Question

Vending machines (自动售货机) are very popular now. You can find them here and there. People can buy different things from them, like snacks and soft drinks. Now we can even buy train tickets from it in the train station.

  They also sell newspapers in some busy areas. In some places, you can get a can of beer or Coke from the vending machine, but in some others, you can’t.

  Some vending machines sell cigarettes (香烟). They are called “cigarettes machines”. With these machines, people can get cigarettes easily. These machines once (曾经) were popular in the United States. But they are not good for children. So you can’t see them now. In many areas in the United States, only some clubs and bars (酒吧) have cigarette machines, because children can never get into these places.

  How does a vending machine work? If you want to buy a can of Coke, you can find its price on the machine. Put the money into the machine, and push the button (按按钮) of the Coke, then you can get your Coke and change. A vending machine makes our life easy and interesting.

1. What can’t we buy from a vending machine according to the passage?

A. Beer. B. Coke.C. Train tickets. D. Clothes.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about vending machines?

A. All the vending machines in the world are the same .

B. There are vending machines only in busy areas.

C. In some places, you can’t get beer from a vending machine.

D. Vending machines are not good for children.

3. In some areas in the United States, people can’t find cigarette machines because____

A. people don’t need cigarette machines any more

B. cigarettes are too expensive

C. people don’t want their children to get cigarettes

D. children don’t like cigarettes now

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. How to buy Coke

B. Vending machines in China

C. How to get money

D. Vending machines are popular

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了自动售货机很受欢迎。人们可以从自动售货机上买零食，软饮料，火车票，报纸和香烟。如果你想要买一罐可乐，你可以根据上面的价格，把钱投入机器里，按可乐按钮，你就得到了可乐和零钱。自动售货机让我们的生活轻松有趣。

1.D细节理解题。根据People can buy different things from them, like snacks and soft drinks. Now we can even buy train tickets from it in the train station.和They also sell newspapers in some busy areas.和 Some vending machines sell cigarettes (香烟).可知人们可以从自动售货机上买零食，软饮料，火车票，报纸和香烟，但是不能买衣服，故选D。

2.C 细节理解题。根据In some places, you can get a can of beer or Coke from the vending machine, but in some others, you can’t.可知在有些地方你不能从自动售货机上买到啤酒，故选C。

3.C推理判断题。根据These machines once (曾经) were popular in the United States. But they are not good for children. So you can’t see them now. 可知在美国有些地方，人们找不到自动出售香烟的机器，是因为人们不想让他们的孩子买到香烟，故选C。

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考点：政治经济文化类短文阅读。