The campaign to reduce food waste is in its third week, and we’re already seeing some great results. We’d like every student and teacher to join in the campaign at school and at home, so if you haven’t started yet, read our blog and join in!

Stop wasting food at school

According to school lunch director Marge Kaplan, “the children are making a big effort to think in a sensible way about the food they put on their plates. We now have about 15% less waste and we think this percentage will grow as more children join in the campaign.” The school canteen now offers two portion (份) sizes for all main meals: small and large. This week they’ll replace single bread rolls with slices of bread. You can take as many slices as you want, but one at a time to save waste.

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From next week you’ll be able to put any waste from fresh fruit and vegetables into the special green bin at the back of the canteen. Miss Norris, the school gardener, will empty the bin each day into a giant compost container in the school’s vegetable garden. That can be used to improve the quality of soils. 

Stop wasting food at home

Every year, we waste about a third of our food. A lot of this waste is cereals, fruit and vegetables. In the UK, more than 97% of food waste ends up in a landfill (废物填埋) site. That’s a lot! Come to a special meeting with supermarket owner Carlos Rodriguez to learn how we can save food and money at home!

Campaign meeting!

How to save food and money at home

When: Friday 12 May, 5 – 6 p.m.

Where: School hall

Who: Carlos Rodriguez

What: Top tips on how to store food, measure sensible portion sizes and cook tasty meals from   leftovers

Students and families welcome!

1.What does Marge Kaplan think of the results of the campaign?

A They are worrying.

B They are positive.

C They are satisfying.

D They are amazing.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段中Marge Kaplan所说的“We now have about 15% less waste and we think this percentage will grow as more children join in the campaign.”我们现在减少了大约15%的浪费，我们认为随着更多的孩子加入这项运动这一比例将会提高，可知，她认为这一结果是积极的。故选B。

2.What does compost probably do?

A It changes into fresh fruit and vegetables.

B It makes the special green bin much cleaner.

C It helps plants grow in the vegetable garden.

D It reduces the school gardener’s amount of work.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“That can be used to improve the quality of soils. ”可知，compost可以用于提高土壤质量，即帮助菜园里的蔬菜生长。故选C。

3.What’s the percentage of food waste at home every year?

A About 10%.

B About 33%.

C About 50%.

D About 97%.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Stop wasting food at home Every year, we waste about a third of our food.”可知，每年我们浪费大约三分之一的食物，即33%。故选B。

4.Where is this text probably taken from?

A A news report.

B A job advertisement.

C A health magazine.

D A school website.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据文中多处出现的关于学校的词句“We’d like every student and teacher to” “join in the campaign”“school lunch director”“The school canteen”“the school gardener”“Where: School hall” “Students and families welcome!”等，并结合选项可知，本文最有可能来自某个学校网站。故选D。