节约与浪费-2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考话题）原卷版

专题18节约与浪费

备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）

一、阅读单选

（2022•四川四川•中考真题）October16isWorldFoodDay.TheUNFoodand

AgricultureOrganization（FAO）isalwaystryingtomakeeveryoneintheworldhaveenough

foodtoeatbyprovidinghelptbrthem.However,somepeoplearestillinapoorsituation.In

someAfricancountries,somepeoplefallillbecauseofpoordiet（饮食）andsomeevendieof

hunger.Sotheircountrieshavetoborrowmoneyfromothercountriestobuyfood.

Afterreadingthis,doesitmakeyoustarttothinkmoreaboutthefoodyoueat?Doyou

wastefood?Doyouthrowfoodawaywithoutfinishingit?

Asastudent,whatcanyoudotoreduce（减少）foodwaste?Herearcsomeofmyideas.

Firstly,donotordertoomuchwhileeatinginarestaurant.Ifyoucan'tcatallthefood,

taketherestofithome.Secondly,thefoodyoueatmaynot（astegoodsometimes,butyour

bodyneedsit.Alwaystrytofinishthefoodonyourplate.Thisisawaythatyoucaneasily

takecareofyourself.Thirdly,makeaplanbeforeyougoshopping.Don'tbuytoomuch.

Infact,itiseveryone'sjobtosavefood.Remember,startwithsomethingsmallandyou

canmakeabigdifferencetoothers.

1.WhatdocsFAOtrytodo?

A.Sellcheapfood.B.Savepeopleindanger.

C.Helphungrypeopleintheworld.D.Lendmoneytosomepoorcountries.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeoftheAfricanpeople?

A.Theyarebusy.B.Theyeatmuch.

C.Theyliveahardlife.D.Theysometimeswastefood.

3.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoueatinarestaurant?

A.Choosenewdishes.B.Takehomewhatyoucan'tfinish.

C.Orderasmuchfoodaspossible.D.Enjoyasmuchfoodaspossible.

4.Whatistheadviceonshopping?

A.Buywhatyoulike.B.Buywhatyouneed.

C.Buycheapthings.D.Buythebestthings.

（2022•湖南•长沙市华益中学二模）Everyweek,WuLin,a19yearoldcollegestudent,

willwaitinlineatastoresellingfoodnearingitsexpirationdate（保质期）,andreturnto

schoolwithabagofsnacks."Theseproductsarcusuallysoldat30%to50%offandmanyof

themarcfrombigbrands［品牌）.I'mreallyabigfhnofthen."shesaid.

WuisamongagrowingnumberofyoungChinesewhobuynearexpiredfood.According

toareportbyiiMediaResearch,China'snearexpiredfoodmarketwontover30billionyuan

in2020and47.8percentofihecustomerswereaged26to35.

Unlikethetraditionalthoughtthatbuyingsuchfoodispennypinching（小气的）or

embarrassing,moreandmoreyoungpeoplelikeWuregarditasawaytohelpreducefood

waste.UIdon'tcaremuchaboutthedate,aslongasIcancatthembeforetheirexpiration

dates.Itmeetsmyneedswhilesavingresourcesandprotectingtheenvironment,whichisa

goodthing,saysWu.

Physicalstores（实体店）sellingnearexpiredfoodhaveappearedincitiesacrossChina

HotMaxx,achainstorethatopenedin2020inmajorChinesecities,hasincreasedtomore

than200innumberacrossthecountry.Onlineshopssellingsuchfoodaregrowingrapidly,

too.OnTaobao,around2.1millionpeoplebuynearexpiredfoodeveryyear.

Fromafoodsafetystandpoint,whichmaymakemanycustomersworried,experts

believethatsuchproductswon'tdoanyharm."Nearexpiredfoodissafeandbuyingthese

productsisagoodpracticetohelppreventwasteofresources,whichshouldbeencouraged,M

saysZhouYu,aprofessoroffoodnutrition（营养）andsafetyatAnhuiAgricultural

University.

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?

A.Iamcrazyaboutsnacks.

B.Pminlovewithproductsfrombigbrands.

C.Ilikebuyingnearexpiredfood.

