Question

Instant noodles were once one of the most popular foods in China. However, they seem to fall out of favor with Chinese people day by day.

According to a survey by the World Instant Noodles Association(WINA世界方便面协会) in November, 2017, sales of instant noodles in China fell by nearly 10,000,000 packets from 2011 to 2016.

One of the reasons was that instant noodles have failed to meet the changing taste of Chinese, especially young people, who are the largest group of consumer of instant noodles. Another reason could be the online meal ordering industry(外卖行业), which has given young people more choices than instant noodles. Online meal ordering services also bring people a lot of convenience(方便). If people don’t want to cook after work, they can download an app and order what they need in the app.

Though instant noodles are becoming less and less popular, they will still be one of the foods in our life for some time.

1.These years, more and more Chinese people ____ according to paragraph 1.

A.begin to like instant noodles B.like instant noodles best

C.never eat instant noodles D.start to dislike instant noodles

2.The survey by the WINA shows ____ from 2011 to 2016.

A.The instant noodles in China sold well.

B.More people in China bought instant noodles as their food.

C.Many young people bought instant noodles.

D.Sales of instant noodles in China fell a lot.

3.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ‘consumer’ in the third paragraph?

A.消费者 B.生意人 C.白领 D.零售商

4.People think _____.

A.instant noodles have many different kinds of taste

B.instant noodles give them more choices

C.online meal ordering services make their life much easier

D.it is difficult to use an app to order food at home

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Instant noodles are one of the most popular foods in China now.

B.Young people think the taste of instant noodles is always changing.

C.Young people feel online meal ordering industry is not easy.

D.Instant noodles will still be in our life though they are less popular today.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本文主要讲述了方便面从中国最受欢迎的食物，到目前销量下降的原因。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段内容，方便面曾经是中国最受欢迎的食物之一，然而，他们似乎一天比一天不受中国人的欢迎。结合所给选项故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段 sales of instant noodles in China fell by nearly 10,000,000 packets from 2011 to 2016.从2011年到2016年，中国方便面的销量下降了近1亿包。结合选项故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据单词所在的句子especially young people, who are the largest group of consumer of instant noodles.这是一个定语从句，修饰young people, 所以年轻人是方便面最大的消费者群体，故consumer意思是消费者，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据One of the reasons was that instant noodles have failed to meet the changing taste of Chinese可知，方便面之所以不再受欢迎的原因之一就是他满足不了中国人口味的变化，说明方便面没有多种口味，故A错误；根据Another reason could be the online meal ordering industry(外卖行业), which has given young people more choices than instant noodles. 可知给人们更多选择的是外卖而不时方便面，故B错误；根据Online meal ordering services also bring people a lot of convenience(方便).可知网上订餐给人们带来了很多便利，使人们生活更方便，故C正确；If people don’t want to cook after work, they can download an app and order what they need in the app.可知下载APP订餐比做饭更简单，故D错误；综上所述，故选C。

5.推理判断题。通读全文可知方便面曾经是人们最喜欢的食物，但是现在并不是，故A错误； 根据instant noodles have failed to meet the changing taste of Chinese.可知方便面并没有总是改变它们的口味，故B错误；根据Online meal ordering services also bring people a lot of convenience(方便).可知网上订餐很简单方便，故C错误；根据最后一句Though instant noodles are becoming less and less popular, they will still be one of the foods in our life for some time.可知方便面虽然不是最受欢迎的，但是仍然是生活中的一种食物，故D正确，故选D。