1 . There’s nothing wrong with a tomato that isn’t perfectly rounded or a peach with an extra dimple(凹)or two; they still carry the same benefits and flavors as the versions we’re used to seeing in grocery stores. Farmers throw away these imperfect items, as many grocery chains won’t buy them for fear that they are unsellable. However, a growing group of grocery chains are fighting to make these discarded fruits and vegetables part of consumers’ buying habits.

One such business is Imperfect Produce, a start-up that delivers fresh ugly produce to consumers. Through this service, you can get up to 20 pounds of fruit and veggies for around $20 a week. This is about a 30 percent discount compared to what’s currently sold in stores. Recently, the company had a major breakthrough when Whole Foods accepted their partnership and agreed to sell the misshapen produce.

While this movement might be a new trend here in the US, it’s already gained serious moment um(势头)in Europe. In 2014, the E. U. announced the Year Against Food Waste, with French grocery chain Intermarché launching a very successful campaign called Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables and England’s Waitrose selling “weather blemished” apples. In Portugal, a similar company to Imperfect Produce called Fruta Feia has also taken off.

Buying these unfortunate-looking foods should be appealing to consumers not only because of the affordability, but also because of the support it gives to farmers and the direct impact it has on decreasing food waste and the environmental pollution. It is believed that when the discarded fruits and vegetables decompose they release methane(甲烷), a greenhouse gas that, when released into the atmosphere, is about 86 times as powerful as carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Waste is, in fact, the ugliest thing of all.

1. What does the underlined word “discarded” in paragraph one mean?

A．Deserted.

B．Harvested.

C．Consumed.

D．Purchased.

2. What is the purpose of Imperfect Produce?

A．Make better profits.	B．Sell imperfect produce.
C．Get discounts from farmers.	D．Compete with Whole Foods.

3. What can we learn about Europe compared with the US?

A．It has more successfully-run food chains.

B．It produces less misshaped fruits and vegetables.

C．It addresses the problem of misshaped produce earlier.

D．It faces a more serious problem of unfavorable weather.

4. According to the last paragraph, why is wasted food harmful to the environment?

A．It pollutes the farms.	B．It gives out a bad smell.
C．It contributes to global warming.	D．It produces lots of carbon dioxide.

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Sarah and Janet have been friends since they     1     (start) school. They do everything together: study, read, watch TV, surf the internet, play sports and listen to music.     2     one of them has a problem, she can ask the other     3     help. When Sarah was in the third grade, some of the other students made fun of her     4     she was shy. Janet told the other students to stop     5     (make) fun of Sarah, and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the     6     (five) grade, Janet had     7     (difficult) in doing her maths exercises. She studied hard,     8     she just couldn’t understand the homework. Sarah helped Janet with her homework and     9     (patient) explained every exercise to Janet. After six months, Janet did much better and even got     10     "A"in the maths exam.

4 . In Chicago, the USA, there was a girl called Jenny. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of _________ in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she _________ it in her schoolbag first.

When she went to the office, her teacher wasn't in. As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom. After class, she told her friend, Linda, about the money that she _________ . Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend _________ away the bag. After school, Jenny wanted to go to the _________ office again, but she found the money was missing.

The next day when the children were playing a game, Linda fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn't know _________ to do. Jenny kept calm and did _________ to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for _________ . Soon a teacher took Linda to the _________ and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Jenny became very __________ in the school.

Three days later, Linda came to Jenny's house. Her __________ turned red. She was crying. She gave Jenny the brown paper bag with the money in it and said, “Jenny, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the __________ . You are such a nice friend! So please don't tell the teachers about this!” Then Jenny said, “You are now __________ , but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone, I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong. The girl thanked Jenny and __________ .

At the end of the term Jenny was given a __________ for being a very helpful girl in the school. Linda became an honest girl and was never greedy.

Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

1.

A．bread

B．paper

C．money

D．fruit

2.

A．got

B．kept

C．sent

D．caught

3.

A．lost

B．found

C．saved

D．made

4.

A．took

B．brought

C．put

D．moved

5.

A．workers'

B．teachers'

C．doctors'

D．headmaster's

6.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．what

7.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

8.

A．leave

B．treatment

C．action

D．help

9.

A．office

B．classroom

C．hospital

D．school

10.

A．popular

B．healthy

C．proud

D．quiet

11.

A．eyes

B．face

C．nose

D．ears

12.

A．lie

B．story

C．truth

D．result

13.

A．honest

B．polite

C．generous

D．friendly

14.

A．got up

B．cheered up

C．gave up

D．woke up

15.

A．report

B．gift

C．prize

D．reply