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.
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate him.
Before setting out, I told Brain this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then, on the third day, as we were climbing over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard. ”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and broken shoes, followed Brain around, Later he said regretfully(遗憾地). “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes .
However, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was interviewing a woman villager for an article. By working hard,, she had learned to read and write, and became part of the leadership(领导层) of the village.
Learning her story, Brain was greatly touched. His eyes were wet and there was love and respect(尊敬) on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work. When leaving for home, Brain even offered to stay in as a volunteer. The trip was very meaningful.
1.Why did the writer take his son to Haiti?
A. Because they wanted to take a trip there
B. Because the writer wanted to educate his son
C. Because his son wanted to help the poor there
D. Because they went there to visit a friend
2.Why was the wrier surprised about his son?
A. Because his son wished to speak English
B. Because his son said nothing about the hard trip
C. Because a little girl liked his son
D. Because his son wanted to talk with the little girl
3.What does the underlined word “occurred” mean?
A. 离开 B. 提供 C. 发生 D. 到达
4.What did NOT the boy learn from this trip?.
A. To love and respect poor people B. To be an excellent leader
C. To offer help to people in need D. To be a kind and hard-working man
完形填空
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Jack had a very strange dream yesterday evening. He dreamed that he lived in a jungle (丛林) in Africa with many _________ .He made friends with monkeys，snakes and giraffes. Every day he woke up early in the morning and went _________ for food. He ate fruit and insects. After breakfast，he had a meeting with the monkeys. They spoke to him in a (n) _________ language but he was able to understand them. Then he met the snakes for lunchtime. During lunchtime，they discussed _________ to do about the tiger. The tiger was their enemy (敌人).It wanted to eat _________ of them and they were afraid of it. Finally, they thought of a plan. The monkeys and the snakes' _________ was that Jack should try to catch the tiger while it was sleeping. So，when the tiger was taking its afternoon nap (打盹)，Jack took his _________ and quietly walked towards the tiger. Jack was very quiet，but the tiger was sleeping very _________ .The tiger opened its eyes，looked at him and gave a loud roar (咆哮).Jack was so afraid that he forgot to run away. The tiger jumped on him and _________as it opened its mouth to eat him，he woke up. When he opened his _________ ，Jack found that his pet cat was licking (舔) his face. He was so relieved (宽慰的).
1.A.tourists B.classmates C.people D.animals
2.A.hunting B.making C.fighting D.buying
3.A.usual B.old C.unusual D.interesting
4.A.how B.what C.when D.where
5.A.either B.very C.both D.all
6.A.advice B.1esson C.story D.result
7.A.net B.basket C.box D.clothes
8.A.heavily B.1ightly C.strongly D.easily
9.A.still B.yet C.just D.but
10.A.mouth B.nose C.ears D.eyes
— You have to do something before others in order to be successful.
— I think so. ______.
A. Many hands make light work. B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. The early bird catches the worm. D. The more you learn, the more you know.
— What sports do the Winter Olympic Games have?
— Well, they include many sports on ice and snow, ________ skating and skiing.
A. so as B. such as C. likes D. liking
—Would you please go to the cinema with me tonight?
— . I’ll have take an exam tomorrow.
A. Sorry, I can’t B. Yes, I’d like to. C. No, I don’t think so. D. Let’s go
