Question

It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair,the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?

Japan

High schools have canteens(餐厅), which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish,pickles(泡菜) and vegetables.

Students take home a menu for the coming month including notes on nutrition value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize.

United States

A typical menu from an American school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances(定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories.

Australia

Meat pies, sausage rolls and hot dogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the country pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.

Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, like pastries(点心), chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi(寿司), sandwiches, corn and watermelon. In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.

South Africa

Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30 p m and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches. Fast food and fried food sell the best among students. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with porridge(麦片粥) with vegetables, such as onions,beans, carrots and tomatoes.

1.Cherie Blair thought that .

A. her son should enjoy his school dinners

B. Tony Blair should complain about he school food

C. she was too busy to make packed lunch for her son

D. school dinners in her son’s school were not good enough

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are no canteens in most schools in South Africa.

B. School lunches in the United States have enough nutrition.

C. Australian schools encouraged students to eat red-labelled foods.

D. Not all schools in Japan have canteens to serve food to students.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. All traditional dishes in Australian school shops are very healthy.

B. There are a lot of traffic lights in most Australian schools.

C. Australian schools have started to serve healthier foods to students.

D. Chocolate and watermelon are regarded (看作) as healthier foods in Australia.

4.From the passage, we know that .

A. high school canteens in Japan serve all kinds of food

B. one third of the students in the US have lunch at school

C. school serve different foods from country to country

D. Australian students are not allowed to buy soft drinks

Answer 1