Question

Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation – and not just with homework.Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (“光盘行动”).

    The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food.“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.

   The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January.It calls on people to reduce food waste.

    China in these years had serious problems with wasted food.CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

    Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous（大方的）.Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.

    Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many.In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker (贴花).People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers.More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home.

    To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time.It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi.Did you finish your meals today?

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。

1.What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?

A.The helped each other with homework.

B.They opened a restaurant together.

C.They volunteered for a campaign.

D.They collected money from customers in restaurants.

2.In this passage the underlined word “call on ” means ______.

A.打电话               B.号召          C.拜访           D.叫喊

3.The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to _____.

A.do volunteer work           B.work part time in restaurants

C.cut down on food waste       D.wash your plates after dinner

4.From Paragraphs 4-5, we learn that _____.

A.wasting food is a serious problem in China

B.Chinese people waste the most food in the world

C.Chinese people want to show off that they are rich

D.most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table

5.What did the restaurant in Beijing do to support the campaign?

A.The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food.

B.It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times.

C.It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes.

D.It encouraged customers to take leftovers home.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了在一些中国城市兴起的“光盘行动”，即号召人们吃完盘子中的食物，减少食物浪费的活动。

1.根据短文第一段描述，可知这个十一个学生义务参加了一项活动。故选C。

2.联系下文to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (“光盘行动”).描述，可知此处指的是号召人们参加光盘行动。故选B。

3.根据短文第三段It calls on people to reduce food waste.及上下文描述，可知这个活动主要是号召人们减少食物浪费。故选C。

4.根据第四段China in these years had serious problems with wasted food.及下一段描述，可知这两段主要是说在中国的食物浪费问题非常严重。故选A。

5.根据短文倒数第二段More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home.描述，可知这些饭店鼓励人们将剩饭带回家。故选D。