Almost every Chinese person knows the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐,粒粒皆辛苦).” But many of us don’t get the real meaning: Don’t waste food. A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010.Six million children die of hunger every year.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1.The Chinese poem wants to tell us .
A. to work hard. B. to waste food
C. not to waste food D. to know the farmer.
2.Chinese people waste food according to a CCTV program.
A. a little B. a lot of C. some D. no
3. people die of hunger every year.
A. 200 million. B. 6 million.
C. 925 million. D. 625 million.
4.Which of the following is a good way to save food?
A. Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.
B. Be picky about your food.
C. Buy what you want.
D. Take the food home if you can’t eat up in a restaurant.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey_________ November 1979. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. _______, this story is not new to Chinese children.
There are many fairy tales(童话故事)in China. Journey to the West is ________ of them. In._______ tale, The Monkey King is the main character. He is not just any ________ monkey. We say this _______ he can make 72 changes to his shape and size. He can turn himself into______ animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he can’t turn himself into a_________. He always uses a magic stick __________ the bad people. Sometimes, he can make the stick so small that he can_________ it in his ear. He is 51.__________ able to make it big and long. This fairy tale is really great.
The Monkey King has__________ Chinese children for many years. __________ the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, western children became interested in reading this story. Great Monkey King keeps _________ to help the weak and never gives up. In fact, children _________ the world love the Monkey King.
1.A. on B. at C. in D. \
2.A. But B. So C. Because D. However
3.A. the B. one C. some D. each
4.A. a B. an C. the D. your
5.A. normal B. common C. usual D. special
6.A. why B. because C. so D. that
7.A. the same B. similar C. different D. difficult
8.A. man B. people C. pig D. monkey
9.A. to play B. to please C. to fight D. to work
10.A. keeps B. study C. cut D. put
11.A. as well B. also C. either D. too
12.A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. interest
13.A. As soon as B. Before C. Because D. Although
14.A. fight B. to fight C. fighting D. fought
15.A. on B. over C. all over D. about
--- Could I use your dictionary, Sandy?
--- ___________. But you have to return it to me this afternoon.
A. No problem B. Yes, you could
C. I hope not D. I'm sorry
--- I have no friends to talk with at school.
--- Don’t worry! I am sure you’ll _______ your classmates if you are kind and friendly to them.
A. catch up with B. get on well with
C. agree with D. be strict with
While the sun _____________, he was still asleep at home.
A. rise B. rises
C. is rising D. was rising
Studying hard is the right way to lead us __________ success.
A. in B. to C. on D. with