【任务型阅读】
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。
People eat different things in different parts of the world. People in southern China eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. They usually eat rice with fish, meat and vegetables. Japanese people eat rice too. They also eat a lot of fish because they live near the sea. It is easy for them to get fish. They sometimes eat raw(生的) fish.
In Africa, corn is the most important food. People there make corn into flour(面粉). From this flour, they make different kinds of bread and cakes.
In Western countries such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat(小麦) flour. They cook the potatoes in different ways. In England, the most popular(受欢迎的) food is fish and chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, but usually they buy it at the shop. They eat this food at home, in their workplace, in the park or even on the road. People call it "takeaway" food.
1. Who eats rice every day according to this text?（不超过5个词）

2. What do African people use to make different kinds of bread and cakes?（不超过5个词）

3. What is the most important food in Western countries?（不超过5个词）

1. People in southern China.
2. Corn flour.
3. Bread and potatoes.

【分析】本题为任务型阅读的细节查找题，需根据各小题的关键词定位原文对应段落，提取符合词数要求的答案：第1题关键词为“eat rice every day”，定位第一段；第2题关键词为“African people, make bread and cakes”，定位第二段；第3题关键词为“most important food in Western countries”，定位第三段，同时注意每小题答案词数不超过5个词。
【解析】1. 根据短文第一段第二句“People in southern China eat rice every day.”，提取符合词数要求的答案；2. 根据短文第二段内容，非洲人将玉米制成面粉，用该面粉制作面包和蛋糕，故答案为corn flour；3. 根据短文第三段第一句“In Western countries such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes.”，提取符合词数要求的答案。
【答案】1. People in southern China. 2. Corn flour. 3. Bread and potatoes.
【知识点】任务型阅读、细节理解
【点评】本题为任务型阅读的基础细节题，考查学生快速定位原文关键信息的能力，难度较低，只要准确找到对应段落语句并注意词数限制即可作答。
【难度系数】0.7