Question

It was a cold day, but the students from Prosser Middle School in Chicago were sorting through the waste when they found that their school produces 1,500 pounds every day.

Prosser is just one school that throws out nearly 4,000 meal trays every day. Counting all of Chicago’s public schools, the number comes to nearly a quarter of a million a day. That’s more than 1 million a week and about 5 million a month.

“None of the trays are being recycled,” said a teacher. “ Everyone agrees that it’s very bad.”

Luckily, concerns about the environment and health have made some US cities take action. Dozens of schools have begun programs to reduce the use of food trays in school.

These schools have also banned (禁止)some fast food, including McDonald’s. Instead, they offer students recyclable trays. They encourage students to sort out lunchroom waste, then wash and recycle milk cartons and trays . So far, the program has helped schools to save a total of 820,000 trays each week.

Jay Stream Middle School in Illinois teaches its students how to collect trays. The school has cut its lunchroom waste by two thirds now that students recycle their used trays instead of breaking them.

Prosser Middle School also sees the benefits of the program. Students have organized about 20 clubs and volunteer activities to cut down on cafeteria garbage. They now recycle 80 percent of the school waste. “ I joined the club,” said Erika Santana, a 16-year-old junior in Prosser, “because I want to make Earth a better place.”

1.Did Prosser Middle School create much garbage every day before the program ?

2.How many meal trays do public schools in Chicago throw out a day?

3.What does Jay Stream Middle School teach its students to do?

4.Who joined the club?

5.What’s the passage about ?

 

Answer 1

1.Yes.

2.Nearly a quarter of a million .

3.How to collect trays.

4.Erika Santana

5.Too much school waste in the US and actions they have taken to reduce it.

【解析】

试题分析：短文首先介绍了各个学校每天产生大量的垃圾，列举了许多学校每天扔掉餐盘的数目，现在大家都已经认识到这种情况的严重性，因此，各个学校都已经制定了一定的措施来减少垃圾的产生。有的学校还组织了自愿者活动。

1.在这项活动之前，普罗瑟中学每天都产生大量的垃圾吗？分析原文：It was a cold day, but the students from Prosser Middle School in Chicago were sorting through the waste when they found that their school produces 1,500 pounds every day. 句意：在寒冷的一天，普罗瑟中学的学生正在整理学校的垃圾，他们发现学校每天产生垃圾达到1，500英镑。说明每天创造了很多垃圾。故填：Yes.

2. 在芝加哥的公立学校每天要扔掉多少餐盘？联系原文：Counting all of Chicago’s public schools, the number comes to nearly a quarter of a million a day. 句意：计算一下，芝加哥的全部公立学校，一天扔掉餐盘的数量接近一百万的四分之一。故填：Nearly a quarter of a million .

3.trays.句意：在美国伊利诺斯州（美国州名）的Jay Stream 中学教学生们如何去收集托盘。明确答案。故填：How to collect trays.

4. 埃里卡桑塔纳说： “我加入了俱乐部”故填：Erika Santana

5.

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