Question

【题目】In Scotland, 600,000 tonnes of food are thrown away every year. This amount of food, which could as feed about 1.2 billion poor people, is almost a third of household (家庭) waste. And food waste isn't just a big problem in Scotland.

Money time, and resources (资源) are often wasted by throwing away good food. It also causes very harmful greenhouse gas, which is perilous to the planet.

In the production stage, some foods do not enter the food chain for many reasons. Supermarkets usually care about the quality of food from farms. They often refuse strange-looking and unusually sized produce. However, they seem to forget that it is almost impossible to grow the perfect produce. Food waste at the consumption (消费) stage includes food going out of date and leftovers (剩饭) because of too much food. In households, even mostly fresh fruit and vegetables are thrown away.

In order to reduce food waste, here is what we can do:

Understanding the terms “use by” and “best before” dates. “Use by” dates are there for your safety. It is dangerous to eat food after the use-by date and doing so risks your health. “Best before” dates tell you how long the food will be at its best quality. Once the food passes the date, it isn't necessarily bad, but you should still check, just to be sure.

Every time you go shopping and you bring back new food, put them at the back of your fridge and bring the food that will expire (到期) soon closer to the front. That way, you know what needs to be eaten first.

If you have any food that will expire soon, give it to charity if you aren't going to eat it. They will really appreciate the food you have given.

【1】What does the underlined word “perilous” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Valuable. B. Dangerous.

C. Different. D. Unnecessary.

【2】What should people do to reduce food waste according to the text?

A. Pick usually sized produce.

B. Improve the quality of farm produce.

C. Order produce directly from farmers.

D. Avoid buying too much food at a time.

【3】What advice does the author offer to people?

A. Buy food that will expire soon to reduce waste.

B. Throw away food that passes the best-before date.

C. Place food carefully according to its expiry date.

D. Give food that has passed its use-by date to charity.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章告诉我们如何减少食物浪费。

【1】词义猜测题。根据第二段Money time, and resources (资源) are often wasted by throwing away good food. It also causes very harmful greenhouse gas, which is perilous to the planet. 金钱的时间和资源常常通过扔掉好食物被浪费掉。它还会造成非常有害的温室气体，这对地球来说是危险的。由此可知划线词的意思是“危险的”，故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据第三段中Food waste at the consumption (消费) stage includes food going out of date and leftovers (剩饭) because of too much food.可知，为了减少食物浪费，一次避免买太多的食物。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据In order to reduce food waste, here is what we can do:Every time you go shopping and you bring back new food, put them at the back of your fridge and bring the food that will expire (到期) soon closer to the front.可知，作者建议根据过期日期仔细放置食物。故选C。