1、Part 1新题型特训新题型特训四回答问题一请仔细阅读下面这篇文章,根据所提供的信息,回答后面的问题。Breakfast habitsThe average person sits down to have breakfast at 7:31 a.m.during the weekdays and 8:28 a.m.at the weekend.The breakfast foods we are most likely to eat during the week are wholegrain cereal(麦片)(37%)followed by toast(吐司)(32%)and then
2、 porridge(粥)(27%).The most popular place to have breakfast is at the table at home,either alone or with other members of the household,followed by on the sofa.Breakfast skippingA worrying quarter(25%)of people are skipping breakfast once or more during the week,with more than one in ten(13%)never ha
3、ving it.Women are more likely to comb(梳理)their hair and choosing clothes for the day before having breakfast.Other facts about breakfast*The worlds first breakfast cereal was created in 1863 and needed to be put into water for 12 hours to make it soft.*The world record for the most people having bre
4、akfast in bed is 289 and was set in Sydney,Australia on March 2nd,2012.It involved 85 queen-size beds with four people on each.*The worlds largest breakfast on record involved 27,854 people and took place in Germany on May 29,2005.*The largest bowl of porridge weighs 865kg and was achieved in Tula,R
5、ussia on 10 September 2011.1.When do the average people sit down to have breakfast at weekends?2.Wheres the most popular place for people to have breakfast?The average people sit down to have breakfast at weekends at 8:28 a.m.The most popular place for people to have breakfast is at the table at hom
6、e.3.Whats the percentage of people who never have breakfast?4.Whats the purpose of putting cereal into water in 1863?5.Wheres the world record of the largest breakfast created?More than 13%of people never have breakfast.The purpose of putting cereal into water is to make it soft.The worlds largest b
7、reakfast on record took place in Ge二In the past ten years,the use of social media has grown in a way that no one could have guessed.A main feature of social media is its volatility(易变).Trends(流行)come and go,disappearing almost as quickly as they appear.So,what were the main social media trends of 20
8、18?Short video apps,such as Tik Tok and Douyin,took the world by storm.The Telegraph reported that Tik Tok was the 8th on Apples App Store in April.And Douyin had more than 300 million active users in June in China,CNBC said.The sense of community that users of short video apps get is another main f
9、eature.Liza Koshy,a user of the US appMusical.ly who has over 2 million followers,said that she was very excited when anyone said that her video had“encouraged”them.“Its really cool because I think as social creators thats what we all are,”she added.Live streaming(直播)is a feature of our social media
10、 life that now seems as natural as sunrise.Its a pretty good ideayou can watch anyone,anywhere,live.China has taken live streaming to a whole new level.More than 100 million Chinese people monthly watch a live streaming video.Forbes thought that a number of reasons had led to the popularity of live
11、streams.One of the most important reasons is that people dont have to know their real names.Although we use social media all the time,that doesnt mean that we understand the influence it is having on us.We should pay attention to both the time we spend on it and its influence on our minds.1.What wer
12、e the main social media trends of 2018?2.How many active users did Douyin have in China in June?3.How did Liza Koshy feel when her videos helped others?4.How many social medias features are mentioned in the passage?5.What dont people have to know about each other while watching live streaming videos
13、?They are short video apps.It had more than 300 million users in China in June.She was very excited.Three/3 social medias features are mentioned.They dont have to know about their real names.三Each year,on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar,the Ghost Festival(清明节)is celeb
14、rated in many parts of China.On this day,it is believed that the gates of Heaven and Hell open up,allowing the spirits of all dead people to visit the Earth.During this time,people burn offerings(祭品)and prepare big meals to remember the dead.This holiday may seem strange and even a bit scary to some
15、.But in fact,similar holidays take place all around the world.However,these holidays seem less gloomy(阴郁的)than Chinese holidays.In the Western world,we celebrate Halloween on October 31 every year.This festival is mainly celebrated by lighting pumpkin lanterns and dressing up in costumes.It is a tim
16、e to remember and honor the dead.The Day of the Dead is a similar holiday that is celebrated in Mexico on November 1 and 2 each year.People will build altars(祭坛)at home during this holiday.They decorate(装饰)them with candles,flowers and gifts.Around the altar,people pray(祈祷)and tell stories about the
17、 dead.This holiday is also joyful.In some public areas,there are even parties at night.Death is a scary thing.But holidays like these can help us to better understand death as a natural part of life.And understanding death can remind us to value our own time on the Earth.It doesnt hurt to be mindful
18、 of death.Rather,it can encourage us to live our best lives.1.When is the Ghost Festival in China?2.What do some people think of the Ghost Festival?It is on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar.They may think it seems strange and even a bit scary.3.How do Western people ce
19、lebrate Halloween?4.Where does the Day of the Dead take place?5.What can these holidays encourage us to do?They celebrate it by lighting pumpkin lanterns and dressing up in costumes.It takes place in Mexico.They encourage us to live our best lives.When Reginald Johnston,a British scholar(学者),first w
20、alked into the Forbidden City in 1919,most palaces werent allowed to visit.But a century later,when the Peoples Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary(周年纪念)in October,the 599-year-old palace complex(宫殿群)becomes the worlds busiest museum.Open to the publicIn the old days,ordi
21、nary people could only imagine what it looked like inside.When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925,the public could go into the palaces.Now 80%of the total area of the museum is open to the public and it will increase to 85%in 2025.Embracing(拥抱)the world“It felt like you were hit by hundreds of ye
22、ars of history,”Christopher Allen from Britain said.“I begin to love its history and culture.”The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors.It attracted about 3.5 million visitors from abroad and 9 overseas(海外的)exhibitions were held in 2018.The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a
23、cultural phenomenon(文化现象)everywhere it goes.Attracting the youthOn the Palace Museums online store on Taobao,you can find more than 10,000 cultural products.The ones with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular.Some favourite products also go offline.For example,the“Kangxi Emperors F
24、avourite Chocolate”,the most popular drink,always has people lining up(排队)to get a taste.As a child,Xu Jing often rode a bike in front of the Meridian Gate(午门).“I had little memory of the museum then,but now I am more willing to visit it after watching several popular TV shows about the museum,”she
25、said.1.What is the current situation(现状)of the Forbidden City?2.How long has the Palace Museum been open to the public?3.How old is the Forbidden City?It has become the worlds busiest museum.It has been open to the public for 95 yearsIt is 599(years old).4.What kind of products online are very popular on the Palace Museums online store on Taobao 5.Why is Xu Jing more willing to visit the Palace Museum?The products with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular.Because she has watched several popular TV shows about the museum.
