【題目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage:

While driving to a meeting, a young businessman makes calls on his cell phone. He _______ by a fast-food restaurant to pick up lunch. As he waits for his food, he enters appointments into his.

Life today moves more _______ than ever before. Multi-tasking—dealing with several tasks at the same time—is a strong indication(跡象)of life's increased pace(步調(diào)).

Thanks to technology, the speed of life has increased over the past century. Timesaving inventions--like e-mails and ATMs-- have made daily tasks more efficient. People today expect _______. A recent, CNN survey shows that most Americans can't stand long waits. Sixty percent said they were unwilling(不愿意的)to wait longer than 15 minutes for food or services.

Eating in a hurry has become a_______ for many people. Supermarket shelves carry more easy-to-prepare foods than fruits and vegetables. A popular restaurant in Japan charges customers by _______ at the table, not by what they eat!

1A.standsB.looksC.stopsD.eats

2A.quicklyB.easilyC.convenientlyD.attractively

3A.technologyB.speedC.freedomD.money

4A.hobbyB.habitC.wishD.worry

5

A.the way they eatB.the time they spend

C.the dishes they orderD.the clothes they wear

【答案】

1C

2A

3B

4B

5B

【解析】

本文主要介紹了今天人們生活節(jié)奏的加快,人們更傾向于高效率的生活。

1句意:他順路去一家快餐店吃午飯。

stands站;looks看;stops停;eats吃。根據(jù)語境可知,此處應是他在開車去開會的途中,順路在一家快餐店吃午飯。stop by順路,符合語境。故選C。

2句意:今天的生活比以往任何時候都要快。

quickly快速地;easily容易地;conveniently方便地;attractively有吸引力地。根據(jù)下文“Multi-tasking—dealing with several tasks at the same time—is a strong indication of life's increased pace”可知,同時處理多個任務是生活節(jié)奏加快的有力標志,故此處應是今天的生活比之前都要快,用副詞quickly修飾動詞move。故選A。

3句意:今天的人們期望速度。

technology技術(shù);speed速度;freedom自由;money錢。根據(jù)下文“A recent, CNN survey shows that most Americans can't stand long waits.”可知,調(diào)查顯示大部分美國人不能忍受長時間的等待,因此此處應是今天地人們更期望速度。故選B。

4句意:快速吃飯已成為許多人的習慣。

hobby愛好;habit習慣;wish愿望;worry擔心。根據(jù)“Supermarket shelves carry more easy-to-prepare foods than fruits and vegetables”可知,此處應是“快速吃飯應經(jīng)成為很多人的習慣”。故選B。

5句意:日本一家很受歡迎的餐館按顧客在餐桌上的時間收費,而不是按他們吃什么收費!

the way they eat他們吃飯的方式;the time they spend他們花費的時間;the dishes they order他們點的菜;the clothes they wear他們穿的衣服。根據(jù)“Eating in a hurry has become a habit for many people”及全文大意可知,本文主要講述現(xiàn)在的生活比之前更為快速,與時間有關,故此處應是“按顧客在餐桌上的時間收費”。故選B。

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