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【題目】 China covers large areas and has a great population. Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another difference between southern Chinese and northern Chinese became a hot one: The way people shop at markets.

People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.

However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual.

Also, you can buy a small amount(數(shù)量) of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shopkeepers even help you peel( 去 皮 ) and cut them. But shopkeepers in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.The difference could be due to the different weather.

Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food, especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.

【1】In southern China, at a time people usually buy .

A.a small amount of foodB.a large amount of food

C.enough food for a weekD.a lot of meat and vegetables

【2】What may shopkeepers do if you buy fruits in the south?

A.They’ll well laugh at you.

B.They’ll only sell them in boxes and baskets.

C.They’ll peel and cut them for you.

D.They’ll only sell a single apple or pear.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “due to” mean in Chinese?

A.因為B.所以C.然而D.但是

【4】Why do many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food?

A.Because the weather is always hot and wet.

B.Because food goes bad quickly and easily there.

C.Because the weather is usually cold and dry.

D.Because they live far away from the market.

【5】What is the passage mainly talking about?

A.Different weather in China.

B.Different living habits in China.

C.Southern Chinese and northern Chinese.

D.Southern China and northern China.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

中國是一個地域廣闊、人口眾多的國家，因此中國南方和北方有不同的生活習慣。而最近關(guān)于南、北方人們購物習慣的不同成了熱門話題，短文給我們介紹了這些不同的購物習慣，并分析了背后的原因。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段 “People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.”可知，南方人一次只買很少量的食物，只夠一、兩頓飯吃的。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段 “Also, you can buy a small amount(數(shù)量) of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shopkeepers even help you peel( 去 皮 ) and cut them.”在南方，你買水果的時候，店主會幫助你給水果削皮、切好。故選C。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)語境 “The difference could be due to the different weather.” “這個差別可能……不同的天氣”，不同的天氣情況造成了這個差別，因此due to是表示原因的，故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段 “Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there.”可知，北方天氣寒冷、干燥，可以長時間保存食物。故選C。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文第一段 “Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country.”可知，這篇短文講述的是中國南方和北方不同的生活習慣。故選B。

這是一篇說明文，短文介紹了中國南方人和北方人的不同生活習慣。短文主題明確，結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，內(nèi)容貼近學生們的日常生活，讀來非常有趣。題型是閱讀理解，考查學生們通過閱讀短文掌握文章大意以及細節(jié)信息、猜測生詞含義以及進行合理的推測和判斷的能力。這篇文章的題目設(shè)置了細節(jié)理解、詞義猜測和主旨大意。細節(jié)題往往比較簡單，可以直接從文章中找到答案。如第2小題，抓住關(guān)鍵詞shopkeeper, buy fruits, in the south即可。猜測生詞的含義應注意結(jié)合語境，構(gòu)詞法的常識也可以幫助解題。第3小題要求猜測短語的意思，只能依靠語境解題。第5小題可以根據(jù)說明文體裁的特點解題，這種文體常為總分結(jié)構(gòu)，第一段即點明文章主旨，所以答案在第一段中尋找即可。