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opular among young Brits? 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. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇科技類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。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(shuō);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(guó)文學(xué)出版商Short Edition過(guò)去幾年在美國(guó)建立了30多個(gè)小說(shuō)分發(fā)機(jī),在餐廳,大學(xué)和政府辦公室只需按一下按鈕即可以閱讀小說(shuō)。故案選C。我們希望提高孩子們的讀寫(xiě)能力并激發(fā)他們的創(chuàng)造力。 (3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。因此在第3段中可以看出小說(shuō)分發(fā)機(jī)在美國(guó)受人歡迎。在佛羅里達(dá)州有一些小說(shuō)分發(fā)機(jī)。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(tái)小說(shuō)分發(fā)機(jī),其他一些城市的公共圖書(shū)館也宣布將安裝小說(shuō)分發(fā)機(jī)。故選B。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。為了能夠在快新聞時(shí)代和智能手機(jī)成癮的時(shí)代復(fù)興文學(xué),法國(guó)文學(xué)出版商Short Edition過(guò)去幾年在美國(guó)建立了30多個(gè)小說(shuō)分發(fā)機(jī),在餐廳,大學(xué)和政府辦公室只需按一下按鈕即可以閱讀小說(shuō)。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 judges, and transmitted over a mobile network. Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children39。Here39。 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. Stories are shared in many ways. They are described in books and magazines. They are read around the campfire at night. They are randomly distributed from standalone booths. But what else?【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查,是一篇生活類閱讀,要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行分析,推理,從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. He knows that sound, satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers.”可知,旅行的最好方法是步行。故選C。(3)考查推理判斷。seye view of the world.” 可知,根據(jù)這篇文章,快節(jié)奏的生活方式會(huì)讓人們失去使用眼睛的權(quán)利。(2)考查推理判斷。t use their legs even when they went on holiday.可知,人類學(xué)家給人類貼上了“無(wú)腿人”的標(biāo)簽,因?yàn)槿藗兪褂猛仍絹?lái)越少了。(1)考查推理判斷。 汽車、飛機(jī)速度飛快,外邊的景物難以看清,最終導(dǎo)致人們忘記用腳、用眼,成為“無(wú)腳之人”,一切都經(jīng)歷不到。D.Human39。B.feeling physical tiredness(4)What does the author intend to tell us? A.experiencing life skillsC.The fastpaced life style.(3)From the passage, we know traveling at high speeds means _______. A.The unclear sight from the vehicles.A bird39。people travel without using legs(2)According to the passage, what might make people lose the right of using their eyes? A.lifts prevent people from walkingB. When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical tiredness. He knows that sound, satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travelers.(1)Anthropologists label man nowadays Legless Man because _____. A.ve been there. You mention the remotest, and someone is bound to say I39。 The future history books might also record that we were deprived (剝奪) of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird39。 The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists (人類學(xué)家). Descriptions like Palaeolithic (舊石器時(shí)代的) Man. Neolithic (新石器時(shí)代的) Man,etc. neatly sum up whole periods. When the time es for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label Legless Man. Histories of the time will go something like this: in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. And the surprising thing is that they didn39?!军c(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,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(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。根據(jù)第一段中的“Rushing back, Skaar shut t