【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 he creativity of human beings. That39。s why, when stars are out, they are visible。 but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it。 but when I wind up this essay, I end it.（1）Which of the following words or expressions have the similar meaning? and oversee. a lot and quite a few. as hell and cold as hell. wise man and a wise guy.（2）What does the author probably think of English people? ....（3）What can we learn from the text? rings should be round. should be eggs in an eggplant. are the apples on the pine tree. and sweetbreads are different things.（4）How does the author organize the text? the order of time. the order of place. giving a great number of examples. paring English with the other languages.（5）What39。s the tone(語(yǔ)氣)of the text? and proud. and unsure. and disappointed. and lighthearted.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，論述了為什么英語(yǔ)是一門(mén)瘋狂的語(yǔ)言。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?”overlook和oversee怎么會(huì)是反義詞，而quite a lot和quite a few卻是很相似的呢？可知，quite a lot和quite a few有相似的意思。故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“English was invented by people, not puters, and it reflects the creativity of human beings.”英語(yǔ)是由人而不是計(jì)算機(jī)發(fā)明的，它反映了人類(lèi)的創(chuàng)造力，以及列舉了英語(yǔ)中的許多悖論可推知，作者想表明英國(guó)人是很聰明的。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren39。t sweet, are meat.”蜜餞是糖果，雜碎是肉，但不甜，可知，蜜餞和雜碎是不同的東西。故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall？Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists？”為什么黑夜降臨，卻沒(méi)有黎明；為什么白天破曉，卻沒(méi)有黃昏？為什么騎摩托車(chē)的人叫騎手，騎自行車(chē)的人叫騎自行車(chē)的人?以及下文可知，作者主要是通過(guò)大量的例子來(lái)論證英語(yǔ)是一門(mén)多么瘋狂的語(yǔ)言的。故選C。 （5）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.”英語(yǔ)是一門(mén)瘋狂的語(yǔ)言。茄子里沒(méi)有雞蛋，菠蘿里也沒(méi)有松樹(shù)和蘋(píng)果，漢堡包里也沒(méi)有火腿，及下文所舉的多個(gè)詞可知，這些詞的意思并不是詞的表面意思。由此可以判斷出，作者以既幽默又輕松的語(yǔ)氣在論述英語(yǔ)是一門(mén)瘋狂的語(yǔ)言。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 There are around 600,000 vegans (素食者) in the UK. That39。s just over 1% of the population — an amount expected to increase to 25% by 2025. And if there39。s one type of food that Brits love, it is fast food. People in the UK love it so much that there was a 34% increase in the number of fast food outlets from 2010 to 2018. It39。s no surprise, then, that vegan fast food is also on the rise. Vegan fast food has bee big business. At Just Eat, an online food delivery pany, vegan orders more than doubled in 2018. Greggs, a chain of highstreet bakeries, named its vegan sausage roll the fastest selling product in six years. And big franchises such as McDonald39。s and KFC have announced meatfree chicken nuggets (雞塊) to e in the future. What39。s. driving this popularity? Katrina Fox, founder of Vegan Business Media, believes it39。s the result of the breaking down of stereotypes (成見(jiàn)). Vegan food is no longer seen as a bit of lettuce and lentils — you can eat pretty much anything. It39。s also claimed that there are health benefits. John Marulanda, owner of Mooshies is a vegan burger bar in London — wants to implement a change to a healthy version of fast food. Something, he claims, that es as a result of the inherent nutritional value of the ingredients they use. But, is vegan fast food actually healthy? Azmina Govindji of the British Dietetic Association says not to assume that is the case, It39。s fine if those products have got vitamin B12, iodine or calcium added to them, but they can still be fried, it can still have lots of creamy, fatty sauces and lots of salt. Given the current growth in orders, the trend for vegan fast food isn39。t likely to disappear any time soon, Health — wise, it may not be any more nourishing than regular fast food, but for many, the lack of animal suffering involved in the process is a big plus.（1）What39。s the main idea of Paragraph 1? in the UK are increasing. people love junk food. too much fast food is bad for health. fast food is being popular in Britain.（2）Which might be the reason for the popularity of vegan fast food? unique flavors. change of life pace. health benefits. colorful decorations.（3）What is Azmina Govindji39。s opinion about vegan fast food? is not so healthy. is more varied. is more nutritious. will soon disappear.（4）Why do many people tend to vegan fast food according to the last sentence? keep a balanced diet. religious reasons. of the love for animals.39。s cheaper than regular food.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，素食快餐在英國(guó)越來(lái)越受歡迎，文章陳述了它受歡迎的潛在原因。于此同時(shí)，也有人認(rèn)為素食快餐并沒(méi)有那么健康，可能人們選擇素食快餐是出于對(duì)動(dòng)物的愛(ài)。 （1）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“It39。s no surprise , then, that vegan fast food is also on the rise. ”毫無(wú)以外，素食快餐也在增加，可知，本段主要講述隨著快餐在英國(guó)的增加，素食快餐也在增加，即素食快餐在英國(guó)變得越來(lái)越受歡迎。故選D。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“It39。s also claimed that there are health benefits. ”它還聲稱(chēng)對(duì)健康有益)可知，素食快餐流行的原因之一是對(duì)健康有好處。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Azmina Govindji of the British Dietetic Association says ‘not to assume’ that is the case, It39。s fine if those products have got vitamin B12, iodine or calcium added to them.. but they can still be fried, it can still have lots of creamy, fatty sauces and lots of salt.”英國(guó)飲食協(xié)會(huì)的Azmina Govindji說(shuō)，“不要假設(shè)”是這樣的情況，“如果這些產(chǎn)品含有維生素B12就好了，加入碘或鈣。但是它們?nèi)匀皇怯驼ǎ匀挥性S多奶油、脂肪和很多鹽?！笨赏茰y(cè)，Azmina Govindji認(rèn)為素食快餐并沒(méi)有那么健康，因?yàn)樗鼈內(nèi)匀挥脕?lái)油炸，含有大量脂肪和鹽。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Health wise, it may not be any more nourishing than regular fast food, but for many， the lack of animal suffering involved in the process is a big plus.”在健康方面，它可能不會(huì)比普通快餐更營(yíng)養(yǎng)，但對(duì)于很多人來(lái)說(shuō)，在整個(gè)過(guò)程中沒(méi)有動(dòng)物受苦是一大好處，可知，很多人選擇素食快餐是因?yàn)闆](méi)有動(dòng)物的痛苦在里面，故推測(cè)他們是出于對(duì)動(dòng)物的愛(ài)而選擇素食快餐的。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和段落大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇健康類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解 Food experts say washing could spread the germs on your turkey in the kitchen sink or nearby food. But it39。s been a challenge trying to convince cooks to stop rinsing (沖洗)off raw poultry. Germs that can make people sic