解析】句意：王兵正在图书馆里看杂志。本题考查句型转换。句子是陈述句，时态是现在进行时，改为过去时，需将动词改为过去式，read读书的过去式是read，句意为：王兵刚才在图书馆里看杂志，故答案为read；magazines。
54．C 55．B 56．A 57．F 58．D 59．E
【分析】54．句意：怎么了？答语回答发生的事，C我丢了我的钱包。符合题意，故选C。
55．句意：昨天晚上你做了什么？答语回答做的事情，B我在家做作业了。符合题意，故选B。
56．句意：你的周末怎么样？答语回答周末情况，A非常有趣。符合题意，故选A。
57．句意：他们在哪看的动画片？答语回答地点，F在杨玲家。符合题意，故选F。
58．句意：上周末你看电影了吗？一般疑问句用yes或no回答，D不，我没看。符合题意，故选D。
59．句意：今天星期几？答语回答星期，E今天是星期三。符合题意，故选E。
60．D 61．E 62．F 63．B 64．A
【导语】本文讲述了祖母和莎拉讨论关于莎拉妈妈年轻时候的照片。
60．上句说：太棒了这张照片中的她多大了？可知此处询问妈妈的年龄。选项D“和你现在差不多大。”符合语境，故选D。
61．上句说：她当时是短发吗？可知此处询问妈妈头发的长短。选项E“不，她从来都不想剪头发。”符合语境，故选E。
62．上句说：妈妈擅长什么？可知此处询问妈妈擅长什么。选项F“她擅长跳舞。”符合语境，故选F。
63．上句说：哇，多漂亮的裙子啊！可知此处在发表感叹裙子很漂亮。选项B“是的，我为她做的。”符合语境，故选B。
64．上句说：请给我这张照片好吗？可知此处在询问对方的意见。选项A“当然，给你。”符合语境，故选A。
65．B 66．C 67．A 68．A 69．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了人类过去和现在的对比。
65．句意：过去，大多数女孩不上学。A动词原形，B动词过去式，C动词第三人称单数形式。In the past是一般过去时的标志词，谓语动词用过去式，故选B。
66．句意：他们没有活得很长。A能，B助动词肯定形式，C助动词否定形式，根据“People didn’t have healthy food. They knew less about medicine.”可知人们没有健康食物，也没有机器，因此活不长。故选C。
67．句意：这里没有汽车。A小汽车，B食物，C自行车。根据“People went to work on foot or by bike.”人们只能步行或骑自行车，可知没有车，故选A。
68．句意：他们变得懒惰。A动词原形或过去分词，B动词过去式，C动词原形。Now是一般现在时的标志词，且根据句意可知，选项A符合句意，故选A。
69．句意：他们在火上煮饭。A跳舞，B居住，C煮。根据语境可知过去人们在火上煮饭，故选C。
70．F 71．T 72．T 73．F 74．T
【导语】本文主要写了涛涛、涛涛父母及祖父母今昔生活的变化。
70．句意：九年前涛涛2岁。根据文中句子“Now he is a boy of twelve years old.”可知他现在12岁，那么9年前应该是3岁，该句错误，故答案为F。
71．句意：涛涛有时放学后和朋友们一起踢足球。根据文中句子“He sometimes plays it with his friends after school.”可知他有时放学后和朋友们踢足球，该句正确，故答案为T。
72．句意：涛涛的父母现在开车去上班。根据文中句子“Now they have cars, so they can go to work by car.”可知他们现在有车了、可以开车去上班了，该句正确，故答案为T。
73．句意：涛涛的祖父母在三十年前住在有7个房间的大房子里。根据文中句子“Thirty years ago, Taotao’s grandparents lived in a small house.”可知三十年前涛涛的祖父母住在一个小房子里，该句错误，故答案为F。
74．句意：他们的生活变得越来越好。根据文中句子“Compared with the past, their life is getting better and better.”可知跟过去相比他们的生活变得越来越好，该句正确，故答案为T。
75．C 76．C 77．A 78．C 79．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了几个伟大的发明家。
75．句意：人们可以在____上写得多。A竹子；B丝绸；C纸。根据“People could write more on paper.”可知人们可以在纸上写得更多，故选C。
76．句意：爱迪生在他的一生中有大量的____。A光线；B灯泡；C发明。根据“Edison had lots of inventions in his life.”可知爱迪生在一生有大量的发明，故选C。
77．句意：莱特兄弟通过观看___发明了飞机。A老鹰；B鸣鸟；C风筝。根据“They watched the eagles and made the first plane like a kite.”可知他们观察老鹰并且制作了第一架像风筝的飞机，故选A。
78．句意：Tim Berners Lee 发明了什么？A纸；B电灯泡；C万维网。根据“He made all the computers connected(联系) with each other on World Wide Web(万维网).”可知他发明了万维网，故选C。
79．句意：下面哪个是不正确的？A没有电灯，我们仍然在使用蜡烛。B蔡伦发明了罗盘。C发明家不仅仅是聪明的而且是勤奋的。根据“About 2000 years ago, Cai Lun invented paper.”可知蔡伦发明了纸，B错误，故选B。
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例文：
Things changed (改变) a lot these years. In the past, people used to read newspapers for news, but now we can read e-books and news online. For communication, people used to write letters, but now we send emails or use instant messaging. When it comes to shopping, people went to stores to buy things, while now we can shop online and get things delivered to our home. Transportation has also improved, Many years ago, people mostly traveled by bicycle or bus, but now many travel by car or even by high-speed train. Life has become faster and more convenient.
【解析】1.题干解读：本题要求以“Then and now”为主题，对比过去和现在的生活。可以选择出行、购物、学习、娱乐等方面进行比较，时态是一般现在时和一般过去时。同时要符合字数要求。
2.参考词汇和句型：
参考词汇：transportation 出行，learning 学习，entertainment 娱乐，shopping 购物，read newspapers 读报纸，write e-mails 写电子邮件，buy things from shops 从商店购买物品，read e-books 阅读电子书，by car 乘车，the Internet 互联网
参考句型：People used to... but now they...；Transportation has changed from... to...；Transportation has...； Life has...
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