【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 p more than 30 story dispensers (分發(fā)機)in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices. Francis Ford Coppola, the film director and winemaker, liked the idea so much that he invested in the pany and placed a dispenser at his Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco. Last month public libraries in some other cities announced they would be setting them up, too. There is one on the campus at Penn State. A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla. And Short Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport. Everything old is new again, said Andrew Nurkin, the director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers. We want people to be easily exposed to literature. We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity. Here39。s how a dispenser works: It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes. When a button is pushed, a short story is printed. The stories are free. They are chosen from a puter category of more than 100,000 original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short Edition39。s judges, and transmitted over a mobile network. Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children39。s fiction or romance. Short Edition gets stories for its category by holding writing contests. Short Edition set up its first booth in 2016 and has 150 machines worldwide. The idea is to make people happy, said Kristan Leroy, director of Short Edition, There is too much unhappiness today.（1）What do we know about the stories sent by dispensers? are expensive. are short in form. can be read on smartphones. are mainly taken from magazine literature.（2）Where can you find the popularity of story dispensers in America? paragraph 3. paragraph 4. paragraph 5. paragraph 6.（3）Which is the main purpose of setting up the dispensers according to Andrew Nurkin? get rid of people39。s smartphone addiction. reduce the financial stress of libraries. make people have access to literature. advertise the network literature.（4）What is the best title for the text? Reading: a Virtual Tour Edition, a French Publisher Old Will Be Popular Again of Literature, at the Push of a Button【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，人們可以通過多種途徑讀到小說，例如書籍、雜志等。為了能夠在快新聞時代和智能手機成癮的時代復興文學，法國文學出版商Short Edition過去幾年在美國建立了30多個小說分發(fā)機，在餐廳，大學和政府辦公室只需按一下按鈕即可以閱讀小說。這樣人們能更容易地接觸文學，以此提高孩子們的讀寫能力并激發(fā)他們的創(chuàng)造力。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“when a button is pushed, a short story is printed”可知，按下按鈕，就會打印出一篇短篇小說，因此小說在形式上是簡短的。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“he …placed a dispenser at his Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco. Last month public libraries in some other cities announced they would be setting them up, too. There is one on the campus at Penn State. A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla. And Short Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport.”可知，在舊金山的Cafe Zoetrope有一臺小說分發(fā)機，其他一些城市的公共圖書館也宣布將安裝小說分發(fā)機。賓夕法尼亞州立大學的校園里有一臺小說分發(fā)機。在佛羅里達州有一些小說分發(fā)機。在洛杉磯國際機場也將有更多的小說分發(fā)機。因此在第3段中可以看出小說分發(fā)機在美國受人歡迎。故選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“We want people to be easily exposed to literature. We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity.”可知，Andrew Nurkin說：“我們希望人們能夠很容易地接觸到文學。我們希望提高孩子們的讀寫能力并激發(fā)他們的創(chuàng)造力?！币虼?，在Andrew Nurkin看來，設置小說分發(fā)機的主要目的是使人們有機會接觸文學。故案選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Stories are shared in many ways. They are described…”可知，文章提出的話題是閱讀小說；第二段中的“Short Edition… has set up more than 30 story dispensers in the USA in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices.”可知，法國文學出版商Short Edition過去幾年在美國建立了30多個小說分發(fā)機，在餐廳，大學和政府辦公室只需按一下按鈕即可以閱讀小說。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 To eat only a vegan（素食的） diet might sound difficult, especially with many popular dishes containing meat or other animal products. Yet in 2017, veganism was described as “the fastest growing lifestyle movement” in the UK, according to BBC news. A study by a UK market research organization, suggests that over 542,000 Brits went vegan during the previous decade, an increase of 360%. And the main force behind this increase was those aged 1534 years old — 42% of recent vegans fall under that age range. So why exactly has veganism bee so popular among young Brits? One reason could be that many young people want to protect the environment, as less meat consumption is known to be beneficial to the environment. Global meat manufacturing is believed to cause 18% of the world39。s greenhouse gas emissions（排放）, even more than that of all the world39。s cars, trains and planes bined. Another reason is that many of today39。s young people believe that it39。s wrong to kill animals to be used as food. Jess Murray, 22, a student at University College London, said that he chose to bee vegan after realizing that eating animals is a choice that people make, rather than something that we need to do to survive. “Being vegan was an ethical (道德的) decision,” he told the Guardian. Social media is also believed to have given rise to the increase in veganism. Platforms such as Facebook allow young vegans to connect with each other much easier, while others such as Instagram have led to the creation of “vegan celebrities (名人)”, who share lips on vegan lifestyles. Despite the rising of veganism, Laura Wyness, an expert in diet and nutrition, said that meat is very important for people39。s health. “A strict vegan diet makes it difficult to get some minerals and vitamins that your body needs,” Wyness told BBC news. However, the popularity of veganism doesn39。t seem to be fading. “It feels more like this is something that is sticking.” said an expert of the Vegan Society, a UK charity that promotes veganism.（1）What can we learn about veganism, “the fastestgrowing lifestyle movement” in UK? A.It has created many popular dishes.B.It is backed up mainly by old people.C.It has led to further market research.D.It has grown steeply in the past 10 years.（2）The following may account for the increase in veganism EXCEPT . A.Young people prefer an environmentfriendly life.B.Young people want to bee ethical celebrities.C.Meal manufacturing contributes a lot to the world39。s greenhouse gas.160