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.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了节约粮食的重要性，及如何做到节约粮食的，并且提出了一些节约粮食的建议。

1.句意理解题。根据划线句子的内容，grain意为“谷物、庄稼”，而on the plate意为“在盘子上”，可知此句的意思与“谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。”相吻合，故选B。

2.直接信息题。根据短文第二段According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, 一句可知2011年吃不饱肚子的人有9亿2500万（925million）

3.细节理解题。根据短文中最后提的建议第一条Don’t order too much in a restaurant. 可排除A项；根据第二条Don’t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals可排除B项；根据第一条If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.可排除C项；根据第三条Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.可知，D项与此描述的最吻合，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第三段Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food.一句可知A项正确；根据第二段A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. 可知B项描述正确；第二段Six million children die of hunger every year.一句可知C项错误；第三段 Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.一句可知D项描述正确；故选C。

5.主旨大意题。根据短文第一段最后一句话But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.以及下文的描述，整篇文章都是围绕着节约粮食的重要性，及如何做到节约粮食展开的，故A项正符合本文的中心思想，其他三项都过于片面；故选A。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。