Question

请用适当的词完成下面这篇短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

Nowadays people’s lives are becoming better and better. They usually eat dinner in a good restaurant. And they often order 1. food than they need. When they are full, they just 2. away the rest to the dustbin. But I know that there are still many people around the world which are short of food, so I try my best to 3. food anytime anywhere. Yesterday was my grandfather’s birthday. My parents and I decided to have 4. big meal in a restaurant to celebrate his birthday. When we got to the restaurant, the 5. took us to sit at a table and gave us a big menu to have a look. Then she left. Some time later, she returned and asked for our 6.. At first my father ordered nine dishes because nine was a 7. number. He thought the number would bring my grandfather long life. But I disagreed with my father. I told them many people were still 8. and they needed food. As we couldn’t finish so much food, I thought we’d better cut some of our dishes. My father and my grandfather were very happy. They said I was a good boy and they were proud of me. Then they cut off four dishes. At last we only had 9. dishes and we finished every plate. Even though my family ate less food than usual, they were very happy because I learnt to save food.

If everyone can do 10. for the “Clear Your Plate” campaign, there will be more food for the hungry people around the world.

Answer

1.more

2.throw

3.save

4.a

5.waitress

6.order

7.lucky

8.hungry

9.five

10.something

【解析】

本篇讲述随着人们生活的改善，会到餐馆吃大餐，但人们经常点的食物比他们需要的多，造成很多的浪费。作者以自己和家人就餐为例，号召从自己做起，支持“光盘行动”，杜绝浪费食物，那么世界各地饥饿的人们将有更多的食物。

1.句意：他们经常点的食物比他们需要的多。

空格在名词前，判断填形容词；根据下文“When they are full, they just throw away the rest to the dustbin.”推断上文指点的食物比他们需要的多，more更多的，形容词，故答案为more。

2.句意：当他们吃饱了，就把剩下的扔进垃圾箱。

根据上文“And they often order more food than they need.”推断下文指吃饱了就把剩下的扔进垃圾箱；throw扔，动词；空格是句子的谓语判断填动词，句子陈述一种客观事实，用一般现在时，主语是they，动词用原形，故答案为throw。

3.句意：但我知道世界上还有很多人缺少食物，所以我尽量在任何时候任何地方都节省食物。

根据上文“But I know that there are still many people around the world which are short of food”推断下文指要节省食物；save节约，动词；try one’s best to do sth尽力做某事，推断空格填动词原形；故答案为save。

4.句意：我和我父母决定在一家餐馆吃顿大餐来庆祝他的生日。

根据上文“Yesterday was my grandfather’s birthday.”推断下文指在一家餐馆吃顿大餐来庆祝他的生日；have a big dinner吃大餐，故答案为a。

5.句意：当我们到餐厅的时候，女服务员带我们坐在一张桌子旁，给了我们一份大菜单让我们看一看。

空格在定冠词后，判断填名词；从“took us to sit at a table and gave us a big menu to have a look.”——带我们坐在一张桌子旁，给了我们一份大菜单让我们看一看，推断空格指服务员，根据“Then she left.”推断空格是指女服务员，waitress女服务员，名词；故答案为waitress。

6.句意：过了一些时间，她回来要我们菜单。

根据下文“At first my father ordered nine dishes”推断上文指服务员来要菜单；空格在形容词性物主代词后面，判断填名词，order订单、菜单，名词；故答案为order。

7.句意：起初我父亲点了九道菜，因为九是个幸运的数字。

空格在不定冠词和单数可数名词之间，判断填形容词；根据中国的习俗，九是个幸运的数字，特别是老人过生日时；lucky幸运的，形容词；故答案为lucky。

8.句意：我告诉他们很多人仍然饥饿，他们需要食物。

根据下文“they needed food”推断上文指多人仍然饥饿，空格在be动词后面，判断填形容词；hungry饥饿的，形容词；故答案为hungry。

9.句意：最后我们只吃了五道菜，每盘都吃完了。

由上文可知用原本要订九道菜，减掉四道菜，后来吃了五道菜；故答案为five。

10.句意：如果每个人都能为“清盘”活动做点什么，世界各地饥饿的人们将有更多的食物。

从文字的表层意思推断空格处指如果每个人都能为“清盘”活动做点什么，do something for为……做、采取行动……；故答案为something