专题18 节约与浪费

2023中考英语阅读理解专项练习（常考+热门话题）

专题18 节约与浪费

一、阅读单选

（2022·四川四川·中考真题）October 16 is World Food Day. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is always trying to make everyone in the world have enough food to eat by providing help for them. However, some people are still in a poor situation. In some African countries, some people fall ill because of poor diet(饮食) and some even die of hunger. So their countries have to borrow money from other countries to buy food.

After reading this, does it make you start to think more about the food you eat? Do you waste food? Do you throw food away without finishing it?

As a student, what can you do to reduce(减少) food waste? Here are some of my ideas.

Firstly, do not order too much while eating in a restaurant. If you can’t eat all the food, take the rest of it home. Secondly, the food you eat may not taste good sometimes, but your body needs it. Always try to finish the food on your plate. This is a way that you can easily take care of yourself. Thirdly, make a plan before you go shopping. Don’t buy too much.

In fact, it is everyone’s job to save food. Remember, start with something small and you can make a big difference to others.

1．What does FAO try to do?

A．Sell cheap food. B．Save people in danger.

C．Help hungry people in the world. D．Lend money to some poor countries.

2．What can we learn about some of the African people?

A．They are busy. B．They eat much.

C．They live a hard life. D．They sometimes waste food.

3．What should you do when you eat in a restaurant?

A．Choose new dishes. B．Take home what you can’t finish.

C．Order as much food as possible. D．Enjoy as much food as possible.

4．What is the advice on shopping?

A．Buy what you like. B．Buy what you need.

C．Buy cheap things. D．Buy the best things.

（2022·湖南·长沙市华益中学二模）Every week, Wu Lin, a 19-year-old college student, will wait in line at a store selling food nearing its expiration date (保质期), and return to school with a bag of snacks. “These products are usually sold at 30 % to 50% off and many of them are from big brands(品牌). I’m really a big fan of then.” she said. 

Wu is among a growing number of young Chinese who buy near-expired food. According to a report by iiMedia Research, China’s near- expired food market wont over 30 billion yuan in 2020 and 47.8 percent of the customers were aged 26 to 35. 

Unlike the traditional thought that buying such food is penny-pinching (小气的) or embarrassing, more and more young people like Wu regard it as a way to help reduce food waste. “I don’t care much about the date, as long as I can eat them before their expiration dates. It meets my needs while saving resources and protecting the environment, which is a good thing,” says Wu. 

Physical stores (实体店) selling near-expired food have appeared in cities across China HotMaxx, a chain store that opened in 2020 in major Chinese cities, has increased to more than 200 in number across the country. Online shops selling such food are growing rapidly, too. On Taobao, around 2. 1 million people buy near-expired food every year. 

From a food safety standpoint, which may make many customers worried, experts believe that such products won’t do any harm. “Near- expired food is safe and buying these products is a good practice to help prevent waste of resources, which should be encouraged, ” says Zhou Yu, a professor of food nutrition (营养) and safety at Anhui Agricultural University.

5．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．I am crazy about snacks.

B．I’m in love with products from big brands.

C．I like buying near-expired food.

6．The author mentioned the report by iiMedia Research to show ________.

A．near-expired food is very popular with all customers

B．young people are the main buyers of such food

C．near-expired food was the best seller in 2020

7．According to Wu, buying near-expired food is a way to ________. 

①save money    ②save resources

③protect the environment    ④ encourage the development of stores

A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④

8．Which of the following is true about near-expired food?

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