Question

Almost every Chinese person can recite(背誦) 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．春種一粒粟，秋收萬顆籽。              B．誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

C．吏祿三百石，歲晏有余糧。              D．足蒸暑土氣，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.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

B．The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

C．200 million children die of hunger every year.

D．Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.

5.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

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了世界上的糧食短缺問題，并對如何節(jié)約糧食提出了三點建議。從而告訴我們不要浪費糧食。

1.根據(jù)本段最后一句the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.描述，可知這句話的主要意思是告訴我們不要浪費糧食，故選B。

2.根據(jù)第二段According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011,描述，可知選B。

3.根據(jù)3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.描述，可知選D。

4.根據(jù)第二段Six million children die of hunger every year.描述，可知選項C描述錯誤。

5.這篇短文主要講述了世界上的糧食短缺問題，并對如何節(jié)約糧食提出了三點建議。故本文的主要思想是告訴我們不要浪費糧食。選A。

考點：關于節(jié)約糧食的議論文閱讀

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