Question

    Most of Chinese people can recite (背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work”. But sadly, many of us don’t really get the real meaning.

A CCTV program reported that Chinese people throw away much food every year and it can feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? The answer is no. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger.

Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a lot of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do to waste less food in our daily life?

Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Just order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest home.

Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.

Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

A.6 million. B.200 million. C.725 million. D.925 million.

2.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A.春种一粒粟，秋收万颗子。 B.谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

C.吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。 D.足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。

3.What should we do to waste less food?

A.Order more food in a restaurant.

B.Take all the food you ordered home.

C.Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.

D.Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.200 million children die of hunger every year.

B.A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

C.Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.

D.The food Chinese people throw away a year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

5.What does the writer of this passage want to tell us?

A.Don’t waste food.

B.We can’t die of hunger.

C.Every grain is grown by farmers.

D.Chinese people are friendly and generous.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

文章大意：这篇短文主要向我们讲述了世界上的粮食短缺问题，并对如何节约粮食提出了三点具体有效的建议。从而告诉我们不要浪费粮食。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段句子“there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011.”2011年世界上有9亿2500万饥饿的人。可知有9亿2500万饥饿的人。故答案为D。

2.句意猜测题。根据第一段句子“Every grain on the plate comes from hard work．”本意是盘子里的每粒粮食都来自艰苦的工作。结合汉语的谚语，得知是谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。故答案为B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一句“Don't buy too much，especially for vegetables and fruit”不要买太多，尤其是蔬菜和水果。可知不要储存太多的食物，像蔬菜和水果。故答案为D。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段句子“Six million children die of hunger every year”每年有六百万个孩子死于饥饿。可知每年有2亿儿童死于饥饿是错误的。A是错误的；根据文中“Luckily, a lot of people have realized the importance of saving food.” “幸运的是，很多人都意识到节约粮食的重要性。””可知A number of people have realized the importance of saving food. ”许多人已经意识到节约粮食的重要性。故B是正确的；根据文中“Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.” 如果客人吃光了桌子上的所有食物，许多人甚至会觉得他们失去了面子。可知，Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table许多中国人觉得，如果客人吃光了，他们会失去面子。故C是正确的；根据文中“A CCTV program reported that Chinese people throw away much food every year and it can feed 200 million people for a year.” 中央电视台的一个节目报道，中国人每年都会丢弃很多食物，它可以养活2亿人一年。可知，The food Chinese people throw away a year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year中国人一年丢弃的食物足以养活2亿人一年。故.D是正确的；故答案为A。

5.主旨归纳题。根据第一段句子“But sadly，many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines：Don't waste food．”但可悲的是，我们中的许多人并没有真正理解这些话的真正含义：不要浪费食物。下文对如何节约粮食提出了三点具体有效的建议。从而告诉我们不要浪费粮食。故答案为A。