★D
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.
Easy to make and cheap to buy, instant noodles have long been China’s most popular convenience food.
More than 46.2 billion packets were sold in China and Hong Kong in 2013. But by 2016 those sales had tumbled to 38.5 billion packets. That’s a drop of almost 17%. Given most other instant noodle markets have remained steady over the past few years, it is an unusual problem. So what’s going on?
Aspiration: Customers want better food. Just add boiling water to the bowl, and you can have it. As appealing as that sounds, one factor in the decline could well be that some Chinese are upping their expectations at dining. Consumers are more interested in life quality than just filling their stomach these days.
Population shift: Farmer workers are going home. One of the big consumers of instant noodles are farmer workers. They are away from home, often living in poor conditions and want to save money to send back to their families. But the number of farmer workers is going down.
Travel: Infrastructure(基础设施) improving, habits changing. Travelling in China 20 years ago, people filled their stomach by eating instant noodles. But Chinese trains and stations have improved. They offer more choices, then noodle sales on the railways fall. And more Chinese people spend billions flying instead of using trains.
Smartphones and the Internet: There’s another form of “quick food”. About 730 million people in China now surf the Internet, 95% of those using smartphones to connect. And apps that offer food delivery to your home, office or wherever you happen to be are a real promising industry.
1. What does the underlined word “tumbled” mean?
A. Gone up.
B. Gone down.
C . Gone out.
D . Gone in.
2. How many reasons has the writer mentioned for the instant noodles sales drop?
A . 1.
B . 2.
C . 3.
D . 4.
3. Why do farmer workers buy a lot of instant noodles?
A . Because they don’t want to cook.
B . Because they want to save money.
C . Because they want to fill their stomach.
D . Because they have no time to go to the restaurant.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A . Easy to cook makes instant noodles popular.
B . Instant noodles are better than other food.
C . There is no instant noodles on the train now.
D. Smartphones can make quick food for you.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Farmer workers’ living conditions have improved.
B . Instant noodles should be off the market.
C . China is becoming stronger and richer.
D . All Chinese people like to order food online.
★D1-5 BDBAC
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.
Easy to make and cheap to buy, instant noodles have long been China’s most popular convenience food.
More than 46.2 billion packets were sold in China and Hong Kong in 2013. But by 2016 those sales had tumbled to 38.5 billion packets. That’s a drop of almost 17%. Given most other instant noodle markets have remained steady over the past few years, it is an unusual problem. So what’s going on?
Aspiration: Customers want better food. Just add boiling water to the bowl, and you can have it. As appealing as that sounds, one factor in the decline could well be that some Chinese are upping their expectations at dining. Consumers are more interested in life quality than just filling their stomach these days.
Population shift: Farmer workers are going home. One of the big consumers of instant noodles are farmer workers. They are away from home, often living in poor conditions and want to save money to send back to their families. But the number of farmer workers is going down.
Travel: Infrastructure(基础设施) improving, habits changing. Travelling in China 20 years ago, people filled their stomach by eating instant noodles. But Chinese trains and stations have improved. They offer more choices, then noodle sales on the railways fall. And more Chinese people spend billions flying instead of using trains.
Smartphones and the Internet: There’s another form of “quick food”. About 730 million people in China now surf the Internet, 95% of those using smartphones to connect. And apps that offer food delivery to your home, office or wherever you happen to be are a real promising industry.
1. What does the underlined word “tumbled” mean?
A. Gone up.
B. Gone down.
C . Gone out.
D . Gone in.
2. How many reasons has the writer mentioned for the instant noodles sales drop?
A . 1.
B . 2.
C . 3.
D . 4.
3. Why do farmer workers buy a lot of instant noodles?
A . Because they don’t want to cook.
B . Because they want to save money.
C . Because they want to fill their stomach.
D . Because they have no time to go to the restaurant.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A . Easy to cook makes instant noodles popular.
B . Instant noodles are better than other food.
C . There is no instant noodles on the train now.
D. Smartphones can make quick food for you.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Farmer workers’ living conditions have improved.
B . Instant noodles should be off the market.
C . China is becoming stronger and richer.
D . All Chinese people like to order food online.
★D1-5 BDBAC
