These days, a photo became popular. The photo shows the history of the “2-yuan” meal at Hangzhou Normal University. The university started offering(提供) the cheap meal 18 years ago.

The idea for the meal came from a talk with poor students. They only purchased a bowl of white rice. They drank free soup at school. The university wanted to help them. They started to offer the “2-yuan” meal for them. 

The meal includes a bowl of rice, one meat dish, and one vegetable dish. They could also drink free soup.

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1.What is the photo about?

A The history of the “2-yuan” meal.

B The history of Hangzhou Normal University.

C Delicious food at different universities.

D Teachers talking with students.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The photo shows the history of the ‘2-yuan’ meal”可知，该照片是关于“2元盖浇饭”历史的。故选A。

2.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。根据第一段最后一句的“The university started offering the cheap meal 18 years ago.”可知，从18年前(2023-18=2005年)开始，杭州师范大学为学生推出“2元盖浇饭”。故选A。

3.What does the underlined word “purchased” mean?

A Fought.

B Bought.

C Blew.

D Woke.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“They drank free soup at school.”以及后面提到的学校决定推出“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。

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

A To help fat students.

B To help poor workers.

C To help poor students.

D To help thin students.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句的“The university wanted to help them. They started to offer the ‘2-yuan’ meal for them.”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，仅以2元每份的标准出售。故选C。

5.What is free?

A Rice.

B Meat.

C Vegetables.

D Soup.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据最后一句“They could also drink free soup.”可知，汤依旧是免费的。故选D。