Question

【题目】 Rice, meat, vegetables and fruit... there are many different food choices for us to eat every day. You may think that throwing away your food is not a big deal. But you should keep in mind that many people around the world still don’ t have enough to eat.

In 2015, there were over 1 billion (十亿) hungry people in the world, according to the United Nations. Many children went to sleep hungry and 15 million of them even died from hunger.

However, food waste is still a big problem. 1.3 billion tons of food goes to waste each year. That is more than one-third of all the food we make.

We could give the food to many people. So next time you can’t finish your meal, you might want to think twice. There are many others who aren’t so lucky.

【1】In 2015, there were more than ________ hungry people in the world.

A.1billionB.15 millionC.1.3 billionD.one third

【2】According to the passage, we could give ________ to those people who aren’t so lucky.

A.clothesB.foodC.ideasD.good luck

【3】The writer wants to tell us not to ________.

A.eat too muchB.sleep hungryC.finish mealD.waste food

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

短文大意：短文关注的是食物浪费的问题，告诉我们不要浪费食物。

【1】题意：2015年，全球饥饿人口超过10亿。考查细节理解。根据In 2015, there were over 1 billion (十亿) hungry people in the world, according to the United Nations.可知2015年全球饥饿人口超过10亿，故选A。

【2】题意：根据这篇文章，我们可以给那些没有那么幸运的人食物。考查细节理解。根据We could give the food to many people. So next time you can’t finish your meal, you might want to think twice. There are many others who aren’t so lucky.我们可以把食物给很多不幸的人，可知选B。

【3】题意：作者想告诉我们不要浪费食物。考查文意理解。根据You may think that throwing away your food is not a big deal. But you should keep in mind that many people around the world still don’t have enough to eat.联系结尾，可知短文关注的是食物浪费的问题，告诉我们不要浪费食物，not to waste food符合文意，故选D。