Question

Imagine the tallest building in the United States. Fill that large building 44 times with rotten (腐烂的)fruits and vegetables．Now you know how much food Americans waste every year．

It is hard to believe, right? About 133 .billion pounds of food get .thrown away. That's one, third of all the food we produce. And a lot of it is thrown away for one simple reason: It's ugly.

The problem is that nature isn't perfect. Apples can get scarred(留下疤痕)by storms. Cucumbers grow in C shapes. Carrots change into unusual fork-like forms. Watermelons get too big to fit on a refrigerator shelf. These crazy-looking fruits and vegetables may .taste great. But most grocery stores refuse to sell them. Store owners say people judge food by how it looks. No one wants a tomato that looks like a two-headed monster. (怪物). But what if you could buy that tomato for half-price?

A new movement is trying to make people see the "beauty" in ugly food. Some stores are selling ugly produce. It tastes the same. And you pay less for it because the. food doesn't, look perfect.

Usually, the stores find a nicer word than "ugly'; A Canadian chain uses "naturally imperfect". In some US stores, it's "misfit produce". Whatever you call it, ugly food helps many .people. Farmers get paid for food they were going to have to throw away. Shoppers get cheaper fruits and vegetables. The ugly-food movement will also help some of the 44 million Americans who don't have enough to eat. Many groups give the ugly produce to hungry people.

So really, who cares if that carrot looks a little ... ugly?

1.We can know from the text that ________.

A. food is thrown mostly because it goes bad

B. food waste is a serious problem in America

C. the uglier the food is, the better it tastes

D. America produces more food than Americans can eat

2.What is the "beauty" in ugly food?

A. It tastes the same but costs much less.

B. It does much good to people.

C. It is useful to hungry people.

D. It tastes just as good as normal-looking produce.

3.The ugly-food movement is intended to ________.

A. call on people to help the poor

B. persuade grocery stores to sell ugly produce

C. prove the value 0fugty produce

D. advise people not to waste food

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了在美国食物浪费问题很严重，由于食物看起来很丑陋而被丢掉，但是事实上它们吃起来和一般的食物是一样的。一项“ugly-food”运动旨在使这些食物发挥价值，将食物送给那些饥饿的人吃。同时呼吁人们减少食物浪费。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“Imagine the tallest building in the United States. Fill that large building 44 times with rotten (腐烂的)fruits and vegetables．Now you know how much food Americans waste every year．”想象一下美国最高的建筑。腐烂的水果和蔬菜可填补44倍这一大型建筑，现在你知道多少美国人每年浪费食物。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“Some stores are selling ugly produce. It tastes the same. And you pay less for it because the food doesn't look perfect.”一些商店出售的是丑陋的农产品。味道是一样的。你只需要付更少的钱，因为食物看起来不完美。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据“The ugly-food movement will also help some of the 44 million Americans who don't have enough to eat. Many groups give the ugly produce to hungry people.” 运动也将帮助4400万美国人中的一部分人，他们没有足够的食物。许多团体把这些丑陋的产品送给饥饿的人。可知这项运动使这些丑陋食物更有价值。故选C。

【名师点睛】

细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的送分题。但由于高考所占的比例很大，应特别引起注意。

事实和细节题的命题特点是：把某词语、某个句子或某具体事实用不同于原文的另一方式或句型表达，即同义改写。解答这类题的窍门是：1、注意掌握英语的多种表达法；2、熟练运用英语的同义词转换；3、读懂题干所提出的问题，并准确地找到文中涉及该问题的句子。

例如：第2题“ What is the "beauty" in ugly food?”找出原文中的句子，在第四段“A new movement is trying to make people see the "beauty" in ugly food.”并从该句后面部分的内容“ It tastes the same. And you pay less for it ”由此可得到该题的答案。