Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program 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? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly 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. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don’t 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.
2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
| A．春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。 | B．谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。 |
| C．吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。 | D．足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。 |
According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?
| A．6 million. | B．925 million. | C．200 million. | D．725 million. |
What should we do to waste less food?
| A．Order more food in a restaurant. |
| B．Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls. |
| C．Take all the food you ordered home. |
| D．Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．A number of people have realized the importance of saving food. |
| B．The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. |
| C．200 million children die of hunger every year. |
| D．Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Don’t waste food. |
| B．Chinese people are friendly and generous. |
| C．We can’t die of hunger. |
| D．Every grain is grown by farmers. |
Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.
| A．have dinner with their friends | B．go shopping |
| C．watch a football game | D．enjoy themselves |
Which of the following is true?
| A．About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years. |
| B．Children have to finish middle school in one place. |
| C．People go to the nearest college. |
| D．When people begin to work, they don’t move any more. |
Job-hopping means “_______________”.
| A．looking for a job | B．having a job |
| C．changing jobs often | D．losing a job |
In the USA job-hopping _______________.
| A．is very popular |
| B．helps young people go to college |
| C．helps workers in traveling |
| D．helps students begin to work |
The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.
| A．does good only to the workers | B．does good only to the boss |
| C．must be stopped | D．is helpful |
My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other, and we have different personalities(性格).
Are you similar to your brother or sister? My sister and I aren’t similar to each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blond hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet; her feet and hands are very small. When we are kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we’re both heavy.
We also have opposite personalities. She is always shy. I am more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it, but when I have a problem, I try to fix it. She easily gets angry, especially with our mother. But I am more patient.When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn
The writer and her sister are different in ways.
The writer’s sister hashair.
The writer’s sister is very worried aboutabout her.
Do the write and her sister have the same personalities?
Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）
Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）
The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means “”in English.
To start with, put the napkin on your lap. this protects your clothes from food or is used to wipe your hands or mouth when necessary..
Hold the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left hand , and cut the meat or fish into pieces as you eat. Always use your fork to put food in your mouth. Use your spoon only for soup.
Do not put your own fork, knife and spoon into serving bowl.
Do not spit food anywhere! If you have bones in your mouth, take them out with your fingers and place them on the edge of your plate, never on the table or floor.
Do not reach across the table or in front of another person. Ask someone to pass whatever you want.How many rules are there in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five |
What can you use to put food in your mouth?
| A．Knife. | B．Knife or fork. | C．Knife and fork | D．fork |
If you can’t reach the food, what will you do?
| A．Reach across the table. |
| B．Reach in front of another person. |
| C．Ask somebody to pass it to you. |
| D．Reach by yourself. |
Which hand holds the knife?
| A．Right hand. |
| B．Left hand. |
| C．Either of your hands. |
| D．Both of your hands. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Place bones on the edge of your plate. |
| B．Use your spoon only for soup. |
| C．The napkin protects your clothes from food. |
| D．You can put your own fork, knife and spoon into serving bowl. |
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents.
On the festival eve(晚)all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.WhichisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?.
| A．Mid-autumnFestival | B．SpringFestival | C．Children’sDay | D．MayDay |
TheChineseusuallyhavetheirSpringFestivalin.
| A．JanuaryorFebruary | B．FebruaryorMarch |
| C．SeptemberorOctober | D．DecemberorJanuary |
What’sthespecialkindoffoodfortheSpringFestivalinChina?.
| A．Pork | B．Fish | C．Dumplings | D．Noodles |
Thefood“dumplings”mean“”.
| A．bedelicious | B．behungry | C．cometogether | D．comeback |
Whentheyarehavingdinneronthefestivaleve,theChinese.
| A．sing,danceandplaycards | B．buyeachotherpresents |
| C．neverdrinks | D．giveeachotherthebestwishes |
Some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky or good number. For example（比如）, they don’t like to live（居住） on the 13th floor（楼）.
My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, “One, two, three . . . oh, my God! There are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face(脸) turns white, but Mr. Brown doesn’t. He says, “Don’t worry（别担心）, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby next week. She is in the family way now. ”
All of them become happy again. “Congratulations（恭喜）!” they say to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoy the nice food（享用美食） and have a good time this evening.The underlined word “lucky” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．幸运的 | B．倒霉的 | C．难得的 | D．常见的 |
Everybody’s face turns white, because ________.
| A．there are thirteen people |
| B．there are fourteen people |
| C．they don’t like Mr. Brown |
| D．they don’t like the baby |
Who will have a baby next week?
| A．Mary | B．Mr. Brown | C．God | D．Mrs. Brown |
When does the story happen(发生)?
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. | D．At night. |
What is NOT true(正确的)?
| A．some people don’t like to live on the 13th floor. |
| B．Mary and her friends don’t like the number 13. |
| C．Mr. Brown’s face turns white, too. |
| D．Mary and her friends became happy at last. |