Question

【題目】 For many, holiday celebrations mean large meals shared with family and friends, but such feasts can generate huge amounts of food waste, harming the environment and overusing natural resources—unless mindful merrymakers take steps to control the amount. 【1】

Be mindful of what you already have

Try keeping food in glass jars. Using this method, you can make all the food in your kitchen visible, easily remembered and consumed. 【2】. Nothing gets lost in the back of a shelf.

【3】

Stick to a planned holiday menu before heading to the grocery store. A clear idea of who will be gathered and exactly how much food to prepare will save a lot of tossing out later. Be mindful not just of how much to purchase, but the items themselves.

Use leftovers wisely

It may be impossible to get everyone into the clean plate club. 【4】 Freeze and repurpose leftovers by using them as basic ingredients for other recipes or send extras home with guests.

Keep track of the scraps（殘羹）

Along with turkey bones, use holiday scraps such as vegetables, meat and fish bones to make soup. For pet-safe dishes, allow your dog to clean plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

Consider composting（堆肥）

【5】 . These materials can be composted, which will keep them out of landfills, where they take up space and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

A.Shop smart

B.Plan a menu

C.That doesn't mean leftover food has to go waste

D.Some of your family or guests may not like the food

E.Following are some tips on reducing food waste during holidays

F.Organize your dry food on one row and use refrigerator drawers

G.Food scraps and yard waste make up more than 28 percent of waste

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】A

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了減少節(jié)日期間食物浪費的幾點建議。

【1】空前說對許多人來說，節(jié)日慶祝意味著與家人和朋友共享大餐，但這樣的盛宴可能會造成大量的食物浪費，下文又介紹了減少食物浪費的建議，此處需要一個承上啟下的過渡句，既要對應(yīng)上文提到的食物浪費話題，又要引出下文介紹的幾點建議，故E項（以下是一些減少節(jié)日期間食物浪費的建議）符合語境。

【2】空前說試著把食物放在玻璃罐里，使用這種方法，你可以使廚房里的所有食物都看得見，容易記住和食用，此處承接上文，講的還是關(guān)于如何擺放食物的話題，故F項（把你的干糧放在一排，還要使用冰箱的抽屜）符合語境。

【3】根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容，特別是根據(jù)第一句可知，在去雜貨店之前，堅持按照計劃的假日菜單（買東西），因此本段主要講的是要聰明地購物，故A項（聰明地購物）符合語境。

【4】空后說把剩菜冷凍起來以后用作其他菜的基本原料，或者把多余的食物送回家，因此此處是說剩飯剩菜不一定非要浪費掉，還可以再利用，故C項（這并不意味著吃剩的食物要被浪費掉）符合語境。

【5】空后說這些材料可以堆肥，這將使它們遠(yuǎn)離垃圾填埋場，因此此處應(yīng)該會提到垃圾，空后的These materials 指代的就是G項中的Food scraps and yard waste，故G項（食物殘渣和院子里的垃圾占了垃圾總量的28%）符合語境。

過渡句的考查是七選五的常見考點，被選選項一定要起到承上啟下的過渡作用，例如本篇第1題，根據(jù)空前的“For many, holiday celebrations mean large meals shared with family and friends, but such feasts can generate huge amounts of food waste”可知，對許多人來說，節(jié)日慶祝意味著與家人和朋友共享大餐，但這樣的盛宴可能會造成大量的食物浪費，下文又介紹了減少節(jié)日期間食物浪費的建議，此處需要一個承上啟下的過渡句，既要對應(yīng)上文提到的食物浪費這一話題，又要引出下文介紹的幾點建議，故E項（以下是一些減少節(jié)日期間食物浪費的建議）符合語境。