Almost every Chinese person can recite 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, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too mu
ch food? 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.
Chinese people are well known for being generous(慷慨的). 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(開除) because she took some leftover(剩余的) food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and agreed that it was not right to waste food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order(點菜) too much in a restaurant. Only order what you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
根據短文內容，選擇最佳選項,將其標號在答題卡上涂黑。（每小題2分，共10分）
小題1:According to the CCTV program, Chinese people ___________.
| A．save food enough to feed 200 million people for a year |
| B．throw away lots of food every year |
| C．get enough food to feed millions of people every year |
| D．have to feed 200 million hungry people every year |
小題2:From the third paragraph, we know that ___________.
| A．we have too much food to feed people in the world |
| B．there were 925 million people in developing countries |
| C．because of hunger, six million children die every year |
| D．there are only a few people getting hungry every year |
小題3:From the fourth and fifth paragraphs, we can learn about that___________.
| A．all Chinese people are generous |
| B．Chinese people always waste food |
| C．Li Hong got fired because she wasted food |
| D．everyone should get into the habit of saving food |
小題4:What should we do to save food in our daily lives?
| A．When we order too much food in a restaurant, just take the leftover food home. |
| B．Eat more food that doesn’t taste great. |
| C．We should not buy vegetables and fruit. |
| D．We should keep an eye on the food we like. |
小題5:What’s the main topic of the passage?
| A．Don’t waste food. | B．Many people die of hunger. |
| C．Don’t be picky about food. | D．Eat all the food you order. |
