Food waste has become a big problem in China.
Zhou Jinsong, a canteen(食堂) manager at Central South University, said that students produce over 12 barrels(桶) of leftovers every day — each barrel stands at one meter in height. Zhou’s canteen is just one of several on the campus.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year, or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production. This food could feed another 200 million people. What students waste every year could feed over 10 million people. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly know how hard farmers work to provide them with the food they eat.
“Since the 1980s, when Chinese gradually became richer, food waste has been a subject of debate. But things have hardly changed over the years,” said Yu Changjiang, a sociologist at Peking University. “It’s the Chinese way of showing respect to friends, often referred as Mianzi.”
But rather than tradition, huge public spending on government banquets(宴会) is also causing food waste, said Zhou Xiaozheng from the sociology department at Renmin University of China. “It’s the result of widespread reception meals at government levels. It is also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their best to reduce food waste.”
【小题1】Which of the following statements is not the reasons for food waste?

Food waste has become a big problem in China.

Zhou Jinsong, a canteen(食堂) manager at Central South University, said that students produce over 12 barrels(桶) of leftovers every day — each barrel stands at one meter in height. Zhou’s canteen is just one of several on the campus.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year, or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production. This food could feed another 200 million people. What students waste every year could feed over 10 million people. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly know how hard farmers work to provide them with the food they eat.

“Since the 1980s, when Chinese gradually became richer, food waste has been a subject of debate. But things have hardly changed over the years,” said Yu Changjiang, a sociologist at Peking University. “It’s the Chinese way of showing respect to friends, often referred as Mianzi.”

But rather than tradition, huge public spending on government banquets(宴会) is also causing food waste, said Zhou Xiaozheng from the sociology department at Renmin University of China. “It’s the result of widespread reception meals at government levels. It is also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their best to reduce food waste.”

1.Which of the following statements is not the reasons for food waste?

A．Students hardly know farmers’ hard work on the farm.

B．The government spends a large amount of money on government banquets.

C．Leaving some food after a banquet is the Chinese way to show respect to guests.

D．The food in the college canteen is not delicious.

2.Where can we probably read this passage?

A．In a newspaper.                         B．In a traffic report.

C．On a health website.                     D．In a story book.

The Westwood Middle School has decided to hold a blood drive (献血活动), and you can help.

47.  How many people are needed for the blood drive?

A. 50.                         B. 65.                          C. 17.                   D. 21.

48.  Students can pick up information brochures ____.

A. in the school office                               B. at the school gate

C. in the school canteen                                   D. on the school playground

49.  When will the blood drive take place?

A. On September 20.                                B. On September 21.

C. On October 20.                                  D. On October 21.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby d 1. . When they saw their baby, they b2.   cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some

m3.   for her.

“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right s  4.  and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”

The doctors thought it i5. , but they dared not say anything a 6.  the king’s order. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it t7.   time. We have to dig a mineral from the Kun Lun Mountains when the snow melts(融化) for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need t8.      years.” 

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents w9.  long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive p10.   .