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. 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

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要是倡导人们不要浪费粮食。结合实际例子告诉人们节约的重要，并给出了几条如何做可以减少粮食浪费的建议。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”字面意思每一粒板来自艰苦的工作，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011描述可知选B

3.细节理解题。根据所给的三点建议，可知选D，不要买过多的蔬菜和水果。故选D。

4.是非判断题。根据the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year可知中国人每年扔掉的食物足够200百万人吃。不是200万人饿死，故选C。

5.主旨大意题。这篇文章就是通过事实举例告诉人们不要浪费粮食。故选A。

考点：教育类短文阅读。