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【題目】Even in the fanciest pizza restaurant, you will never feel weird if you ask for a box to take your leftovers (剩飯）home. In Italy, that will soon apply everywhere, with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags, although in Italy it's called a "family bag."

The new law is designed to reduce food waste and open doors to companies wishing to donate wasted food. Family bags were made to avoid embarrassment at asking for leftovers, turning it from begging into good behavior.

In the U.S., taking uneaten food home is normal. In the U.K. it is fairly common. To the south, though, this practice is rare. In Spain and Italy, people might take the bones from their meat and give them to their dogs, but culturally, it's not the done thing. Also, there aren't often many leftovers, as dishes are sized according to how much people will actually eat and are rarely too big to finish unless you over-order.

In France, the laws are tougher. Last year, the French began to forbid supermarkets to throw away food. They must either give it away to charity, or make it available to be used as animal feed and compost(堆肥），If they fail to follow the law, they will be fined.

Perhaps Italy's new law is right. Food waste is now attracting international attention, but the only way to really stop it lies in whether individuals are willing to change their ways. If it becomes socially unacceptable to waste food, or to serve a huge portion in restaurants, then we have a chance.

【1】What does the underlined word “weird” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Difficult. B. Strange

C. Relaxed. D. Disappointed.

【2】Why do the Spanish seldom take leftovers home from restaurants?

A. They don’t bother to do it.

B. It is their custom to eat food up.

C. It is not acceptable in their culture.

D. They usually order small portions.

【3】According to the author, how can we reduce food waste?

A. By introducing stricter laws.

B. By donating food to the needy.

C. By restaurants only serving small portions.

D. By everyone taking action and saying no to it.

【4】What’s the text mainly about?

A. Way of reducing food waste.

B. Italy’s plans to use family bags.

C. How doggy bags come into being.

D. The increasingly serious food waste.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】意大利為了阻止浪費，出臺了新規(guī)定給顧客提供打包袋。很多國家已經(jīng)做出了規(guī)定避免浪費食物。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下句with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags,新規(guī)鼓勵餐廳給人們打包袋，可知即使在最昂貴的比薩店，如果你要合資打包剩飯也不會感到奇怪，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容To the south, though, this practice is rare. In Spain and Italy, people might take the bones from their meat and give them to their dogs, but culturally, it's not the done thing.盡管往南去，這是少見的。在西班牙和意大利，人們可能會把骨頭從肉里挑出來，給狗吃，但是從文化上講，這是不能做的。可知西班牙人很少把飯菜從餐廳帶回家是因為從文化角度，這是不被接受的，可知選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容the only way to really stop it lies in whether individuals are willing to change their ways.可知阻止浪費的唯一方法是在于是否人們愿意改變他們的方法。If it becomes socially unacceptable to waste food, or to serve a huge portion in restaurants, then we have a chance.如果浪費食物或者在餐館點很多食物是社會不可接受的，那我們就有機(jī)會了。可推斷減少食物浪費需要通過每個人采取行動，拒絕浪費才能實現(xiàn)，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。文章第一段就點明主旨，意大利為了阻止浪費，出臺了新規(guī)定給顧客提供打包袋。故選B。