Question

Chopsticks

Right now, millions of people are digging into their food with two sticks that have school the test of time as a utensil(烹调用具)for humans. But what’s so special about them? 1.Personally, I think they teach us the importance of:

2.

If you’re ever tried using them, you know that you can’t get what you want by just randomly stabbing at the plate. To be able to get what you want, you have to aim for it. There’s no way you can pick up everything in one go. Know what you want, and just do it. 3.

Practice

Using chopsticks doesn’t come naturally. You can’t learn to use them by just reading about them. 4.It is the same with the real life. You can read as much as you like about all the things you want to do, but it will just amount to dreams and theory if you don’t try actually doing it.

Slowing Down

5.Why? Because it allows your stomach to tell your brain you’re full before you overeat. Eating with chopsticks is a slower process, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes we need to slow down and take things one step at a time, so that we have time to think and realize that we don’t have to keep charging full speed through life.

A. Aim

B. Motivation

C. What can we learn from them?

D. You have to practice using them

E. Those who eat too fast were less successful at losing weight

F. Sometimes, a little bit of focus makes the difference between failure and success

G. A common health tip is to try to eat with chopsticks when you can

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.F

4.D

5.G

【解析】这是一篇作者将筷子和我们的生活结合在一起的文章。开篇简单介绍筷子，然后讲述了筷子用法反映出的与人们生活有关的一些哲理。

1.空格位于首段的一个设问中间，前面一个问题是"But what’s so special about them"（它们特殊在哪？）而后面的答案是我个人认为它们教会我们……因此C选项最为合适, "What can we learn from them?"（我们可以从它们那学到什么？）故选C。

2.空格为三大部分中的第一部分的小标题。可根据下面一段的论述来提炼本段的中心单词，而这一段讲的是"you have to aim for it.""Know what you want, and just do it."（我们要有一个目标，知道你想要的，然后再去做）。故选A。

3.空格为第一部分的最后一句。我们可以使用排除法来做这一块，C内容无关，在E，F，G中E,G讲述的都是与健康有关的点,只有F是讲集中的重要性。与第一部分的中心意思相合，因此选F。

4.空格位于第二部分。第二部分的中心单词为practice，再根据前一句"You can’t learn to use them by just reading about them."（只阅读它们并不能学会使用它们），所以所选的内容应该跟练习有关系，故选D。

5.空格位于第三部分的首句。空格后一句"Because it allows your stomach to tell your brain you’re full before you overeat."（因为它可以让你的胃告诉你的大脑你之前你吃得过多。），我们讲E和G分别代入，可知G的句意符合，一个健康小贴士是吃饭的时候尽量用筷子。故选G。

【名师点睛】七选五旨在考查学生对全文整体理解和对信息辨析的能力，做此题时首先需要先了解文章的整体结构，弄清文章大意，然后再把7个备选项浏览一下，最后再综合上下文进行推理判断。通过通读全文，了解到这是一篇作者将筷子和我们的生活结合在一起的文章。开篇简单介绍筷子。具体论述方面分为3个部分，将筷子用法和其反映出来的与人们生活有关的一些哲理结合起来。然后再结合上下文进行选择。例如小题1：和前面一个问句的句意顺承，前面一个问题是"But what’s so special about them"它们特殊在哪？而后面的答案是我个人认为它们教会我们……因此C选项最为合适, "What can we learn from them?"我们可以从它们那学到什么？而且空格后面出现的个人看法完全可以回答前两个问题，故选C。小题2：空格为第一部分的大标题。第一部分的内容中主要是讲目标的重要性，" you have to aim for it... Know what you want, and just do it."两句中均有提到目标。故选A。