6.Theauthormentionec（hereportbyiiMediaResearchioshow.

A.nearexpiredfoodisverypopularwithallcustomers

B.youngpeoplearethemainbuyersofsuchfood

C.nearexpiredfoodwasthebestsellerin2020

7.AccordingtoWu,buyingnearexpiredfoodisawayto.

①savemoney②saveresources

©protecttheenvironment④encourage（hedevelopmentofstores

A.①②③B.①②④C.①@④

8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutnearexpiredfood?

A.Itonlysellsonline.

B.It'sbadforourhealth.

C.Itsellsatamuchlowerprice.

9.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Successofthenearexpiredfoodbusiness

B.Advantagesofbuyingnearexpiredfood

C.Goodtaste,nowaste

（2022•安徽芜湖•二模）WuLin,acollegestudent,hasfoundagoodwaytosavemoney.

Everyweek,shegoestoastoresellingnearexpired（临期的）food.44Thesegoodsareusually

soldat30%to50%ofthemarketprice.Iamreallyabigfanofthem,“shesaid.

Wuisnotalone.Buyingnearexpiredfoodatmuchlowerpriceshasbeepopularamong

manyyoungChinesepeople.China'snearexpiredfoodmarketreachedmorethan30billion

（十亿）yuanin2020and47.8%ofthebuyersarcaged26to35accordingtoareport.Around

2.1millionpeoplebuysuchfoodonlineeveryyear,reportedXinhua.

Somepeopleworrywhethernearexpiredfoodissafetoeat.LiuShaowei,aresearcher

fromEastChinaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,said,^Nearexpiredgoodshaven't

expiredyet.Iftheyarestoredwell,thereisnoprobleminiheirsafety.Peoplecanfeelsafe

eatingthem.,,

Nearexpiredgoodsthatwentuneatenandunsoldplayabigpartinfoodwaste,reported

GuangmingDaily."Agreatnumberofexpiredandnearexpiredgoodswenttowaste.Itwasa

greatloss/5saidLiYunjing,ashopworkerinAnhui.

Chinahasstartedtheantifoodwastelaw（反食品浪费法）.Ilshowstheneedtosavefood.

Moreyoungpeoplearelearningthatfoodwastecanbeharmfultotheenvironment.Now

manyofthemtakeprideinbuyingnearexpiredfood,reportedCGTN.

10.WhatcanweknowaboutWuLin?

A.Shesellsnearexpiredfoodincollege.B.Shelikesbuyingnearexpiredfoodalot.

C.Sheworriesifnearexpiredfoodissafe.D.Sheseldombuysnearexpiredfood.

2/4/6/7/10/12:Yes:0,No:2

Score1824:Yourfamilyarcwaterwizardsalready!Trytoencourageotherpeopletofollow

yourexample.

Score1016:Yourfamilyhassomewastingwaterhabitsbutyoucan'tdevelopsomemore.

Lookbackatthequiz.Whatotherthingsdoyouthinkyourfamilycandotobebelterwaler

wizards?

Score08:Yourfamilywastesquitealotofwatereveryday!Lookbackatthequestionsand

seewhichwaterhabitseveryoneinthefamilycouldchange!

14.Whatisthequestionnaireusedtodo?

A.lbremindpeopletosavewater.B.Tolookatyouranswersandscores.

C.Tomakesureyou'reawaterwaster.D.Toseewhetheryourfamilywasteswater.

15.Howmanyplacesaremeinioncdinthequestionnaire?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

16.Whatcanyoudoifyourscoreis12?

A.Encourageotherpeopletofollowyourexample.

B.Wastemorewaterinyourkitchenandbathroom.

C.Developyourhabitstobeabetterwaterwizard.

D.Checkyourquestionsandfindwaystochange.

17.Howcanyoubeawaterwizard?

A.Bywashingdishesunderafastrunningtap.

B.Byleavingthetaprunningwhenbrushingteeth.

C.Bywatering(heplantswithdirtykitchenwater.

D.BytakingverydeepbathsorlOminuteshowers.

(2022•山东威海•一模)AccordingtothefindingofanewUNreporttheworldwastes

aboutonesixthofthefoodeachyear.That'sabout1,030,00(),000tons,or121kilogramsfor

eachpersonon(heEarth.

