18.While the rest of his family was happily feasting during Spring Festival,Zu Xinming,a Senior 2student in Shaanxi province,was frowning."Every time my relatives leave after dinner,almost half of the dishes are unfinished,"he said,and we throw away a lot of food.
Nowadays in China,food waste is a widespread problem.Each year,Chinese people throw away the equivalent (相等的量) of about 50million tons of grain,an amount which could feed 200million people,according to Xinhua News Agency.
One reason is that people are unaware of the issue.
"Some of my friends don't care at all when they can't finish the food on their plates,"said Zu,"and they even throw it away if they don't like the taste."
Gong Tao,an official from the Communist Youth League of China Committee of Central South University in Hunan province,is worried about the decreasing awareness of food waste on his campus in recent years.
"Students don't know how much hard work others go through in order to provide their food,"Gao told China Education Daily.
One deeper factor is the Chinese cultural value of"face".In a Chinese banquet (宴會) setting,the host feels great shame when guests'plates are empty."Serving lots of food is the Chinese way of showing respect to guests and displaying generosity,"Yu Changjiang,a sociologist at Peking University,told Xinhua.
Huge public spending on government banquets is also worsening the situation.Government banquets at the taxpayer's expense (納稅人承擔(dān)費(fèi)用) have become"a major source of waste",commented People's Daily.
The good news is that people are already beginning to take action.On Jan 16,10restaurants with 749outlets (店) in Beijing joined an"eating up"campaign promoted by Xu Xiake,deputy director of China Land and Resources News.These restaurants have begun serving half-sized meals and small dishes.
So,how can you help reduce food waste?Discuss with your family regularly about your food preferences and how much you want to eat.Eat all of the food on your plate and in your bowl.And each week,help your parents clean the fridge so that all of the food gets eaten before it goes to waste.
56.According to the passage,which of the following is true?D
A.The"eating up"campaign was first promoted by 10restaurants.
B.Eat less so there will be less food wasted in the country.
C.Students all understand well the hard work in producing food.
D.In Chinese culture,people show their welcome by serving lots of food.
57.The underlined word"frown"is most probably to showC.
A.satisfaction B.Anger C.dissatisfaction D.surprise
58.The passage is meant to tell the readersA.
A.everybody should do his bit to help reduce waste
B.everybody must join in the"eating-up"campaign
C.Chinese way of showing generosity is a waste of food
D.some restaurants have begun to serve half-sized meals
59.How many reasons are mentioned in the passage for the food waste problem in China?C
A.5 B.2 C.3 D.4
60.Where is the passage most probably taken from?B
A.Textbook B.Newspaper C.Magazine D.Guidebook.
分析 本文通過中國人照顧賓客而導(dǎo)致浪費(fèi)告訴我們應(yīng)該從一點(diǎn)一滴做起,減少浪費(fèi).
解答 56-60 DCACB
56 D 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第六 段Serving lots of food is the Chinese way of showing respect to guests and displaying generosity,"可知在中國給客人提供大量的食物是表達(dá)尊重的方式,故選D.
57 C 猜測詞義題. 根據(jù)文章第一 段While the rest of his family was happily feasting during Spring Festival,Zu Xinming,a Senior 2student in Shaanxi province,was frowning."可知當(dāng)家庭成員高興的就餐時(shí),朱新明感覺不高興,因?yàn)樗麄兝速M(fèi)了很多食物,故選C.
58 A 主旨大意題. 通讀全文可知本文通過中國人照顧賓客而導(dǎo)致浪費(fèi)告訴我們應(yīng)該從一點(diǎn)一滴做起,減少浪費(fèi).故選A.
59 C 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第三,七,八 段 One reason is that people are unaware of the issue.One deeper factor is the Chinese cultural value of"face".Huge public spending on government banquets is also worsening the situation.可知浪費(fèi)的原因有3個(gè):人們沒有認(rèn)識浪費(fèi)這個(gè)問題,中國的文化"好面"和政府宴席.
60 B 細(xì)節(jié)題. 本文通過中國人照顧賓客而導(dǎo)致浪費(fèi)告訴我們應(yīng)該從一點(diǎn)一滴做起,減少浪費(fèi).屬于新聞范疇,故選B.
點(diǎn)評 做閱讀理解時(shí)要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細(xì)節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.