Question

Even in the fanciest pizza restaurant, you will never feel weird if you ask for a box to take your leftovers (剩饭）home. In Italy, that will soon apply everywhere, with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags, although in Italy it's called a "family bag."

The new law is designed to reduce food waste and open doors to companies wishing to donate wasted food. Family bags were made to avoid embarrassment at asking for leftovers, turning it from begging into good behavior.

In the U.S., taking uneaten food home is normal. In the U.K. it is fairly common. To the south, though, this practice is rare. In Spain and Italy, people might take the bones from their meat and give them to their dogs, but culturally, it's not the done thing. Also, there aren't often many leftovers, as dishes are sized according to how much people will actually eat and are rarely too big to finish unless you over-order.

In France, the laws are tougher. Last year, the French began to forbid supermarkets to throw away food. They must either give it away to charity, or make it available to be used as animal feed and compost(堆肥），If they fail to follow the law, they will be fined.

Perhaps Italy's new law is right. Food waste is now attracting international attention, but the only way to really stop it lies in whether individuals are willing to change their ways. If it becomes socially unacceptable to waste food, or to serve a huge portion in restaurants, then we have a chance.

1.What does the underlined word “weird” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Difficult.    B. Strange

C. Relaxed.    D. Disappointed.

2.Why do the Spanish seldom take leftovers home from restaurants?

A. They don’t bother to do it.

B. It is their custom to eat food up.

C. It is not acceptable in their culture.

D. They usually order small portions.

3.According to the author, how can we reduce food waste?

A. By introducing stricter laws.

B. By donating food to the needy.

C. By restaurants only serving small portions.

D. By everyone taking action and saying no to it.

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A. Way of reducing food waste.

B. Italy’s plans to use family bags.

C. How doggy bags come into being.

D. The increasingly serious food waste.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】意大利为了阻止浪费，出台了新规定给顾客提供打包袋。很多国家已经做出了规定避免浪费食物。

1.词义猜测题。根据下句with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags,新规鼓励餐厅给人们打包袋，可知即使在最昂贵的比萨店，如果你要合资打包剩饭也不会感到奇怪，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段内容To the south, though, this practice is rare. In Spain and Italy, people might take the bones from their meat and give them to their dogs, but culturally, it's not the done thing.尽管往南去，这是少见的。在西班牙和意大利，人们可能会把骨头从肉里挑出来，给狗吃，但是从文化上讲，这是不能做的。可知西班牙人很少把饭菜从餐厅带回家是因为从文化角度，这是不被接受的，可知选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段内容the only way to really stop it lies in whether individuals are willing to change their ways.可知阻止浪费的唯一方法是在于是否人们愿意改变他们的方法。If it becomes socially unacceptable to waste food, or to serve a huge portion in restaurants, then we have a chance.如果浪费食物或者在餐馆点很多食物是社会不可接受的，那我们就有机会了。可推断减少食物浪费需要通过每个人采取行动，拒绝浪费才能实现，故选D。

4.主旨大意题。文章第一段就点明主旨，意大利为了阻止浪费，出台了新规定给顾客提供打包袋。故选B。