61%ofthefoodwasteisfromhomecooking.Foodservices,suchasrestaurants,

produce26%andgroceries(食品杂货店)andotherstores13%“Wethoughtwastewasa

probleminrichcountries,MsaysMartinaOtto,whoworksfortheUNEnvironmentProgram.

“However,thenewreportfinds,foodwasteisabigprobleminnationsrichandpoor.”

Eachyear,some69G,000.000peoplegohungry.Atthesametime,about10%ofall

CO2ontheEarthisfromtheactivitiesthatproducethefoodwaste.Controlonfoodwaste

canhelpdealwithhungerandcutdownthatpollution.Itishelpfultobothpeopleandthe

planet.Byavoidingwastingfood,wecansavemoneyandtime.Moreimportantly,wecan

helpprotecttheEarth'smostvaluableresources（资源）.

of.uswhatcanwedotostopfoodwaste?Smallactionsmakeadifference.Eachof.uscan

playapartNexttime,beforeyouthrow,thinktwice!

18.Whereismostfoodwastefrom?

A.Homecooking.B.Restaurants.C.Groceries.

19.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howwecanprotect（heEarth

B.Whyweshouldavoidfoodwaste.

C.Whatwewilldowithpollution.

20.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tocollectmoney.B.Tocallforaction.C.Togetsomeadvice.

（2022•甘肃武威•二模）Everyday,muchfoodiswasted.Thismaybemoninschool

dininghallorrestaurant.Butallofusmustknowabout（heimportanceofsavingfood.

Someonlineprograms,like“eatingshows^^,justgoagainstthispoint.Ontheshows,the

hostseattoomuch.Butaftertheeatingshows,manyofthehoststhrowupthefoodtheyhave

eateninordertokeepthinandstayingoodshape.Theynotonlywastefood,butalsomake

youngpeopleleaveouthowimportantitistosavefood.

However,everygrain（粒）ofriceisnoteasytoget.Peopleshouldrememberwhatthe

greatscientistYuanLongpinghasmade.Hespendshiswholelifeachievinghistwodreams

一“toenjoythecoolunderthericecropstallerthanme"and"thatthehybridrice（杂交水稻）

couldbegrownallovertheworld”.Wehavenoreasonnottocherish（珍视）everymealwe

have.

Isthereanythingwccando?Well,wccancallonmorestudentstolearnabouthowthe

foodisgrown,harvested（收割）andcookedbythehardworkingpeople.Whenyouorder

foodnexttime,pleasethinkaboutwhetheryoureallyneedsomuch.Savingfoodisnotjusta

word,butanactthatmeansalottoeveryone.

阅读以上材料，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。

21.Whatinfluencedothe“eatingshows''hostshaveonstudents?

A.Theywillmakestudentsspendmoremoneyontheirshows.

B.Studentscanlearnhowtocookmealsbythemselves.

C.Theywillteachstudentshowtochoosetheirfavoritefood.

D.Studentsmaynotrealizetheimportanceofsavingfood.

22.Whatdoesthewriteradvisestudentstodo?

A.Tolearntogrowcropsinthefields.B.Towatchmoreonline''eatingshows''.

C.Toattendsomefoodfestivalstotastefood.

D.Tolearnabouthowtogrow,harvestandcookfood.

23.Whoisthispassagewrittenfor?

A.Students.B.Parents.C.TeachersD.Doctors

24.Howdoesthewriterorganizethispassage?

A.Raisetheproblem-giveadvice-showfacts-listreasons.

B.Showfacts-raisetheproblem-listreasons-giveadvice.

C.Raisetheproblem-showfacts-listreasons-giveadvice.

D.Showfacts-raisetheproblem-giveadvice-listreasons.

25.Thewriterwrotethispassage（o.

A.explainwhyhybridriceispopularB.callonpeopletosavefoodindailylife

C.showhowtostartabatingshow^^online

D.suggestlearningtogrowricefromfarmers

（2022•河南•二模）Howgreenareyou?Doyouknowhowtobegreen?Herearesome

ideasforyou.

