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(2020·云南省高中毕业班统一检查)
Pang Hui placed a few more pairs of chopsticks on the table for a family dinner，though she did not expect her big family of seven would use them as serving chopsticks.
Surprisingly，her 75yearold father，who used to shrug off the idea of serving chopsticks，became a firm supporter this time，said Pang，40，from Beihai，a coastal city of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Chinese people often share dishes，and diners use their own chopsticks to serve themselves food from the shared dishes, a tradition now being challenged by the outbreak of COVID19.
“We feel a sense of crisis as well as the urge to desert our old habits when we see reports of family infections，” Pang said，pointing to the reports of the virus spreading via droplets and close contact.
Local governments are helping to encourage a shift, too. On Feb. 13, 2020，local authorities of Beihai started a campaign promoting serving chopsticks and spoons, which will avoid crossinfection caused by the use of personal chopsticks.
Similar measures were also adopted in other cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou.Taizhou city in East China's Jiangsu Province even standardized the colours of serving chopsticks and spoons to help diners differentiate (区分) them from personal ones.
The practice of eating wild animals has been targeted by the government, which remains present in certain areas.
China stopped the illegal trading and transportation of wild animals shortly after the outbreak. The move became a permanent ban on Feb. 24, 2020，when the country made a decision on thoroughly prohibiting (禁止) the illegal trading of wildlife and the consumption of wild animals.
Li Bo, with the Hainan International Center for Wildlife Protection，said wild animal consumption could lead to the faster extinction of particular species, damage the ecological balance and harm people's health.
“The epidemic (流行病) could become a turning point to eliminate the bad habit，” Li said.
语篇解读 本文主要介绍了新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发带来的改变，包括提倡使用公筷以及禁食野生动物等。
1．What can we learn about Pang Hui's family from the text?
A．There are usually more than seven people dining together.
B．They have started to use serving chopsticks at table.
C．Pang Hui's father opposes using serving chopsticks.
D．They don't know how to avoid being infected by the virus.
B [考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Pang Hui placed a few more pairs of chopsticks on the table for a family dinner”可推知，庞慧家里已经开始在餐桌上使用公筷，故选B。]
2．According to the text, what has been done by the government?
A．Sharing dishes has been abandoned.
B．Crossinfection has been prevented.
C．Eating wild animals has been forbidden.
D．Standard personal chopsticks have been adopted.
C [考查细节理解。根据第八段中的“the country made a decision on thoroughly prohibiting(禁止)the illegal trading of wildlife and the consumption of wild animals”可知，中国政府已经全面禁止食用野生动物，故选C。]
3．What does the underlined word “eliminate”in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Explain. B．Discover.
C．Form. D．Remove.
D [考查词义猜测。根据第九段中的“wild animal consumption could lead to the faster extinction of particular species，damage the ecological balance and harm people's health”可知，食用野生动物可能加速某种物种的灭绝，破坏生态平衡而且对人的健康有害，由此可知，食用野生动物是一种陋习，并结合画线词所在句和语境可知，这种流行病可能成为消除这种陋习的转折点，故选D。]
4．What can be the best title for the text?
A．Serving Chopsticks Promoted
B．Ways to Help People Stay Healthy
C．The Outbreak of COVID19 Leads to Change
D．China Bans Trading of Wildlife
C [考查标题判断。本文以新冠肺炎爆发后，庞慧一家使用公筷引出话题，接着下文中讲到了政府在饮食方面推出的一些新政，这都是新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发带来的改变，故C项最适合作本文的标题。]
