It’s 2023 now. A photo of a bulletin board (布告栏) showing the history of the “2-yuan” meal at Hangzhou Normal University has recently become popular on Chinese social media. The board shows that the university canteens started offering the cheap meal 18 years ago and has never put up the price.

The idea for the meal came from a discussion with students who were only purchasing a bowl of white rice and depending on free soup for their everyday meals. Some students also talked about the difficulties that some of their classmates had feeding themselves. The university wanted to find a way to solve the problem. They decided to set up a special window offering the “2-yuan” meal for poor students. 

The meal includes a bowl of rice, one meat dish, and one vegetable dish. The rice is refillable (免费续的), and the canteens also offer free soup. Every day, the university sells an average of 1,200 bowls of the meal across its four canteens at different campuses (校园).

Though the campus moved many times and ever had a hard time, the price of the meal hasn’t changed. It has become a tradition on campus and can be found at every canteen, no matter where the university moves.

1.When did the university start offering the “2-yuan” meal?

A In 2005.

B In 2008.

C In 2015.

D In 2018.

解析：选A。A数字计算题。根据第一段第一句“It’s 2023 now”以及第三句的“the university canteens started offering the cheap meal 18 years ago”可知，从18年前（2023-18=2005年）开始至今，杭州师范大学为学生推出“2元盖浇饭”。故选A。

2.What does the underlined word “purchasing” mean?

A Minding.

B Buying.

C Building.

D Making.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“depending on free soup for their everyday meals”以及后面提到的很多同龄学生自己养活自己，因此学校决定推出“2元”餐可知，有些学生就餐时仅“购买”一份白米饭，然后就着免费汤解决三餐。故选B。

3.Why did the university offer the “2-yuan” meal?

A To deal with food that is not fresh.

B To help the poor canteen workers.

C To help the poor college students.

D To help people who make little money.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“They decided to set up a special window offering the ‘2-yuan’ meal for poor students.”可知，学校希望为家庭困难的同学尽一份绵薄之力，从而在餐厅开设专窗，向家庭困难的同学供应“两元盖浇饭”。故选C。

4.What is free at the canteen?

A Rice.

B Meat.

C Vegetables.

D Soup.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“the canteens also offer free soup”可知，汤依旧是免费的。故选D。

5.What can we know from the passage?

A Few students buy the cheap meal.

B The university once stopped selling the meal for a short time.

C The university has never moved its place.

D The university will continue to sell the “2-yuan” meal.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段的“It has become a tradition on campus and can be found at every canteen”可知，“两元盖浇饭”已成为该校的一个传统并且在每个食堂里都有，由此判断该校会继续售卖“两元盖浇饭”。故选D。