Reducemeans“useless”.Don'twastethings.Thissavesmoneyandreducespollution

andwastegoingintotheenvironment.Beforewebuysomethingnew,thinkwhetheritis

reallynecessary-ormaybetheoldonewillbejustasgood!Whenwedobuythings,choose

localproductsifpossible,andtrynottobuytoomanythingsfromabroad.

Reusemeans“useagain”.Usethingsforaslongaspossible.Whenwcbuythings,make

surethattheylastalongtime.Weshouldlookafterthemsothattheywilllast,andweshould

repairthemifwecaninsteadofthrowingthemawayandbuyingnewones.Don'tuseapaper

cuporapaperbag.It'sbettertouseachina（瓷制的）cupandalunchboxbecauseyoucan

usethemagain.

Recyclemeans“changethingsintosomethingclse^^.Thoughittakesenergytochange

somethingintosomethingelse,it'sbetterthanthrowingthingsawayorburningthem.Find

outwhatcanberecycledinyourneighborhoodandtakepartinrecyclingprograms.We

shouldalsobuyproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials,suchasrecycledpaper,tohelpsave

trees.

Sopleaserememberthesethreewords:reduce,reuseandrecycle.

26.Thepassageisabouthowto.

A.producethingsB.burnthings

C.helpothersD.hegreen

27.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHT?

A.Don'twastethings.

B.Alwaysthrowawayoldthings.

C.Alwaysbuynewthings.

D.Buytoomanythingsfromabroad.

28.Toprotecttheenvironment,weshouldrememberthesethreewords:.

A.waste,reuseandrecycleB.repair,bumandrecycle

C.reduce,reuseandrecycleD.reduce,wasteandrecycle

29.Thepassagemayefrom.

A.amenuB.adictionaryC.astorybookD.amagazine

（2022•安徽•霍邱县第三中学模拟预测）Doyoubelieveingreenliving?Readthe

followingblog（博客）andrepliesaboutafun,easyandcreativewaytomakeyourlifestyle

greener.

a.m.edbyGinaat8:32a.m.on29Oct.2021

Newusesforoldclothing

Whatdoyouthinkofthe

"new"hatImadeformy

sister?Itusedtobemy

mum,ssweater.

Nowadays,wc'rcmorewastcfi.ilthan

everbuyingusingandthrowingthingsawaywithoutthinkingthecosts.

Wcneedtostartlivingmoreresponsibly—buthow?Oneansweristo

upcycle（再生利用）.

Ifyouarelikemeyoumightalreadymakesoilforgardeningfrom

foodwasteanduseemptypaperboxesasstorageplace.Didyouknow

youcanapply（应用）thesamewaytooldclothing?Youjustneed

imagination!

Istartedupcycleclothing.Makingnewthingsoutofoldclothesis

thebestwaytomixmytalentandmyinterest.

Doyouupcycle?Ifso,whatnewthingshaveyoumade?Ifnot,why

notgiveitatry?

TerryMa.m.ostedat9:08a.m.on29ihOct.202/Whydon'tyougive

youroldclothestopeopleinneed?Ievengaveawaythemostexpensive

things.Idon'twearanymore.SoIcanhelptheenvironmentwhile

givingsomethingusefultopeopleinneed.

Ginaa.m.edat9:28a.m.on29Oct.2021Goodpoints!I'mtalking

aboutonlytheoldestclothinginyourroom—theclothesthataretoo

oldtobewornbyothers.Thesameideagoesforfoodwasteat

restaurantsandsupermarkets.Beforeupcyclingfoodthatcanstillbe

eaten,forexample,usingittomakesoil,weshouldgiveittothosein

need.

Betty99a.m.edat10:18a.m.on29thOct.2021\havemade

shoppingbagsoutofTshirtsanddogtoysoutofsocks

Upcyclingclothingisafunhobby,but（hemostimportantthingis

thatitmakesmefeellikeI'mlivinglesswastefillly.

30.Whatisspecialaboutthehat?

A.Itcamefromanoldsweater.B.ItwasgivenbyGina'smom.

C.Itwasnewandexpersive.D.ItwasagiftfromGina'ssister.

31.WhatdidBetty99upcycletomakedogtoys?

32.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthetext?

