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60。 Founded in 2012, iReader, a microlearning app on mobile phones, brings the biggest ideas from bestselling books through 15minute audio (音頻) and text. So far, more than 3,000 books have been included, ranging from psychology and parenting to management and economics, with new titles added every day. Reader is pioneering a new method of reading, with over 9 million users enjoying the benefits already. According to the Pew Research Center (PRC), the British read just 4 paper books a year and over 25% haven39。t read a single paper book this year, but reading isn39。t dying. There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of ebooks and audio books. The books in iReader are rewritten to ensure it is easy to remember the main content. The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice. Besides, the content is rewritten with relevant examples in real life, which means users are more likely to remember and apply what is helpful to them. Holger Seim, German cofounder of this app, declares, iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.(1)What does the author suggest people do in the unoccupied time? A.Read and think.B.Write and share.C.Avoid taking buses.D.Bring joy to daily routines.(2)What can we infer from the PRC findings? British benefit a lot from reading. methods are more important than before. technology are taking the place of paper books. forms of books are changing the way the British read.(3)How does iReader make the content easy to remember? bringing fun to it. making it useful. using artistic designs. taking users as examples.(4)What is the best title for the text? Prevents Reading from Dying Unites Worldwide Booklovers: The Best New App Creation: Big Ideas in Small Packages【答案】 (1)A(2)D(3)B(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了一種閱讀方式:iReader。它開創(chuàng)了一種新的閱讀方式,已經有超過900萬的用戶享受到了這種好處,同時也正改變著英國人的閱讀方式。 (1)考查細節(jié)理解。第一段中的“Almost none of us have the time to read everything we39。d like to read.”幾乎沒有人有時間讀我們想讀的所有東西;以及最后一段中的“What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection?”可知作者認為我們應該把空閑的時間變成寶貴的、有價值的學習和反思的時間,即作者建議我們利用空閑時間來閱讀和思考,故選A。 (2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“There are now more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of ebooks and audio books.”可知由于電子書和有聲書的廣泛使用,英國人現(xiàn)在有了比以往更多的閱讀方式。即從PRC的發(fā)現(xiàn)中我們能得知新的書籍形式正在改變英國人的閱讀方式。故選D。 (3)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice.”可知iReader通過使得目錄有助于實踐來讓內容更容易記住,故選B。 (4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen to or read in just 15 minutes.”可知iReader能在最短的時間內給你最大的想法。它把偉大的想法轉化成小包裝,你可以在15分鐘內聽或讀。再結合文章內容可知,文章主要是說明了iReader這種新的閱讀方式是小包裝里的大創(chuàng)意,故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查,是一篇教育類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上,進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。7.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). 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】本文是一篇說明文,素食快餐在英國越來越受歡迎,文章陳述了它受歡迎的潛在原因。于此同時,也有人認為素食快餐并沒有那么健康,可能人們選擇素食快餐是出于對動物的愛。 (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的增加,素食快餐也在增加,即素食快餐在英國變得越來越受歡迎。故選D。 (2)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“It39。s