Cleaning your plate may not help feed hungry children today, but the timeworn advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork, help the environment and make it easier to feed the world’s growing population.
Hard data still being collected, but experts in Chicago said about 30% to 50% of the food produced in the world goes uneaten. The average American throws away 33 pounds of food each month—about $40 worth, which means each person throws away almost 400 pounds of food. The US Department of Agriculture says that 23% of eggs and an even higher percentage of produce ends up in the trash.
“We forget we have all these fresh fruits and vegetables, and at the end of the week we have to throw them away”, said Esther Gove, a mother of three young children in South Berwick, Maine. “Now, I don’t buy as much fresh produce as I used to.”
But the effect of food waste arrives far beyond the kitchen. Agriculture is the world’s largest user of water, a big consumer of energy and major emitter of greenhouse gases during production. Experts say reducing waste is a simple way to cut stress on the environment and can ease pressure on farmers, who will be called on to feed an expected 9 billion people around the world in 2050, compared with nearly 7 billion today.
No matter how sustainable (可持续的) farming is, if the food’s not getting eaten, it’s not sustainable and it’s not a good use of our resources. In richer nations, fruit and vegetables end up in the trash because they aren’t pretty enough to meet companies’ standards, have gone bad in a home refrigerator or aren’t eaten at a restaurant. In developing countries, much food spoils before it gets to market due to poor roads and lack of refrigeration. High food prices are another reason, since some people can’t afford the food that’s produced.
1.From the first paragraph, we know that cleaning your plate ________.
A. is you mother’s best advice for you
B. can solve certain problems for the world
C. can help feed hungry children all over the world
D. helps meet the growing population’s needs
2.The underlined word “emitter” in Paragraph 4 means ________.
A. user B. finder C. protector D. producer
3.What is a sustainable and convenient way for a customer in a restaurant?
A. Ordering enough and packing the leftovers.
B. Ordering more than he or she can eat.
C. Ordering less and feeling hungry after leaving.
D. Ordering more and leaving the untouched alone.
4.Which of the following topics will follow the text?
A. More examples of food waste. B. Ways to reduce food waste.
C. Experts’ idea on the environment. D. Advice for food with high prices.
科目：高中英语 来源：广东省佛山市2016-2017学年高一上学期第二次大考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Taking a photo of your food and posting it online is becoming more and more popular. However, not everyone thinks it’s such a good idea.
Food photos are popular on social networking sites. People often post pictures of their meals on Facebook or photo sites such as Tumblr and Instagram. Many of the pictures are of delicious-looking food from top-class restaurants. Some people even find it addictive（上瘾的）. “I couldn’t get enough of it. I had to IG (instagram) every single meal,” one food poster wrote.
However, not all food photos are so attractive. There are now sites where you can post pictures of terrible-looking food. One such website is saddesklunch.com. Users send pictures of their depressing meals, which include things such as half-eaten bits of chicken and leftover pizza.
Sad Desk Lunch was created by office worker Kira Fisher in 2012. At the time, she was working as a video editor in New York. “I was starting at my rather terrible vegetable soup, which I was eating at my desk, and just thought, I can’t believe I’m eating this soup, let alone eating it alone at my desk,” she said. Other similar sites include cooksuck.com, foodporndairy.com and dimlyiitmealsforone. Tumblr.com.
Some chefs are trying to stop people photographing food in their restaurants. Gilles Goujon runs a three-star restaurant in southern France. He told news website France TV Info that every time his creations appear on social networks it “takes away the surprise, and a little bit of my intellectual property（知识产权）”.
Alexandre Gauthier is the chef at the “Grenouillere” restaurant a “no camera” logo on his menus. “Before, people took pictures of their family in the restaurant; now we take pictures of food... We tweet, we ‘like’（点赞）, we respond to comments, and the dish is cold,” he explained.
Will you be taking your camera next time you eat out?
1.On which of the following websites can you probably find photos of tasty food?
A. cooksuck.com B. instagram.com
C. saddesklunch.com D. foodporndairy.com
2.What’s Gilles Goujon’s attitude towards food photography in restaurants?
A. He dislikes it. B. He supports it.
C. He is interested in it. D. He is uncertain about it.
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科目：高中英语 来源：陕西省2016-2017学年高一下学期第一次月考（3月）英语试卷 题型：单项填空
Farmers make their by planting crops.
A. livings B. living C. life D. lives
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届浙江省高三3月阶段性考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文填空
When I packed up my life and moved from the comforts of my little hometown to Waco, I remember feeling 1. (lose). All my friends were so excited to start their own lives, but I just wasn’t sure 2. I was ready for that yet. Many things worried me. But I hid my fears and when the time 3. (final) came, I hugged my mother goodbye, made the two-hour one-way drive from Coppel to Waco, and set up my new room.
For the first few weeks, I didn’t miss home or really feel any kind of emotion at all except tired. There was so much for me to learn 4. I hadn’t had time to think about anything. My energy 5. (direct) towards figuring out campus, adjusting to college-level classes and remembering the names of every new person I met. I explored every corner, 6. (look) for the perfect place to study. I learned to set 7. (I) a schedule of getting groceries, cleaning my room and doing my laundry on Sundays.
Nowadays, in my second semester, I feel like I have almost adapted 8. the university life. The transition from high school to college wasn’t 9. difficult as my mind made me think it would be. One of the best 10. (thing) college has taught me is how to be independent.
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科目：高中英语 来源：黑龙江省哈尔滨市2017届高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第1处起）不计分。
Dear Paul,
I really can’t thank you very much for your invitation.
