Question

    Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work.” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.

A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Of course not. 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 every year.

Chinese people are well known for being hospitable( 好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.

Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.

What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:

Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.

Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.

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

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

A.春种一粒粟， 秋收万颗籽 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

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

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

3.What should we do to waste less food?

A.Order more food in restaurant. B.Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.              C.Take all the food you ordered home              D.Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.Don’t waste food B.Chinese people are friendly and generous

C.We can’t die of hungers D.Every grain is grown by farmers

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了中国人浪费食物的现状，在这同时仍有很多人在忍受饥饿，中国人的热情好客也会导致食物的浪费，并且给出了几点节约食物的建议供我们参考。

1.词句猜测题。Every grain意为“每粒粮食”，hard work“努力工作”以及第一段第三行“Don’t waste food”“不要浪费粮食”可推知“Every grain on the plate comes from hard work”的意思是“谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦”，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三、四行“According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011”“根据联合国世界粮食计划署的数据，2011年全世界有9.25亿饥饿人口”，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段第一行“Do not order too much in a restaurant”“不要在饭店里定太多食物”可知，A说法是错误的；倒数第三段第一、二行“If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home”“如果你不能吃光你点的所有食物，就把剩下的带回家”可知，B和C说法是错误的；根据最后一段第一、二行“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，D说法是正确的，故选D。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲的是中国人浪费食物的现状，以及节约食物的建议，所以不要浪费食物符合题意，故选A。