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Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.

A CCTV program, News One Plus One, 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? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) 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. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.

What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:

◆Do not 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.

◆Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.

◆Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1. How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?

A. 200 million. B. Six million.

C. 925 million. D. 625 million.

2. The underlined word “leftover” means in Chinese.

A. 过期的 B. 剩余的 C. 腐烂的 D. 难吃的

3.According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because .

A. food comes from very hard work

B. six million children die of hunger every day

C. there is enough food to feed all the people

D. Chinese are hospitable and generous

4.Which of the following is a good way to save food?

A. Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.

B. Taking home restaurant leftovers.

C. Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.

D. Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了世界上的粮食短缺问题，并对如何节约粮食提出了三点建议。从而告诉我们不要浪费粮食。

1. to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010,描述，可知选C。

2.2】细节理解题。联系下文food home for her son 描述，可知此处指的是把剩饭带回家给儿子。故选B。

3.3】细节理解题。根据“Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).”描述，可知食物是通过艰苦的劳动得来的。故选A。

4.4】细节理解题。根据短文最后提供的三条小窍门可知选项ACD都属于浪费食物的行为，故选B，把剩饭带回家。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。

考点分析： 考点1：人生百味类

人生百味类阅读理解：

    阅读能力是中学生学习英语应具备的一种基本能力。学习英语的一个重要目的在于获取信息。通过阅读这一重要手段，我们可以大量地获取知识，拓展知识面，还可以增强语感，培养敏捷的思维能力。

阅读理解也是各地中考试题的必考题型之一，在中考试题中占有较大比例，主要考查学生通过文字获取信息的能力。在中考中，阅读的篇数一般是三到四篇，选材范围越来越广，除故事、幽默、人物轶事外，科普性文章也多了起来。体裁也趋于多样化，有记叙文、说明文、应用文等。还要求学生能理解及解释图表多提供的简单信息等。三四篇短文中有的难度跨度较大，以便拉开档次，体现选拔功能。并且扩大了选材范围，主要考查考生阅读所给材料，理解其中词语、句子或片段含义的能力。有时涉及对全文意思和篇章结构的理解，对一些问题作出推理和判断。阅读理解的考核中包括了对词汇、语法等语言知识的考查，要求学生具备一定的背景知识、各种常识、科普知识和一定的分析及逻辑推理能力；要求学生具有归纳段落大意、中心思想的能力。测试的方向由时间、地点、身份、人物等一些细节问题，改为测试对全文整体意义的理解程度；由考查短文的表层现象改为考对文章深层含义的理解和逻辑推断能力。另外，任务型阅读形式灵活多样，内容丰富多彩，联系实际，易考查学生的灵活运用能力和对语言的综合运用能力。在中考中占30-40分。

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