A.DoItYourself.B.FashionAndLife.

C.GreenerLifestyle.D.HealthyHabit.

（2022•辽宁沈阳•一模）Tostopfoodwaste,somepeoplehaveeupwithgreatidea.

Takealookandjointheactions!

Setupfoodbank

Theworld'sfirstfoodbankwascreatedintheUSin1967.Peoplecoulddonateextra

foodandalsotakethefoodhomeiftheycouldnotaffordtobuyanyforthemselves.In

Shanghai,thereisa“sharedfridge“insomemunitics.Itstores（储存）foodthatisdonatedby

nearbymarketsandrestaurants.Itisfreeforanyonetotake.

Payasyoulike

AUKpanycalledTheRealJunkFoodProjectsays（hatpeoplestillcanealfoodthathas

passeditssellbydate.Theycollectthisfoodfromsupermarketsandsellitincafes.Youonly

havetopayasmuchasyoufeelisnecessary.

Ifyoudon'twanttospendmoney,youcanvolunteeratthecafesinstead.Therearcnow

125RealJunkFoodcafesworldwide.Andthenumberisgrowingquickly.

Buyless

Whatelsecanwedetostopfoodwaste?Theanswerissimplybuyinglessfood.There

aremillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwhostilldon'thaveenoughtoeat.Weshouldbe

morecarefulabouthowweshopforfood.

33.Howmanyyearshasthefoodbankbeensinceitwasfirstcreated?

A.For33years.B.For67years.C.For55years.D.For125years.

34.Ifyoutakethefoodfromthe“sharedfridge^,youwould.

A.getitwithoutpayingmoneyB.dosomehelpintherestaurant

C.payasmuchasyoulikeD.getthepastitsttsellby^^date

35.theRealJunkFoodProjectgetthefoodfromthesupermarketandsellit.

A.inshopsB.incafesC.inschoolsD.inbanks

36.What'sthemainpurposeofthiswriting?

A.Toshowhowimportantthefoodbankis.

B.lbintroducesomewaysofstoppingfoodwaste.

C.Toaskpeopletobuyfoodpastits“seiIby"date.

D.Todiscusswherethefoodpastits“sellby”dategoes.

About50percentoffoodintheUSiswasted.Wastedfoodproducesgasthatwillcause

globalwarming,andbringsotherproblemslikeenergyemergency.Toreducefoodwaste,

peopleinthefoodpackagingindustryareworkingtodevelopproductsforlongershelflife.

JonathanDeutsch,aprofessoroffoodscience,says,“Allfoodpackagingisdesignedto

explainthecontents,protectthequality,andmakesurethesafetyoftheproduct.<4When

packagingkeepsfoodsafeandfreshforalongertime,lesswastehappens.

Makingfoodlastlongerisnoteasybecausedifferentfoodsneeddifferentpackaging.

Fats,fbrexample,changewhenmeetingairandlight.That'swhyfattyfoods,likepotato

chips,arcalwayskeptinpackageswhichlightcan'tgetthrough.Andcookiesarcafraidof

gettingwet.Keepingthosesnacksinafullyclosedpackagewillhelpthemstayfreshand

tastylonger.

Packagingcanextendshelflifebykeepingoutgasesin(heair,likeoxygen*.Oxygen

causesproblemsformanydifferentfoods.Somanyfoodpackagesaredesignedtosolveths

airproblem.Vacuumsealedpackagingtakesoffanyoxygenbetweenthefoodandpackaging,

whichcanincreaseshelflifefromafewdaystoafewweeks.Modifiedatmosphere

packagingisanothersolution.Unlikevacuumsealedpackaging,whichtakesoffasmuchair

aspossible,thispackagingreplacestheairwitharightmixtureofgases.Redmeatneeds

someoxygentokeepitscolour,butloomuchoxygencanmakeitgobad.Thiskindof

packagingcanextendshelflifewhilekeepingtheproduct'scolour.

Whilepackagingcanhelpreducefoodwaste,peoplealsoneedtoconsiderthe

environmentalinfluenceofthepackagingitself.Scientistsareworkingtodevelopmore

propermaterials.Andmorepeoplegettoknowtheimportanceofreducingfoodwaste.

