We’re surrounded by chemistry in everyday life. Sometimes it is easy to see, like when your science teacher does a big experiment in class. At other times, it can be pretty hard to see everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch or use has some element of chemistry in it.
Something as simple as toothpaste contains at least three chemicals, if not more. It is the mixture of them and its chemical reaction that keeps your teeth clean. Other things you use every day are created by chemistry, such as hair products, shampoo and soap. Adding detergent (洗滌劑) to water involves chemistry. Without chemistry, we would never have known that we need soap to get the oil out of clothes or skin. Chemistry not only helps us make products for use, but it also helps us understand the world around us. Chemistry helps us understand what the ozone layer (臭氧層) is and how it protects us. Chemistry also gives us sunscreen to protect us from the sun. Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach (漂白劑) can’t be mixed with vinegar(醋), because it can produce poisonous gas.Without chemistry, we wouldn’t have fireworks displays on important days.
Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation. Cooking food causes it to go through a chemical change. That is why cooked food often tastes different from raw food. Baking is a great example of chemistry. Too much or too little of any ingredient（成分，尤指烹飪） makes a difference to the result of baking, for example, the dough (面團) won’t rise or the cake will be flat.
Chemistry isn’t something that just lives in a lab; it’s something that you meet hundreds of times every day. Knowing how chemistry works will give you a greater understanding of the science behind some of the simplest-looking things

  1. 1.

    What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1?

    1. A.
      Chemistry is easy to see around us
    2. B.
      Sometimes chemistry is hard to see around us
    3. C.
      How a science teacher does a big experiment
    4. D.
      Few things in everyday life contain chemistry
  2. 2.

    The following actions are about chemistry EXCEPT _____

    1. A.
      cleaning teeth with toothpaste
    2. B.
      washing hair with hair products
    3. C.
      using soap to get the oil out of clothes
    4. D.
      washing your face with water
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “poisonous” in Paragraph 3 means _____

    1. A.
      harmful
    2. B.
      healthy
    3. C.
      fresh
    4. D.
      pleasant
  4. 4.

    Which one is TRUE according to Paragraph 4?

    1. A.
      One can’t find chemistry when cooking food
    2. B.
      Chemistry plays an important part in food mak-ing
    3. C.
      That dough rises is nothing to do with chemistry
    4. D.
      A flat cake is the result of too many ingredients
  5. 5.

    Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Chemistry Around the House
    2. B.
      Chemistry in Science
    3. C.
      Chemistry for Dinner
    4. D.
      Chemistry in everyday life
BDABD
試題分析：本文敘述了在人們的日常生活中化學無時不在無處不在，文中舉了一些例子，了解化學能夠幫助我們理解我們的生活中的一些自然現(xiàn)象。我們的生活離不開化學。
1.這是概括大意題。根據(jù)At other times, it can be pretty hard to see everyday chemistry at work,這是本段的中心句，故選B。
2.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Something as simple as toothpaste contains at least three chemicals 和Other things you use every day are created by chemistry, such as hair products, shampoo and soap.水里沒有化學物質(zhì)，故選D。
3.這是詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach (漂白劑) can’t be mixed with vinegar(醋), because it can produce poisonous gas 兩者不能想混說明混合在一起會發(fā)生反應而產(chǎn)生對身體不利的東西，故選A。
4.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation 故選B。
5.這是標題歸納題。根據(jù)We’re surrounded by chemistry in everyday life.從短文的首句及整篇短文來看，本文敘述的是日常生活中的化學，故選D。
考點：這是一篇日常生活類閱讀。
點評：概括大意這種題型的實質(zhì)是讓考生給每段文字“命”一個小標題。而要“命”出這個標題來就必須確定每段文字的主題思想。如何確定文章和主題思想？考慮一下人們的寫作和邏輯思維過程，這個問題就容易回答了。
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  1. 1.

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