题目内容
University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn't stand seeing good food thrown out on their campus. "We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day. And we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we would donate it. And they were on board," he said.
So 18 months ago, the students began what they call the Food Recovery Network. Each night, volun?teers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks. So far, they have donated more than 23, 000 kilos of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.
Nationwide, $ 165 billion worth of food is wasted each year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Spokesman Bob Keefer says that is about 40% of the country's entire food production. **If we can re?duce our waste in this country by 15 %? we can feed 25 million hungry Americans. That is a huge benefit. That is what programmes like this Food Recovery Network are doing," he said.
Christian Life Centre is one of the beneficiaries (受益者)of the students' efforts. Ben Slye, the senior pas?tor (牧师),said? "It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time, their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this. Each week we are able with this food probably to feed over one hundred people.,,
University of Maryland's Food Recovery Network now has 200 volunteers and the programme has expand?ed to 18 schools across the country. "I want to grow 18 chapters to a thousand chapters within five years. And once we get to the Food Recovery Network being at ev?ery college campus inAmerica, we want to expand to restaurants and farms," said Simon.
The volunteers are committed to making that happen.
1. The dining services in University of Maryland
A. threw out good food on campus
B. enjoyed the talk with the students
C. supported the volunteers' job
D. donated their leftovers to the poor
2. Volunteers from the Food Recovery Network
A. started the Food Recovery Network two years ago
B. delivered leftovers as well as money to shelters
C. donated leftovers to avoid food waste
D. helped to solve the hunger issues inAmerica
3. Ben Slye's attitude towards the volunteers' efforts was that of .
A. unconcern B. appreciation
C, doubt D. opposition
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Battles against the problem of hunger
B. College students rescue leftover food
C. How to pick up leftovers on college campus
D. Waste problems in University of Maryland
【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。每天都有人在浪费粮食,如果把这些粮食收集起来,捐给需要的人,那将会帮助到很多人。美国一所大学的学生们正在做这样的事情。他们建立了"食物回收网络",收集学校餐厅里的剩饭,将其送到有需要的地方。
C细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句'"And they were on board,'he said."可知,学校的餐饮服务部参与其中。此处on board意为"合作"。所以选C项。
C推理判断题。根据对文章第二段的整体理解可知,志愿者们到学校餐厅去收集剩饭,然后把它们运到收容所等,以避免浪费。
B推理判断题。根据文章第四段第二句"Ben Slye, the sen?ior pastor(牧师),said, 'It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time, their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this."'可知,Ben Slye对志愿者们的努力持支持、赞许、欣赏的态度。
B主旨大意题。根据文章第一段的开篇点题和对文章的整体理解可知,本文主要介绍了美国大学生建立组织,收集学校餐厅里的剩饭,并把它们运到收容所的事。由此可知,B 项最适合做文章的标题。