高中进阶 (2287 期 20151027) 7 版 The Battle on Food Waste

• What did you have What did you have for lunch yesterday? for lunch yesterday? Did you eat it up or Did you eat it up or waste some of the waste some of the food?food?

• Do you often waste Do you often waste food?food? If so, why do you If so, why do you tend to throw food away?tend to throw food away?

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Scan the article and decide in which paragraph (1-7) you can find the answer to the following questions.

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SCAN AND ANSWER

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1. Who is Jeremy Bonvoisin?

2. Where was this year’s Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing held?

3. What are the causes for food waste in poor countries?

4. What can Professor Woolley’s app do?

5. What is Jeremy Bonvoisin’s opinion of Professor Woolley’s app?

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The statistic has been repeated so often that it might have lost its strength: up to half of the food the world produces is never eaten but thrown away instead.

statistic n. 统计数字，统计资料

up to 多达

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Due to inefficient food production methods, in developing countries, food is usually wasted while it is still in the field or during the storage and transportation process.

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inefficient adj. 效率低的

storage n. 贮存，贮藏

due to 由于

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process n. 过程

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… which will inevitably result in a tremendous waste,” Jeremy added, “so one way to prevent food waste is to persuade people to stop buying too much food in the first place.”

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tremendous adj. 巨大的，极大地inevitably adv. 不可避免地result in 导致，致使

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in the first place 第一，首先

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Fill in each of the following blanks with the proper form of the given word.

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

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1. ___________ suggest that women live longer than men. (statistic)2. There are many ways to increase agricultural ___________ in the poorer areas of the world. (inefficient)3. Nuclear waste is currently being ___________ close to the town. (storage)4. It is perhaps ___________ that advanced technology will increase the pressure on workers. (inevitably)5. The book explores ___________ views of the novelist’s early work. (contrast)

StatisticsStatistics

efficiencyefficiency

inevitableinevitable

storedstored

contrastingcontrasting

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Translate the following sentences into English.Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 这家旅馆最多可供 500 位旅客住宿。 (up to)

2. 由于经济衰退，最近生意相当清淡。 (due to)

3. 如果更换地址，请通知我们。 (inform ... of ...)

4. 计划不周必然导致失败。 (result in)

The hotel can accommodate up to 500 The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.guests.

Careless planning will inevitably result Careless planning will inevitably result in failure.in failure.

Due to the economic recession, business Due to the economic recession, business has been very slow recently.has been very slow recently.

Please inform us of any change of Please inform us of any change of address.address.

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

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1. Why are poor countries throwing out a large amount of food?A. Because they are very inefficient in transporting and storing food.B. Because they tend to buy more food than they need.C. Because they cannot use Professor Woolley’s app to track their use of food.D. Because they are producing more food than they need.

Choose the best answer.COMPREHENSION

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2. What did the preliminary experiment mentioned by Professor Woolley show?A. It showed his app was useless in preventing food waste.B. It showed his app was effective in preventing food waste.C. It showed his app needed to be upgraded to prevent food waste.D. It showed his app alone was not enough to prevent food waste.

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3. What is the main idea of the article?A. People are wasting more food than ever before.B. The causes for food waste are different between wealthy countries and poor countries.C. Professor Woolley’s app became the best solution to food waste.D. Specialists are thinking of different ways to prevent food waste.O

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1. Why can Professor Woolley’s app do?

The app can inform people how many groceries they have bought, when they will expire and how to combine remaining ingredients through recipe tips.

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Answer the following question.COMPREHENSION

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2. According to Jeremy Bonvoisin, what is the first step to preventing people’s waste of food?

Jeremy thinks the first step to preventing people’s waste of food is to persuade them to stop buying more food than they need.

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Answer the following question.COMPREHENSION

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What’s notable, though, is that developed and developing countries have different causes for their waste.☞ 该句中的 what 引导的是一个主语从句（属于名词性从句的一类）。主语从句的连词可分为三类：（ 1 ） that 。引导词 that 一般无含义，在句中不作成分，但不可省略。 e.g. That you will win the medal seems unlikely. （ 2 ）由连接代词who 、 whose 、 whom 、 which 、 what 、 whoever 、 whomever 、whatever 等引导。连接代词在句中起名词性作用，担当一定成分。 e.g. What you need is more practice.（ 3 ）由连接副词 when 、 where 、 why 、 how 引导。连接副词有含义，在句中作状语。 e.g. When they will come hasn’t been made public. 1414

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YOUR TURN

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Choose the best answer.Choose the best answer.1. It never occurred to me _____ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.A. which B. what C. that D. if2. It’s obvious to the students _____ they should get well prepared for their future.A. as B. that C. which D. whether3. It is uncertain _____ side effects the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.A. that B. how C. what D. whether4. _____ he said at the meeting surprised everybody present.A. What B. That C. The fact D. The matter

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Choose the best answer.Choose the best answer.

5. _____ makes mistakes must correct them.A. What B. That C. Whoever D. Whatever6. It has always puzzled me _____ the old man tied a red silk ribbon on the young tree.A. that B. why C. where D. what7. What I say and think _____ none of your business.A. is B. are C. has D. have8. ____ is known to all that America is a developed country.A. Which B. As C. What D. It

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Aside from the ideas mentioned by the specialists in the article, do you have any other good ideas for preventing food waste? What are they?

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Question for further discussion:Question for further discussion:

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Yes. In my opinion, one good way to prevent food waste is to keep our fridges organized, so that we will be able to know what food will go bad first and what needs to be used before others.