Question

【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!

【1】A.standsB.looksC.stopsD.eats

【2】A.quicklyB.easilyC.convenientlyD.attractively

【3】A.technologyB.speedC.freedomD.money

【4】A.hobbyB.habitC.wishD.worry

【5】

A.the way they eatB.the time they spend

C.the dishes they orderD.the clothes they wear

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【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(yīng)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(shí)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(shí)處理多個(gè)任務(wù)是生活節(jié)奏加快的有力標(biāo)志，故此處應(yīng)是今天的生活比之前都要快，用副詞quickly修飾動(dòng)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(shí)間的等待，因此此處應(yīng)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(xí)慣。

hobby愛好；habit習(xí)慣；wish愿望；worry擔(dān)心。根據(jù)“Supermarket shelves carry more easy-to-prepare foods than fruits and vegetables”可知，此處應(yīng)是“快速吃飯應(yīng)經(jīng)成為很多人的習(xí)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(shí)間收費(fèi)，而不是按他們吃什么收費(fèi)！

the way they eat他們吃飯的方式；the time they spend他們花費(fèi)的時(shí)間；the dishes they order他們點(diǎn)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(shí)間有關(guān)，故此處應(yīng)是“按顧客在餐桌上的時(shí)間收費(fèi)”。故選B。