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【题目】 Supermarkets only sell food before its “sell-by” date. So where does food past its “sell-by” date go? The answer is in the trash bin. Besides shops, people also get rid of a lot of food when they buy too much and can't eat it up. To stop food waste, people have come up with great ideas. Take a look and try to join the action!

　　▲ . When we have extra money, we save it in banks. This idea made people think. Could they set up “banks” for food? The world's first food bank started in the US in 1967. Many other countries, including China, have caught up with this great idea. For example, Shanghai has recently made a “share fridge”. It stores cakes and canned food donated（捐赠） from nearby markets and restaurants. It's free for anyone to enjoy.

Pay as you feel. The Real Junk Food Project is a company in the UK. It says that food past its “sell-by” date could still be OK to eat. So they collect it from supermarkets, and put it on shelves in special cafes. There, the food has no price label（标签）. You can give as much money as you want. If you don’t want to spend money, you can help do some work there. There are now 125 Real Junk Food cafes worldwide. And the number is growing quickly.

Buy less. When there's no food bank around, what can we do to help stop food waste? In two words: Buy less. Dining halls in more than half of US colleges are going tray-less（无托盘）. It makes it harder for students to take too much. This small change brings a big difference. It reduces food waste by 25 to 30 percent, and saves water and energy because there are no trays to wash.

【1】The underlined words “get rid of” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ”.

A.throw awayB.take awayC.give awayD.put away

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A.People need to pay for food from “share fridge”.

B.Dining without trays helps to reduce food waste and save water.

C.Fifty percent of American restaurants are going tray-less.

D.The food in the Real Junk Food Project is free for anyone.

【3】Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank in Paragraph 2?

A.Save extra money in banksB.Set up food banks

C.Donate food to marketsD.Come up with a good idea

【4】What’s the main purpose of the writing?

A.To show how important the food bank is.

B.To introduce some ways of stopping food waste.

C.To ask people to buy food past its “sell-by” date.

D.To discuss where the food past its “sell-by” date goes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

本文主要介绍了阻止浪费食物的几种方法。一是建立食物银行；二是将过期食物重新上架，顾客根据自己的感觉付款购买；三是根据自己的需求购物，不要多买。

【1】词义猜测题。根据when they buy too much and can’t eat it up可知，此处是当人们买的食物太多而吃不掉的时候，会把许多食物扔掉；get rid of意为“扔掉”，与throw away意思相同。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。Dining halls in more than half of US colleges are going tray-less（无托盘）. It makes it harder for students to take too much.It reduces food waste by 25 to 30 percent, and saves water and energy because there are no trays to wash.可知，没有托盘的餐厅可以避免食物浪费和节约洗托盘的用水。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据下文When we have extra money, we save it in banks. This idea made people think. Could they set up “banks” for food?可知，人们受到银行存钱的启发，考虑为“食物”建立银行，所以此处开头部分应为“建立食物银行”。故选B。

【4】主旨大意题。根据第一段To stop food waste, people have come up with great ideas. Take a look and try to join the action!以及下文内容，可知，本文的主要内容就是介绍一些方法来阻止食物的浪费。故选B。