Question

The common Chinese greeting of “Ni chi le ma?” may soon be replaced by a new greeting: “Have you cleaned your plate?”

Over the Spring Festival holiday there was a big effort to get people to curb their habit of ordering too much food in restaurants because a lot of that food ended up being wasted. Holiday eaters were urged to “clean their plates” and were asked to take leftover food home in “doggy bags.”

The impetus behind the campaign was the startling government statistic that over 200 billion yuan is spent every year on food that ends up in the garbage bin. And in the midst of all this waste, statistics show that 128 million people are living below the poverty line and going hungry.

The “clean your plate” campaign is part of a worldwide effort to stop precious food from being wasted. The United Nations estimates that $1trillion (yes, that’s a very big number) worth of food is wasted each year. Most of that is lost during food production and transportation, but a significant percentage is attributed to waste by consumers. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched a campaign called “Think. Eat. Save.” to make people aware of the problem.

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing is an ambassador for UNEP and she encouraged people to upload pictures of their “clean plates” to show their support for the program. Thousands of people responded and demonstrated that they had a clear conscience to go along with their full stomachs.

Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, is also urging people to be less wasteful and he told Party members to cut back on extravagant holiday banquets and to be more careful when spending the people’s money.

For some, though, Xi Jinping’s and Fan Bingbing’s admonitions don’t go far enough. Yuan Longping, an agricultural scientist, caused a stir by saying that wasting food should be treated as a crime. (Jail time for leftover chicken feet!?)

If not a crime, wasting food is certainly a sin and it goes against what Xi Jinping calls, “the Chinese tradition of being diligent and thrifty.” Having a “clean plate” is just a traditional and responsible thing to do.

1.Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Over 200 billion yuan is wasted every year on food around China.

B. It’s quite common for Chinese people to order more food than they need in restaurants.

C. It’s universally acknowledged that wasting food is a crime.

D. Fan did something to promote people’s awareness of saving food.

2.The underlined word “admonition” is closest in meaning to “       ”.

A. demonstration                   B. indication                    C. warning     D. criticism

3.What’ the best title for the passage?

A. Food is important.

B. Have you cleaned your plate?

C. Jail time for leftover chicken feet!?

D. Wasting food is a crime.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：中国人的传统是饭要多做，取年年有余，顿顿有余粮的意思。这个习惯却造成了很大的粮食浪费。所以习近平主席、范冰冰大使和袁隆平农业专家等都呼吁人们吃光自己盘子里的饭菜或者打包剩饭剩菜。一个光盘行动在全中国展开了。

1.推理判断题。根据第三段第一句话，判断A项：中国人每年浪费的花在食物上的钱是over 200 billion yuan。正确；根据第二段第一句话，判断B项：中国人习惯多点菜。正确；范冰冰是联合国环境项目的大使，她鼓励人们给他们的干净的盘子拍照并上传到网上。所以D项正确。袁隆平说“浪费粮食就是犯罪”。引起了轰动。所以C错。故选C。

2.词意猜测题。demonstration 示范；indication 指示；warning 警告；criticism批评。根据文章倒数第二段的内容：习近平和范冰冰的话并没有引起某些人的足够重视。农业方面的科学家袁隆平的话倒是引起了轰动。 判断：admonitions的意思是“警告”最佳，故选C。

3.主题判断题。结合全文的意思号召中国人不浪费粮食，核心词应该是：光盘行动。所以选B。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。