“Unlikemanyofthechallengeswefacerightnowonourplanet/'saidShuklafromFood&

Winemagazine,4tFoodwasteissomethingthateverysinglepersoncandosomethingabout.''

37.Peopleworkonfoodpackagingtomakefood.

A.producemoreenergyB.producelessharmfulgas

C.bekeptforalongertimeD.beawayfromairpollution

38.InParagraph3,thewritermentionedpotatochipsandcookiesto.

A.explainfoodmustbekeptwithoutlight

B.explainpackagingdependsonthefoodtype

C.showwastedfoodisbadfbrtheenvironment

D.showfoodgoesbadquicklywhengettingwet

39.Whatcanweleanifromthepassage?

A.Packagesaredesignedtokeepoxygeninside.

B.Vacuumsealedpackagingisusedtopackageredmeat.

C.Thematerialsofpackagesarcfriendlytotheenvironment.

D.Modifiedatmospherepackagingmixesairproperlyinpackages.

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbe（hebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoPackageFoodB.CreativePackagingDesigns

C.FoodWaste:CausesandSolutionsD.Packaging:AWaytoFightFoodWaste

（2022•浙江湖州•二模）Doyouknowthoseuglyfruitsandvegetables?Theymaybe

shapedstrangelikestrawberrieswitharms,ortheircolorjustisn'tquiteright.Wouldyouput

theminyourshoppingcart?No?Well,that'swhymanysupermarketsputoutonlythe

prettiestproduce.

“Butuglyfruitsdeserve（值得）lovc,too,nsay“uglyproduce”panics.Theysellthose

supermarketrejects.Andtheybringthemrighttoyourdoor.Thepanicssaytheywanttostop

uglyproducefromgoingtowaste.Abangedupbananastilltastesgood.Sowhyshoulditbe

thrownaway?Theuglyproducepaniesevenoffertheirgoodsatalowprice.Itsoundsgreat.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.Criticssaythesepaniesarehurtingfarmers.

TheUglyTruth?

“Uglyproduceisn'treallywasted,''somepeoplesay.Manyfarmerssellit.It'susedin

thefoodserviceindustry.Andonfarms,fruitscanbefedtoanimals.Evenrotted（腐烂的）

fruitisaddedbackintosoilfornutrients.Butthere?smoreSomesayuglyproducepaniesare

takingfoodawayfromthepoor.

NotSoBad.After?\ll?

Uglyproducepaniesaredefending（辩解）themselves,

Theydon'ttakeawayfromthepoor,saidonepany.Foodbanksgettheirproducefirst.

Then,thepaniestakewhattheycansell.AndfoodwasteisabigproblemintheUnitedStates.

Thegovernmenthassaidthatabout30to40percentofthecountry'sfoodsupplyiswasted.

Uglyproducepaniessaytheycanhelpfannersreducethiswaste.

Nomatterwhosesideyou'reon,rememberthis:Ifswhat'sontheinsidethatcounts.

41.Whichofthefollowingmightbesoldby“uglyproduce”panies?

B.

D.

42.Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleinorderto

A.showreadersthatbuyingfromfarmerswillendfoodwaste

B.explainwhysomepaniesselluglyfruitsandvegetables

C.showhowuglyproducepaniesgetcustomerstobuyfromthem

D.explainhowuglyproducepaniesdon'lworkwithfoodbanks

43.Accordingtothearticle,whichmostprobablyhappens?

A.Foodbankswillbuyfromuglyproducepanicsthatofferlowcosts.

B.U.S.lcintheU.S.maycontinuetowastesomefood.

C.Farmerswillsavetheirprettiestproduceforfeedinganimals.

D.Uglyproducepanieswillnotsellasmuchfoodasfannersdo.

（2022•山东•龙口市教学研究室一模）Azerowastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreates

anyrubbish.

“Zerowaste”wasfirstsuggestedbyaFrenchwomancalledBeaJohnson.Herideais:

livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentkindsofwaystosavethe

environment,suchasstoppingtheuseofoneoff（一次性）objects;givingunwantedthingsto

othersordona【ingthesethingstoorganizationslike（heRedCross.

