Ⅰ. 阅读理解
In an attempt to handle the nation’s food wastage problem, Denmark has opened the world’s very first supermarket—WeFood, which sells products that are damaged or soon expired. Ever since the grand opening in Copenhagen last Monday, people have been lining up outside WeFood for a chance to purchase discounted items that would otherwise have ended up in the rubbish bin because of damaged packaging or very short use by date. The items at WeFood are priced at least 30 to 50 percent lower than at regular stores.
“WeFood is the first supermarket of its kind in Denmark and perhaps the world, as it is not just aimed at low-income shoppers but anyone who is concerned about the amount of food wastage produced in the country, ” said project head Per Bjerre. “Many people see this as a positive and politically correct way to deal with the problem. ”
While Denmark alone is expected to waste about 700, 000 tons of food every year, the United Nations has stated that globally, food wastage amounts to 1. 3 billion tons. These are shocking figures, considering the fact that about 795 million people in the world are still starving. Denmark, however, has adopted several measures to clean up its act, wasting 25% less food than it did five years ago. One such active move is founding the Food Bank, a local nonprofit that distributes extra food to homeless shelters.
The WeFood project is a cooperation between the Food Bank and a religious charity Dan Church Aid. The WeFood and other similar projects have raised nearly $150, 000 over the past year. The store is now run mainly by volunteers. Profits are used to support Dan Church Aid’s other projects in developing nations like South Sudan.
Provided WeFood remains popular in the long term and if it is able to keep up its food deliveries, Dan Church Aid plans to open more branches across Denmark.
【语篇概述】本文为说明文。面对世界越来越严重的食物浪费问题, 丹麦的哥本哈根开了世界上首家专卖包装损坏或者即将过期的商品的另类超市。
1. What does the underlined word “expired” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Broken. B. Abnormal.
C. Past-date. D. Rotten.
【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句中的. . . which sells products that are damaged or soon expired以及第二句中的. . . because of damaged packaging or very short use by date可知, 该超市出售的是包装损坏或即将过期的商品, past-date过期的, 故选C项。
2. What can we learn about WeFood from the passage?
A. It is managed by the Denmark government.
B. It has won great popularity since its opening.
C. It has largely reduced the world’s food wastage.
D. It provides foods for poor families free of charge.
【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段第二句中的Ever since the grand opening. . . people have been lining up outside. . . 可推知, 这家超市从开业以来就大受人们的欢迎, 故选B项。
3. What’s the purpose of the the passage ?
A. To call on people to stop wasting food.
B. To list some figures about food wastage.
C. To present a successful managing pattern.
D. To introduce a project against food wastage.
【解析】选D。写作意图题。本文主要介绍了为解决食物浪费的问题, 哥本哈根开了一家特别的超市, 所以作者的写作目的就是介绍一项反对食物浪费的计划, 故选D项。