I do want to accept them and take this opportunity to introduce traditional Chinese paintings to foreign friends, but I’m sorry to inform you that I can’t. The reason is because I am busy preparing myself for the coming College Entrance Examination. As for the introduction speech, I strongly recommend my friend Anna, that is the most suitable choice to take my place on next Sunday. She begun to learn paintings at an early age and has good knowledge of traditional Chinese paintings. However, her active personality and perfect spoken English will help making your activity a success.
Sorry again for any inconvenience caused by my absence and all the best wish to you.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省赣州市2017届高三英语周考试卷二 题型：完形填空
I was in desperate need of a break. The “witching hour” was upon us once again, dinner was burning on the stove, and fights were _________ between my two children. The crying was never- ending and I was _________ the end of my rope. But I was holding down the fort until way after bedtime.
I _________ a friend who has four children the same ages as mine, and she was in a similar_________. Our husbands were _________ the same meeting that night. I could hear the screaming in the _________, interrupted by Jen’s shouting. She kept _________ the phone to pick up the baby because he was crying. It seemed as if we were all suffering _________. Couldn’t there be a way for us to break up the sameness? _________!
The first play date was at Jen’s house the following Wednesday at 4:00 pm. My daughter________ into the basement playroom with the other children. Jen and I sat just __________ some adult company.
We ordered a pizza and salad, and all of the children actually ate their dinner. My kids aren’t big salad fans, but if other kids are eating it, __________ it’s cool. The entire large pizza was eaten up rapidly. Jen and I did the __________ together. When we were done, we invited them back and they all danced to a music DVD __________ it was time to go. My kids went __________ to bed when we got home. I felt rejuvenated(恢复活力的). The e-mail from Jen the next morning __________ her similar feelings. We were on to something and it had to __________.
The following Wednesday play date was at my house, and it was __________ the same. The kids had a great time __________. Watching kids play together without fighting is a truly great thing. Wednesday night gives me a chance to sit and really __________ my children as little people.
1.A. breaking up B. breaking out C. fading away D. dying down
2.A. on B. in C. at D. by
3.A. met B. called C. invited D. visited
4.A. situation B. condition C. consideration D. stage
5.A. attending B. holding C. participate D. join
6.A. environment B. atmosphere C. consequence D. background
7.A. throwing B. holding C. dropping D. talking
8.A. differently B. regularly C. equally D. slightly
9.A. Surprisingly B. Absolutely C. Perhaps D. Maybe
10.A. hid B. fell C. disappeared D. dragged
11.A. appreciating B. expecting C. imaging D. enjoying
12.A. apparently B. surprisingly C. similarly D. oppositely
13.A. cleaning B. washing C. cooking D. dancing
14.A. when B. unless C. until D. after
15.A. slowly B. actively C. unwillingly D. right
16.A. announced B. explained C. confirmed D. brought
17.A. improve B. start C. stop D. continue
18.A. usually B. exactly C. generally D. accurately
19.
A. making themselves up B. wearing themselves out
C. setting themselves apart D. giving themselves away
20.A. understand B. notice C. observe D. realize
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖北省2016-2017学年高二2月联考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之问交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（
），并在其下面写出该加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉；
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多肯（从第11处起）不计分。
Some questions have only one correct answer. These types of question are called closed questions. It test your understanding at basic level.... Other questions have more than one right answer, or do not have any wrong answers. These are called open-ended questions. They help you to think more deep about what you learned and to make pessonal judgements. They encourage discussion with other students or help you develop your English by new and challenging ways. Both types of question are useful, so you should take both kind of sentence seciously. When answer open-ended questions, don’t worry whether your answer is right or wrong.Every of answer that has been well thought out is a correct answer.
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科目：高中英语 来源：山西省2017届高三下学期适应性考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The person who touched me most is an unknown lady. I study in a city school but lives in a village 15 kilometers away. One afternoon, I receive a call from my family saying my mom was serious ill. I hurried to the bus station, only find the last bus had left. Feel anxious, I decided to walk home. On the way a car stopped and the driver asked me that I needed help. Worried about being cheated, I said anything. But she was such sincere that I finally accepted her offer. When we reached my village, it was dark. Seeing her car out of the sight. I was in tear. Whenever I think of her, I always feel grateful.
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科目：高中英语 来源：广西玉林市毕业班质量检测英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
While dog keepers realize their dogs can read their moods accurately, scientists have always been a little doubtful. Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, we finally have some convincing evidence.
For their study, biologist Corson Miller and his team exposed eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy. Half the dogs were rewarded for touching the screen when shown a happy face, while the other half got their treat for selecting those that appeared angry.
Interestingly, the dogs were not provided with the entire face. Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower halves. That’s because the scientists believe humans show their emotions on their entire face.
After some training like how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions, the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face. The researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions.
They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn. They guess it may be because dogs find angry faces disgusting, causing them to withdraw quickly. However, once the smart dogs realized they were getting rewarded, the trepidation seemed to disappear. In fact, the dogs had such a good time playing the computer "game" that scientists had a hard time keeping them away from the touch screens after the study was completed.
The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctly. Since the touchscreen models were all females, this confirmed what has been observed in previous studies—dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the same gender as their owner.
1.How did the scientists conduct the experiment?
A. By mixing the selected dogs together.
B. By leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry.
C. By showing digital pictures of women’s happy or angry faces.
D. By rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the dogs in the study?
A. The dogs were not all provided with the entire face.
B. The dogs couldn’t read strangers facial emotions.
C. According to their size, the dogs were given either upper or lower halves.
D. The dogs could make out small changes accompanying facial expressions.
3.The underlined word "trepidation" in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.
A. curiosity B. horror C. excitement D. doubt
4.How might the results change if the dogs with female owners are shown pictures of male faces?
A. They would be scared away at the sight of the pictures.
B. They found it easy to tell the emotions on the entire face.
C. They could only tell emotions on partial faces rather than on entire faces.
D. They found it hard to tell the moods on the faces of a different gender.
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