Many years ago, an English family were living in China. Oneevening an important Chinese officer came to visit them. It got later and later; and he still did not go, so the wife invited him to have dinner with them. But she had very little food in the house, so she quickly went to the kitchen and spoke to her Chinese cook. He said, “It is all right, you will have a very good dinner.”

　　When they all sat down to eat, the wife was very surprised,because there was a lot of very good food on the table.

　　After the dinner, the wife ran to the kitchen and said to the cook, “How did you make such a good meal in a short time?”

　　“I did not make it, madam,”He said, “I sent one of the servants to the Chinese officer's house, and he brought back the Chinese officer's dinner.”

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. Once an important Chinese officer ______.　　

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A. went to England　　

B. came to see some friends in England

C. visited an English family

D. was living in China

2. The wife invited him to have dinner with them, ______.

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A. because they like him

B. for they had a good Chinese cook

C. as he was an important officer

D. since it was quite late and he still did not go

3. She quickly went to the kitchen ______.　　

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A. to ask her Chinese cook for help

B. to prepare dinner with her Chinese cook

C. and asked her Chinese cook to buy some more food

D. to help her Chinese cook

4. Soon there was a lot of good food on the table, ______.

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A. and the wife was very angry

B. and it made the wife surprised

C. so they all sat down to eat

D. for her Chinese cook was very good at cooking

5. All the good food ______.

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A. was cooked by her Chinese cook himself

B. was bought by one of the servants

C. was made in a short time

D. was brought back from the Chinese officer's house

阅读理解：根据短文，选择最佳答案。

　　Many years ago, an English family were living in China. One evening an important Chinese officer came to visit them. It got later, and he still did not go, so his hostess invited him to have dinner with them, but she had very little food in the house -so she quickly went to the kitchen and spoke to her Chinese cook. He said, “It is all right. You will have'a very good dinner.”

　　When they all sat down to eat, the lady saw very good food on the table.

　　After the dinner, the hostess ran to the kitchen and said to the cook, “How did you make such a good meal in half an hour?”

　　“I did not make it, madam,” he said.“I sent one of the servants to the Chinese officer's house, and he brought back the Chinese officer's dinner.”

1. A hostess is ______.

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A. a house-wife　　　　B. a woman who has guests

C. a woman doctor　　　D. a man who has guests

2. Did the English family often have Chinese food while they were living in China?

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A. Yes.　　　B. No.　　　C. Seldom.　　　D. Not sure.

3.The good food on the table ______.

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A. was made by the Chinese book

B. was made in the Chinese officer's house

C. was made by the hostess

D. was made by the officer

4.They made that meal in ______.

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A. one hour and a half　　　B. an tour

C. thirty minutes　　　　　 D. a quarter

5.The story told us ______.

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A. the hostess always had good dinner

B. the Chinese officer often visited the English family

C. the servants of the Chinese officer are friends of the Chinese cook

D. the Chinese cook was very clever

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process (过程) of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more things than we need. We are now dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the possible greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so many things home in the first place.

Here is an example. In the UK, the total of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a household’s waste. In many supermarkets, foods are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging causes serious environmental problems. The UK is running out of different kinds of ways for dealing with this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect (效果). Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The best way of avoiding this problem is to stop producing such unnecessary things in the first place. Food waste is another serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers (消费者) to buy more than they need. They seldom encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality (质量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. Is it true for all the products? In fact, more and more companies realized the importance of protecting the environment. They try to package what really should be packaged, including products in good quality.

As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize how many unnecessary things are being collected. We need to face the waste of our daily life. Although many people have taken action to recycle, we have a high mountain to climb.

1.What does the underlined word “over-consumption” mean?

2.What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

3.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?