五、任务型阅读。
阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题。（注意每小题的词数要求）
热点速递（2025－2026·咸宁市月考）
Community canteens(社区食堂) are places for old people to have meals, as the elderly may have difficulty in cooking. However, these canteens are becoming more and more popular among young people. Why do so many young people choose to have meals in these “elderly” community canteens?
Many young people are too busy with work to cook for themselves. “I used to spend two hours cooking and washing dishes, only to eat for 10 minutes,” said Chen Luo, an engineer(工程师) from a nearby office building. The nearby community canteen is a perfect choice. Compared with food ordered online, the food in these canteens is much healthier. Fang
Wenjing, a teenage boy from Hangzhou, can order a meat dish, two vegetable dishes and a bowl of rice for only 20 yuan at the nearby community canteen. “Though the dishes are cheap, they are healthy and have a home-cooked taste, just as I expected,” said Fang.
However, some people have different opinions about these community canteens. They question whether the canteens can make sure the dishes are fresh and healthy with such low prices. Besides, meals there are all home-made dishes with fewer specials in different places. “Though other restaurants are a little more expensive than the community canteens, I like to enjoy the beautiful and comfortable environment(环境) there,” said Linda Wang, a young English teacher.
Anyway, community canteens really meet the daily needs of people who live in big cities. What do you think?
21. Community canteens were first for people to have meals.（仅填1词）
22. Many young people choose community canteens because they are .（不超过5词）
23. &24. Fill in the blanks according to the passage.

25. Would you like to have meals in a community canteen or a restaurant? Why? Use your own words.



（结合自身实际，不超过20词）

21. old/elderly 22. too busy with work 23. Save time for busy young people 24. low prices 25. I would like to choose a community canteen. Because it's healthier and cheaper. /I prefer a restaurant. Because it has a more comfortable environment. /...

【分析】
解答本题需紧扣原文信息，按题目要求（词数限制）完成填空：21题需定位社区食堂的最初服务对象；22题找年轻人选择社区食堂的原因；23题补充社区食堂的优点，结合年轻人忙碌的特点；24题找人们担心食物新鲜的原因，均需严格遵守词数要求。
【解析】
21题：原文开篇明确“Community canteens are places for old people to have meals”，故填old/elderly。
22题：原文第二段首句指出年轻人选择社区食堂是因为“too busy with work”，符合不超5词的要求。
23题：结合年轻人忙碌的现状，社区食堂可节省做饭时间，符合优点表述且不超8词，故填Save time for busy young people。
24题：原文第三段提到人们质疑新鲜度的原因是“low prices”，不超5词，符合要求。
【答案】
21. old/elderly 22. too busy with work 23. Save time for busy young people 24. low prices
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解
【点评】
本题考查学生快速提取原文关键信息的能力，需注意词数限制，整体难度不大。
【难度系数】
0.7