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专题08 阅读理解精练精析20篇
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(2022春·江苏宿迁·七年级统考期末)Shoppers around the world are buying in a crazy way because they are afraid of the coronavirus (新冠病毒). People in countries like England, Japan, Singapore and Australia bought almost all the toilet paper, face masks and dried and canned food in supermarket. Governments (政府) have advised people that there is no need to be in such a rush. They said that panic buying would only be bad for people who really need these things.
Psychologists (心理学家) say panic buying is a bad action that is called FOMO—the fear of missing out. Dr Katharina Wittgens said because of the coronavirus, people began fear of missing out. Dr Katharina Wittgens said because of the coronavirus, people began to copy the actions of others. People watch the news that someone else is buying something, so they rush out to the stores to do the same right away. She said people were too afraid in front of coronavirus. She said, “Far more people die in car accidents per year but we don’t panic about these things in the morning before we go to work.” Singapore’s prime minister said to Singaporeans, “We have enough things for people. There’s no need to buy too much of them.”
1.What things did people in England buy in a crazy way?
A.the toilet paper, face masks and drinks
B.facial tissue, face masks and dried and canned food
C.the toilet paper, face masks and dried and canned food
D.the toilet paper, rubber gloves and dried and canned food
2.From the passage we can know that people are buying things in panic because __________.
A.they want to show that they are rich in front of coronavirus
B.they are too afraid to miss something in front of coronavirus
C.they are very happy with buying things like others
D.they really like the things in the news
3.The underlined phrase “panic buying” in Paragraph 1 means __________.
A.疯狂购买 B.快乐购买 C.理性购买 D.倒贴购买
4.The main idea of the passage may be __________.
A.the fear of coronavirus
B.how to go shopping in a reasonable (合理的) way