Food waste has become a big problem in China.According to Xinhua News Agency, the food waste by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production.This food could feed another 200 million people.
Qi Haoran, a Junion9 student was quite busy over the past winter holiday, and not just with homework.Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign(“光盘行动).
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food.“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat.Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plant Campaign began on the Internet in January.It calls on people to reduce food waste.
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.
Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many people.More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers(剩饭剩菜)home.In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker.People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time.It’s important that everyone does their bit ,just like Qi.Did you finish your meals today?The the Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to________.
A.do voluntary work | B.work part time in restaurants |
C.cut down on food waste | D.wash your plates after dinner |
From the passage, we leant that _______
A.wasting food isn’t a serious problem in China at present |
B.Chinese people waste the most food in the world |
C.Chinese people want to show off that they are rich |
D.many Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table. |
What did the restaurant in Xinjiang do to support the campaign?
A.The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food. |
B.It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times. |
C.It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes. |
D.It encouraged customers to take leftovers home. |
Where can we probably read this passage?
A.In a newspaper. | B.In a traffic report. |
C.On a health website. | D.In a story book. |
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his painting brushes and painted till evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
Every day, the artist ___________.
A.helped the farmer to do some farming | B.went out to visit his friends |
C.painted pictures outside | D.enjoyed the beautiful scenery |
The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ___________.
A.wanted nothing |
B.wanted much more money |
C.didn’t want any things at all |
D.wanted one of his pictures instead of money. |
After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ___________.
A.sad | B.happy | C.thankful | D.excited |
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Hello, everyone! My name is Betty. I’m thirteen years old. I’m in Class Two, Grade Seven. This is our school.
There are 800 students in my school. There are twenty-four classrooms in our school. In our school we have a big library. It’s behind our classrooms. There are many books in it. We can read them and learn a lot from them. The science building is near the library. There are some science labs in it. The playground is between the science building and the dining hall. We often have our lunch in the dinning hall. It’s our playground. After school, we can play football on the playground. Some of us love running. We can also run there. There are _____ classrooms in Betty’s school?
A.12 | B.14 | C.24 | D.34 |
Where is the library?
A.Behind the classrooms | B.In front of the classrooms |
C.Near the classrooms | D.On the left of the classrooms |
There are some _______ in the science building.
A.science labs | B.computer rooms |
C.classrooms | D.teacher’s offices |
We have ______ in the dining hall.
A.breakfast | B.lunch | C.dinner | D.supper |
We can ______ on the playground.
A.play basketball | B.play football |
C.play table tennis | D.swim |
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Name: Bob Smith Country: the USA Live in China: 3 years Favourite food: potatoes Family: I live with my wife and a 3-year-old daughter. Job: I’m an English teacher in a university. |
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Name: Jenny Country: England Live in China: 5 years Favourite food: noodles Family: I have two daughters. They are studying here. My husband works in a hotel. Job: I’m a doctor. |
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Name: George Country: America Live in China: 2 years Favourite food: potatoes and chicken Family: My grandfather, my parents and my sister live in America. Job: I’m a factory worker. |
Bob Smith lives in China for ___________ years.
A.three | B.one | C.two | D.five |
Jenny has got _________ daughters.
A.two | B.three | C.four | D.five |
Jenny works in a ____________.
A.factory | B.university | C.hospital | D.farm |
George comes from ___________.
A.China | B.America | C.England | D.Japan |
Which of the following is NOT true(不正确)?
A.Bob isn’t an English teacher. |
B.Jenny’s husband works in a hotel.. |
C.George’s parents live in America. |
D.Both(都)Bob and George like potatoes. |
We live in the “ Computer Age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do all kinds of works. But more than 30 years ago, computers couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very few people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and cheaper. Since they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our good friends. Do you want a computer?Who use computers to do all kinds of works?
_____________________________________________Could computers do much work 30 years ago?
____________________________________________Why do people like to use computers now?
_________________________________________What do children use computers to do?
_______________________________________Why do computers become very important now?