Question

    Almost every Chinese person 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 actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.

A CCTV program 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? Absolutely 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 friendly 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. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

1. Don’t 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.

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

3.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 a 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 hunger. D.Every grain is grown by farmers.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要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建议。从而告诉我们不要浪费粮食。

1.词句猜测题。分析“Every grain on the plate comes from hard work”可知，本句表示“盘子里的每一粒粮食都来自艰苦的劳动”的含义。结合选项，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011”可知，2011年全球饥饿人口为9.25亿。故选B。

3.推理判断题。A：在餐厅点更多的食物。B：每次你吃东西的时候，在你的碗里留一些食物。C：把你点的所有食物带回家。D：不要储存太多的食物，如蔬菜和水果。根据“1.Don’t 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. 2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals. 3.Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.”可知，不要在餐馆点太多菜。你想吃多少就点多少。如果你不能吃完你点的所有食物，把剩下的带回家；吃饭时不要剩饭；留意一下你家里有什么食物。不要买太多，尤其是蔬菜和水果。结合选项，故选D。

4.主旨大意题。A：不要浪费食物；B：中国人友好且慷慨；C：我们不会死于饥饿；D：每一粒粮食都是农民种的。分析文章内容可知，本文主要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建议。从而告诉我们不要浪费粮食。故选A。