Question

【題目】 The novel coronavirus outbreak has greatly affected the lives of people across the world. It has challenged and changed people' lifestyles. It has also helped us think about our relationships with others.

Changing our lives

①COVID-19 has made people think harder about their relationship with nature. It has also raised questions about urban lifestyles. The sharing economy, working in open offices, living in crowded apartments and the food industry's use of reusable products have made the perfect storm for a pandemic.

②Although the sharing economy might be good — it's cheaper to rent than to own — sharing spaces and objects are great ways to spread the virus. How does one do “social distancing" when they are expected to share cars, bikes, apartments and even the same offices?

③The trend of using open offices, which can save space, is working against us. In this type of office, workers don't have their own desk - everything is shared. Sometimes, computers and chairs are also shared, which is not hygienic (衛(wèi)生的). Fortunately, more workers are working from home during the pandemic, but that won't last forever.

④Reusability is a common practice in the restaurant industry. Reusable cups and chopsticks are often used. Unfortunately, reusable products increase the chance of spreading disease. For example, Starbucks recently stopped refilling customers' reusable cups in order to stop the spread of the virus.

⑤People like to be social. But the virus has made this more dangerous. We have to be careful about how we interact with others for now. Perhaps we need to rethink about our lifestyles to reduce the spread of future pandemics.

【1】According to the author, the strong point of the sharing economy is that________.

A.it lasts longerB.it costs less

C.it's popularD.it's hygienic

【2】Paragraph 4 is mainly about________.

A.how working at home won't last longB.how shared offices can save space

C.the hygienic problems of open officesD.the sharing economy trend

【3】According to the author, restaurants can spread the virus easily because________.

A.everything is shared in many restaurantsB.they use too much disposable tableware

C.many restaurants have poor hygieneD.cups and chopsticks are often reused

【4】The author probably agrees that________.

A.we need to change some of our lifestylesB.the sharing economy won't last forever

C.no one can stay out of the sharing economyD.we shouldn't say away from shared products

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。新型冠狀病毒疫情嚴(yán)重影響了世界各國人民的生活，給人們的生活方式帶來了挑戰(zhàn)和改變。它也幫助我們思考與他人的關(guān)系。文章主要說明了人們需要改變生活的哪些地方來防止疾病的傳播。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中Although the sharing economy might be good — it's cheaper to rent than to own — sharing spaces and objects are great ways to spread the virus.可知盡管共享經(jīng)濟(jì)可能是好事——租賃比擁有更便宜——共享空間和物品是傳播病毒的好方法。由此可知，作者認(rèn)為，共享經(jīng)濟(jì)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)是成本更低。故選B。

【2】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第四段中The trend of using open offices, which can save space, is working against us. In this type of office, workers don't have their own desk - everything is shared. Sometimes, computers and chairs are also shared, which is not hygienic (衛(wèi)生的).可知使用開放式辦公室的趨勢(shì)可以節(jié)省空間，但對(duì)我們不利。在這種類型的辦公室里，員工們沒有自己的辦公桌——所有東西都是共享的。有時(shí)，電腦和椅子也共用，這是不衛(wèi)生的。由此可知，第4段主要是關(guān)于開放式辦公室的衛(wèi)生問題。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Reusability is a common practice in the restaurant industry. Reusable cups and chopsticks are often used. Unfortunately, reusable products increase the chance of spreading disease.可知可重用性是餐飲業(yè)的普遍做法。經(jīng)常使用可重復(fù)使用的杯子和筷子。不幸的是，可重復(fù)使用的產(chǎn)品增加了傳播疾由此可知，作者認(rèn)為，由于杯子和筷子經(jīng)常被重復(fù)使用，所以餐館很容易傳播病毒。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Perhaps we need to rethink about our lifestyles to reduce the spread of future pandemics.可知也許我們需要重新思考我們的生活方式，以減少未來大流行病的傳播。由此可推知，作者可能同意我們需要改變一些生活方式。故選A。