Question

    [素材选自Wonderful WORLD Book 3]

人们的吃饭方式

Around the world, people eat with forks, spoons, chopsticks or just their hands.1.

Eating foods like rice and vegetables with your hands is a skill that takes time to learn. It's important to eat only with the right hand, and that the food only touches the fingers. 2. Then they use their right hand like a spoon to put food in their mouths. It's more difficult than eating a slice of pizza with your hands.

3. Long ago, people ate with only a knife. They put food on the end of the knife and put it in their mouths. People began using forks in the 1600s.

4. Early people used shells or animal horns to make spoons thousands of years ago.

     Other people use chopsticks to eat.5. This is also a skill that needs practice! The Chinese first used chopsticks over 3，000 years ago.

A.Let's learn about these ways.

B.Many people now eat meals with a fork and knife.

C.People who eat in this way make the food into a small ball.

D.Spoons are used for serving and eating food around the world.

E.Chopsticks are good for picking up rice and noodles from a bowl.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.E

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了人们用刀叉、筷子、勺子以及用手吃饭的相关事宜。

1.根据上句“Around the world, people eat with forks, spoons, chopsticks or just their hands.”和下文内容可知从此处是要分别介绍吃饭方式的一个过渡句，A项“让我们来了解一下这些方式吧。”符合语境。故选A。

2.根据上句“It's important to eat only with the right hand, and that the food only touches the fingers.”和下句“Then they use their right hand like a spoon to put food in their mouths.”可知此处是与“用手吃饭”有关的信息，C项“用这种方式吃饭的人，把食物做成一个小球。”符合语境。故选C。

3.根据下句“Long ago, people ate with only a knife. They put food on the end of the knife and put it in their mouths.”可知此处是与“刀叉”有关的信息，B项“现在很多人吃饭都用刀叉。”符合语境。故选B。

4.根据下句“Early people used shells or animal horns to make spoons thousands of years ago.”可知此处是与“勺子”有关的信息，D项“勺子在世界各地被用来供应和食用食物。”符合语境。故选D。

5.根据上句“Other people use chopsticks to eat.”和下句“This is also a skill that needs practice! The Chinese first used chopsticks over 3，000 years ago.”可知此处是与“筷子”有关的信息，E项“筷子很适合从碗里夹米饭和面条。”符合语境。故选E。