Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation – 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.

??? 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 Plate Campaignhas got more and more popular during the past year all over China. It calls on people to reduce food waste.

??? China in these years had serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

??? Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous(大方的). Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.

??? Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker (贴花). People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home.x k b 1 . c o m

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?

1.What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?

A. The helped each other with homework.

B. They opened a restaurant together.

C. They volunteered for a campaign.???

D. They collected money from customers in restaurants.

2.The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to_____.

A.do volunteer work

B.Work part time in restaurants.

C. cut down on food waste.

D.wash your plate after dinner.

3.From Paragraphs 4-5,we learn that______.

A.wasting food is a serious problem in China.

B.Chinese people waste the most food in the world.

C.Chinese people want to show off that they are rich.

D.most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table.

4.Which is true according to the passage?

A. Chinese people waste lots of food because they have enough money.

B. more and more people join the Clean Your Plate Campaign.

C. In a restaurant in Beijing ,if you get ten stickers, you can enjoy a free meal.

D. It’s easy to finish the Clean Your Plate Campaign.

 

Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.

The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.

Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (讨厌)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.

One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”

“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.

1. Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________

 A. the old woman lived alone

B. she needed her help

C. the old woman couldn’t look after herself

D. the old woman could give her much money.

2.The family liked Mrs Black because_________

A. she was rich

B. she could watched their door

C. she could do the housework for them

D. she was friendly to them all

3.Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.

A. she had no house to live in

B. she couldn’t look after herself

C. Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more

D. she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]

4.Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

A. her mother could broke another plate

B. her mother didn’t want to live

C. her husband could be tired of her mother

D. her mother couldn’t do anything at home

5.Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________

A. she knows she did wrong

B. she was afraid of her son

C. the old is poor

D. it’s her duty

 

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