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 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.
The Chinese people are well known for being hospitable ( 好客的 ) and generous ( 慷慨大方 ). 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 life 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 can not 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.
| A．200 million | B．Six million | C．925 million | D．625 million |
| A．Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food . |
| B．Many Chinese people are kind—hearted and ready to help the weak . |
| C．Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food. |
| D．Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food. |
| A．过期的 | B．剩余的 | C．腐烂的 | D．难吃的 |
| 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 |
| 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[来 |
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C．if Mr． Tian found a black wallet， he can call 15908884532
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B．Lost
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A．a novel
B．a book
C．a newspaper
One day， a little monkey and a little fox went out to play． They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river． There were many big and red apples on it． But there was no bridge over the river． The monkey thought hard and had an idea． They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge．
The monkey said， "My old friend， you go there first．"But after the fox went to the other side， he kicked（踢）the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree． "How can I get there without the tree？"cried the monkey． The fox laughed and said， "You just stand there and watch me eating the apples．" The monkey was very angry．
Suddenly it began to rain． The water level（水位）in the river rose（上涨）and the tree flew away with the water． "You can eat all the apples． But you can't come back，" shouted the monkey． The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly．
（1）What did the monkey and the fox see on the other side of the river？
A． A bridge．
B． An apple tree．
C． A boat．
（2）Who thought hard and had an idea？
A． The monkey．
B． The fox．
C． Both of them．
（3）What did they put over the river as a bridge？
A． A tree．
B． An apple．
C． A monkey．
（4）Why was the fox sad at last？
A．Because he was angry with the monkey．
B．Because he couldn't come back．
C．Because he couldn't eat apples．
（5）What does the story tell us according to the passage？
A．The fox shouldn't go first．
B．The monkey could eat apples first．
C．One shouldn't care only about himself．
Greenland is the largest island in the world． It's in the northeast of North America． Near Greenland is another island． It's small． Its name is Iceland． Do you think that Greenland is green and warm？ Do you think that Iceland is white with ice？ If you do， you're wrong． That is because most of Greenland is covered with lots of ice． The ice is higher than the world's tallest building． There are more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland． What about Iceland？ Iceland has ice， but not so much ice as Greenland． Iceland has lots of hot springs（温泉）．They give out hot water and steam． The climate（气候）is less cold than that in Greenland．And there are a lot more people living in Iceland．
（1）Greenland is in the northeast of North America．
（2）Greenland is green and warm．
（3）It's colder in Iceland than that in Greenland．
（4）Iceland is the largest island in the world．
（5）There are much more people living in Iceland than in Greenland．
A man once visited a temple that was still being built．He saw a sculptor making a sculpture（雕塑）．As he watched the man work on the sculpture，he noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby．
He felt very strange and asked the sculptor，"Why are you making two same sculptures？Do you need two to put in different places？"
"No，"the man said without looking up，"We need only one，but the first one became damaged before I could finish it，so I'm making a new one．"
The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it．But he couldn't find anything wrong with it．
"Where is the damage？"he asked．
"There is a scratch（擦痕）on the sculpture's nose．"the sculptor said while continuing his work．
The man then asked，"Where are you going to place the sculpture？"
The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20﹣foot﹣high platform（平台）．"If the sculpture is up that high， who is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose？"the man asked．
The sculptor stopped his work，looked up at the man and said，"I will know it"．
The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work． Even if other people didn't notice it，it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality． This is an attitude we should all work hard to keep．
（1）Why did the visitor feel strange at first？
A．Because he could take one of the sculptures．
B．Because the sculptor was making two same sculptures．
C．Because he thought the sculptor needed two sculptures．
（2）The underlined word "damaged" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to" "．
A．broken
B．fallen 倒下的
C．beaten 被打败的；被打了的
（3）What was wrong with the first sculpture's nose？
A．It was too big．
B．There was a scratch on it．
C．There was nothing wrong with it．
（4）Where would the sculpture be placed？
A．Outside the temple．
B．At the sculptor's home．
C．On a 20﹣foot﹣high platform．
（5）From the story，we know that ．
A．the sculptor was very serious about his work
B．the sculptor always made two sculptures
C．the sculptor didn't mind the danage
When he was nine years old，an American bey called Milo Cress had a question：How many plastic straws（吸管）do Americans use every day？
He quickly learned there wasn't a simple answer．The boy tried to find it out himself．Through lots of research，Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day．In hopes of cutting down plastic waste，he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011．
Cress started the project in his hometown Burlington． Vermont． He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order． It was a simple change． However， it would save money．And by doing that， the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent．
For the year that followed， Cress tried to spread his proicct across the United States． More and more restaurants agreed to join． They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one． Last April， Seattle became the first American city to completely ban plastic straws．
After his project became popular， Cress took his findings on the road． He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world． He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws．
"Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，"Cress says．"And it makes me feel that I， as a kid， could make a difference， too．"
（1）Cress found out that Americans use straws every day．
A． about 50 million
B． about 500 million
C． about 10 million
（2）Cress founded the Be Straw Free project in order to ．
A． save money
B． become popular
C． cut down plastic waste
（3）Which American city first completely banned plastic straws？
A． Burlington．
B． New York．
C． Seattle．
（4）What does the sentence "Cress took his findings on the road"mean？
A． Cress took a walk on the road．
B．Cress spread his project around the world．
C． Cress was doing his research all the time．
（5）According to the last paragraph， Cress thinks ．
A．he could be famous
B．he has made much money through his project
C． he could also do something meaningful although he is a child