Azerowastelifefollowsthe6Rrule—Refuse,Reduce,Reuse,Repair,RecycleandRot.

ChenYuan,27,isdeeplyinterestedinthisidea.SheandherboyfriendJoehavelivedin

Beijingformanyyears.OverAugustOctoberwhenChenfollowedtheruleofzerowaste6R,

sheandherboyfriendbothproducedonlytwocansofrubbish.Nowthecouplehaveopeneda

smallbutspecialshopinBeijing,wheretheyusewoodproductstotaketheplaceofplastic

onesandclothbagsprintedwithenvironmentals.Thestorealsohassecondhandbooksand

CDstomakethebestof（heusedthings.

“Thezerowastelifestyleisnotforascetics（苦行僧）.Ilisjustaroundus."Chenexpeers

someofherfriendstojoinherontheroadtozerowaste.

44.WhatadvicedoesBeaJohnsongivepeople?

A.Peopleshouldusewoodenproducts.

B.Peopleshouldtrytocreatenorubbish.

C.Peopleshouldthrowawayunwantedthings.

D.PeopleshouldlearntosharesecondhandbooksandCDs.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“donating"inParagraph2mean?

A.lookingfbrB.puttingonC.throwingawayD.givingaway

46.What'sthespecialaboutthecouple'sstoreinBeijing?

A.Theyuseclothbagsprintedbythemselves.

B.TheyofferthenewestCDstothecustomers.

C.Theymakefulluseofsecondhandbooksintheirstore.

D.Theyofferplasticproductsprintedwithenvironmentals.

47.WhatcanweinferfromwhatChenYuansaysinthelastparagraph?

A.Someofherfriendslikeherlifestyle.

B.Thezerowastelifestyleisnothardtolive.

C.ChenYuandoesn'tlikethezerowastelifestyle.

D.Lotsofpeoplehavelivedthezerowastelifestyle.

（2022•山东临沂•一模）Accordingtoaresearch,morethan130billionpoundsof

uneaten（未吃的）foodgotowasteinLaura'scountryeachyear.Thatisabout30%ofthe

yearly（每年的，一年的）foodsupply.Itisasadfact,especiallywhenyouconsiderhowmany

familiesandhomelesspeopleareinhunger.

WhenLaurasawherschooldininghallthrowawayfbodthatwasnoteatenatallevery

day,shecameupwithanidea.Shestartedaprojecttohelpherschooldininghall,togive

awayuneatenfoodtohomelessshelters（庇护所）inhermunity.Inthepastthreeyears,the

sameprojecthasspreadtootherschoolsandsomefastfbedrestaurantsthroughout（遍及）the

city.TheprojectiscalledFeed&Find,andhasalreadyfedthousandsofpeopleinhercity.

Howdoesitwork?Throughanapp.Feed&Findmatcheslocalhomelessshelterswith

schooldininghallsandrestaurantsthathaveuneatenfoodtoprovide.Whendininghallsor

restaurantshaveuneatenfoodleft,theycanusetheapptosharetheinformationaboutfood.A

truckdriverworkingfortheprojectisthensenttopickitupandtakeittoashelter.

Prettycool,right?Itisnotsurprisingthatpeopleinothercitieshavegotintouchwith

Laura,hopingthatshecouldhelpdevelopthesimilarprojectsfortheirmunities.

Somepeople,however,worryaboutthesafetyoftheuneatenfood.Theythinksuchfcod

maynotbecleanenough.Still,thisprojectisacleverwaytohelpsolvetheproblemoffood

wasteandithelpsthoseinneed.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

48.ThenumbersinParagraph1tellus.

A.somepeoplearepoorB.foodwasteisseriousC.thepopulationislarge

49.Laura'sprojectfirstgotfoodfrom.

A.herschooldininghallB.herfamilyC.afastfoodrestaurant

50.PeopleinothercitieswouldlikeLaurato.

A.fireatruckdriver

B.visittheirmunities

C.helpdevelopprojectslikehers

51.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AdiningguideappB.AfoodsharingprojectC.Adrivingserviceapp

（2022•广东广州•模拟预测）Azerowastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesany

rubbish.So,azerowastestoreisaboutprovidingakindofev