6.Why would someone decide to stop eating?We know that the body needs food in order to work well.However,many people fast at some time during their lives.Why is this?
Some people fast for political reasons.In the early 20th century,women in England and the United States weren't allowed to vote.So many women went on fast.They hoped that fasting would bring attention to it.Mohandas Gandhi,the famous Indian leader,fasted 17times during his life.For Gandhi,fasting was a powerful political tool.In 1943,he fasted to bring attention to his country's need for independence.For 21days,he went without food.Another famous faster was Cesar Chavez.In the 1960s,he fasted for three weeks.Why?His goal was to bring attention to the terrible working conditions of farm workers in the United States.
Fasting is also a practice in many religions(宗教).Every year during the month of Ramadan,which is a religious holiday,Muslims(穆斯林) fast from sunrise to sunset.Many Indians fast at special time,and there was also a fasting holiday in ancient China.
Of course,not everyone fasts for political or religious reasons.People sometimes fast just because it makes them feel better.The American writer Mark Twain thought fasting was the best medicine for common illnesses.Whenever he had a cold or a fever,he stopped eating completely.He said that this always made his cold or fever go away.Another American writer,Upton Sinclair,discovered fasting after years of eating too much and headaches.His first fast lasted for 12days.During this time,his headaches and stomachaches went away.Sinclair said that fasting also made him more alert and energetic.
Choosing to go without food can be very dangerous.However,that doesn't stop people from fasting for political,religious,or health reasons.
36.The underlined word"fast"in Paragraph 1most probably means"C".
A.quickly
B.go on a diet
C.refuse to eat
D.lose weight
37.Mohandas Gandhi fasted in 1943forB.
A.a religious holiday for Muslims
B.his country's need for independence
C.the women's voting rights in Great Britain
D.the equal rights of the black people in America
38.Which fasting is for health reason?A
A.Upton Sinclair fasted for 12days.
B.Mohandas Gandhi fasted in 1943.
C.Cesar Chavez fasted for two weeks.
D.Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
39.What can we learn from the passage?C
A.Women like to go on fasting for politics.
B.You will be very famous if you fast for religions.
C.Fasting sometimes would be better for your health.
D.You needn't take any medicine if you fast when you're ill.
40.What may be the best title of the passage?A
A.Reasons for fasting.
B.Ways of fasting.
C.Advantages of fasting.
D.Results of fasting.
分析 本文是介绍如今很多人绝食.有些人是因为政治原因,20世纪初,美国英国女人没有投票权,所以很多女人绝食,希望引起注意.甘地一生斋戒了十七次.在宗教里也有绝食,每年斋月的时候,穆斯林就斋戒,许多印第安人在特别的时间绝食.不是每个人绝食是为了政治原因或者是宗教原因,人们是想让自己感觉好点,马克吐温认为绝食是一些常见病最好的药.
解答 36.C.词义理解题,结合第一句Why would someone decide to stop eating?可知这里fast指的是不吃东西,故选C.
37.B.细节题,结合第二段In 1943,he fasted to bring attention to his country's need for independence可知甘地1943年是为了他国家的独立而绝食,故选B.
38.A.细节题.结合第三段nother American writer,Upton Sinclair,discovered fasting after years of eating too much and headaches.His first fast lasted for 12days.During this time,his headaches and stomachaches went away可知Upton Sinclair因为吃的太多或者头疼的时候绝食,是为了健康,故选A.
39.C. 推理题,结合第三段.People sometimes fast just because it makes them feel better.可知绝食有时对我们的健康有好处,故选C.
40.A.标题判断题,结合第一段Why is this?可知本文是说绝食的原因,故选A.
点评 无论对于主观题的考查还是客观题的考查,都是建立在对文章内容的理解上的,因此,我们在阅读时必须把它看作一个整体,在理解全文大意的前提下有针对性地挖掘一些所需的细节内容.