FoodwastehasbecomeabigprobleminChina.AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgencythefoodwastebyChinesepeopleequatestoabout50milliontonsofgraineveryyearor10percentofthecountry’stotalannualgrainproduction.Thisfoo
FoodwastehasbecomeabigprobleminChina.AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgencythefoodwastebyChinesepeopleequatestoabout50milliontonsofgraineveryyearor10percentofthecountry’stotalannualgrainproduction.Thisfoodcouldfeedanother200millionpeople.
QiHaoranaJunion9studentwasquitebusyoverthepastwinterholidayandnotjustwithhomework.Qitogetherwith10otherclassmatesmadeavolunteergrouptocallonpeopletojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign(“光盘行动).
The11studentswenttomanyrestaurantsandtoldpeopletheimportanceofsavingfood.“Excusemedoyouknowthat950millionpeoplearoundtheworldstillhaven’tgotenoughtoeat.Pleasedon’twastefood.”Theywouldsaythiskindofthinghundredsoftimeseveryday.
TheCleanYourPlantCampaignbeganontheInternetinJanuary.Itcallsonpeopletoreducefoodwaste.
Chinesepeoplearewellknownforbeinghospitable(好客的)andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefood.
Luckilythecampaignhasgotthesupportofmanypeople.Morethan750restaurantsinBeijinghavebeguntooffersmallerdishesandencouragetheirgueststotakeleftovers(剩饭剩菜)home.InarestaurantinXinjiangtheownergivetheguestswhohaveeatenallthattheyorderedasticker.Peoplecanenjoyafreemealwhentheyhave10stickers.
Toreducefoodwasteisabigtaskanditneedstime.It’simportantthateveryonedoestheirbitjustlikeQi.Didyoufinishyourmealstoday?
小题1:ThetheCleanYourPlateCampaigncallsonpeopleto________.A.dovoluntaryworkB.workparttimeinrestaurantsC.cutdownonfoodwasteD.washyourplatesafterdinner小题2:Fromthepassageweleantthat_______A.wastingfoodisn’taseriousprobleminChinaatpresentB.ChinesepeoplewastethemostfoodintheworldC.ChinesepeoplewanttoshowoffthattheyarerichD.manyChinesepeopleareafraidoflosingfaceatthetable.小题3:WhatdidtherestaurantinXinjiangdotosupportthecampaign?A.Theownerwouldhavedinnerwiththosewhohadeatenuptheir