Question

Every year, billions of kilograms of fresh produce are wasted in the United States. Meanwhile, millions of poor Americans go hungry, without access to healthy and affordable meals.

Evan Lutz, CEO and founder of Hungry Harvest, was inspired to act after seeing extreme

poverty in areas of Baltimore, Maryland. He wants to reduce the so-called food desert in that area. His work is to make sure no food goes to waste and no person is ever hungry in America. And he

combines that goal with a love for business.

Hungry Harvest is a business which collects and sells "ugly produce". These are fruits and

vegetables that most food companies will throw away. More than six billion pounds are wasted each year due to "ugly" surface. Everything doesn't grow the same way on a farm. But all that is too big or too small gets thrown out. That is why everything in a grocery store looks similar, shiny and perfect. Hungry Harvest will box those imperfect ones and deliver them to customers once a week.

For Evan Lutz, giving back to others came from his upbringing.

When I was growing up my parents taught me the values of giving back, and giving is a lot

more powerful than receiving. We sell produce with a purpose and that doesn't just mean we reduce food from going to waste. We hire people that were formerly in prison and were formerly injured or sick living in homeless shelters. They really wanted to get back on their feet for a second chance in life."

In January 2016, Lutz appeared on the American business competition television show "Shark Tank" and got even more than he expected: $100,000. Lutz is using the money to realize his great mission that can really revolutionize the food industry in America.

1.The underlined part "food desert" in the second paragraph means          .

A. food that grows in the desert    B. the poor areas in Baltimore

C. a lack of fresh and healthy food    D. the desert where food can grow

2.The food delivered by Hungry Harvest is          .

A. popular with local fruit farmers    B. easy to be found in grocery stores

C. fresh but hard to keep for food companies    D. healthy and available to hungry people

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe Evan Lutz?

A. Strong-willed and smart.    B. Kind-hearted and creative.

C. Warm-hearted and strict.    D. Open-minded and humorous.

4.What can be a suitable title for this passage?

A. Giving Unused Produce a Purpose    B. Making Profits from Shiny Produce

C. Creating Jobs for the Less Fortunate    D. Helping the People in Hungry World

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】文章介绍美国每年有大量的食物被浪费，Evan Lutz创办Hungry Harvest收集食物给饥饿的人。

1.词义猜测题。根据文章第一段“Meanwhile, millions of poor Americans go hungry, without access to healthy and affordable meals.” 与此同时，数以百万计的贫困美国人挨饿，没有获得健康和负担不起膳食。可知，“食物沙漠”指不容易以合理的价格买到新鲜的食物。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据文章 “More than six billion pounds are wasted each year due to "ugly" surface. Everything doesn't grow the same way on a farm. But all that is too big or too small gets thrown out.” 由于“丑陋”的表面，每年有超过六十亿磅的垃圾被浪费掉。在农场里每一样东西长得都不一样。所有太大或太小的都会被扔掉。可知Hungry Harvest送出的水果都是健康的，只是外表不好看。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据文章“Evan Lutz, CEO and founder of Hungry Harvest, was inspired to act after seeing extreme poverty in areas of Baltimore, Maryland.” Evan Lutz看见这个地区极度的贫困，采取行动收集健康的食物给穷人，可知他是好心的而且有创造力。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。文章介绍美国每年有大量的食物被浪费，Evan Lutz创办Hungry Harvest收集食物给饥饿的人。故选A。

【名师点睛】推理判断型

推理判断题属于高层次阅读理解题。这种题型包括判断题和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了得出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。做好该题型要从整体上把握语篇内容，在语篇的表面意义与隐含意义、已知信息与未知信息间架起桥梁，透过字里行间，去体会作者的“弦外之音”。推理判断题常常可以分为如下几类：(1)细节推断。如时间、地点、人物关系等；(2)逻辑推断。根据已知的结果推断导致结果产生的可能原因；(3)目的、意图、态度推断。根据文章的论述，推断作者的写作目的以及作者的情感态度；(4)预测想象推断。文章没有明确说明，要求根据语篇对文章可能涉及的内容进行预测判断。例如：本题中的第3小题：

【解题剖析】此题属于推理判断型中的（3）目的、意图、态度推断。根据文章的论述，推断作者的写作目的以及作者的情感态度。

【答案定位】根据文章“Evan Lutz, CEO and founder of Hungry Harvest, was inspired to act after seeing extreme poverty in areas of Baltimore, Maryland.” Evan Lutz看见这个地区极度的贫困，采取行动收集健康的食物给穷人，可知他是好心的而且有创造力。