1.The university bought those potatoes to ______.

A offer a special potato banquet

B help the farmers increase income

C reduce the vegetable cost

D make more money through selling them

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句These potatoes were bought from a poverty-stricken county in Sichuan Province to increase the income of local farmers.可知四川大学这样做的目的是为了增加农民收入，故选B。

2.The potato dishes ______.

A are offered at every window

B are offered in every university in Chengdu

C are cooked in different ways and tastes

D are cooked in a way

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句The potatoes are cooked in many ways, with added flavors ranging from spicy to sour and cumin.可知这些土豆烹饪方式不同，口味也不同，故选C。

3.The underlined word “consumed” means _______ in Chinese.

A 消费

B 浪费

C 卖出

D 买进

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据画线单词所处句子The university ordered 10 tons of potatoes from Ganluo farmers in the first batch and half were consumed in two days.可知第一次购买就买了10吨，而这些土豆主要是用作食堂菜肴的，因此应该是消费的意思，故选A。

4.The uncooked potatoes were sold at the price of_______ .

A 2 yuan per kilo

B 4 yuan per kilo

C 5 yuan per kilo

D 10 yuan per kilo

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句The university’s Wangjiang campus also put uncooked potatoes on sale at 10 yuan for a bag of 2.5 kilograms.可知10元一袋，一袋2.5千克，因此一千克土豆的售价是4元，故选B。

5.Where can you read this passage?

A In a food book.

B In a farm book.

C In a geography book.

D In a newspaper.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章主要内容四川大学从农民手中大量购入土豆，提供专门的窗口售卖各种土豆，并提供生土豆出售，以提高农民收入可知这应该属于新闻类题材，故选D。