ThecommonChinesegreetingof“Nichilema?”maysoonbereplacedbyanewgreeting:“Haveyoucleanedyourplate?”OvertheSpringFestivalholidaytherewasabigefforttogetpeopletocurbtheirhabitoforderingtoomuchfoodinr

　　ThecommonChinesegreetingof“Nichilema?”maysoonbereplacedbyanewgreeting:“Haveyoucleanedyourplate?”

　　OvertheSpringFestivalholidaytherewasabigefforttogetpeopletocurbtheirhabitoforderingtoomuchfoodinrestaurantsbecausealotofthatfoodendedupbeingwasted.Holidayeaterswereurgedto“cleantheirplates”andwereaskedtotakeleftoverfoodhomein“doggybags.”

　　Theimpetusbehindthecampaignwasthestartlinggovernmentstatisticthatover200billionyuanisspenteveryyearonfoodthatendsupinthegarbagebin.Andinthemidstofallthiswaste,statisticsshowthat128millionpeoplearelivingbelowthepovertylineandgoinghungry.

　　The“cleanyourplate”campaignispartofaworldwideefforttostoppreciousfoodfrombeingwasted.TheUnitedNationsestimatesthat$1trillion(yes,that’saverybignumber)worthoffoodiswastedeachyear.Mostofthatislostduringfoodproductionandtransportation,butasignificantpercentageisattributedtowastebyconsumers.TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgram(UNEP)haslaunchedacampaigncalled“Think.Eat.Save.”tomakepeopleawareoftheproblem.

　　ChineseactressFanBingbingisanambassadorforUNEPandsheencouragedpeopletouploadpicturesoftheir“cleanplates”toshowtheirsupportfortheprogram.Thousandsofpeoplerespondedanddemonstratedthattheyhadaclearconsciencetogoalongwiththeirfullstomachs.

　　XiJinping,theincomingChinesepresident,isalsourgingpeopletobelesswastefulandhetoldPartymemberstocutbackonextravagantholidaybanquetsandtobemorecarefulwhenspendingthepeople’smoney.

　　Forsome,though,XiJinping’sandFanBingbing’sadmonitionsdon’tgofarenough.YuanLongping,anagriculturalscientist,causedastirbysayingthatwastingfoodshouldbetreatedasacrime.(Jailtimeforleftoverchickenfeet!?)

　　Ifnotacrime,wastingfoodiscertainlyasinanditgoesagainstwhatXiJinpingcalls,“theChinesetraditionofbeingdiligentandthrifty.”Havinga“cleanplate”isjustatraditionalandresponsiblethingtodo.

　　小题1:WhichstatementisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Over200billionyuaniswastedeveryyearonfoodaroundChina.B．It’squitecommonforChinesepeopletoorde