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ld feed over 10 million people. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly know how hard farmers work to provide them with the food they eat. “Since the 1980s, when Chinese gradually became richer, food waste has been a subject of debate. But things have hardly changed over the years,” said Yu Changjiang, a sociologist at Peking University. “It’s the Chinese way o f showing respect to friends, often referred as Mianzi.” But rather than tradition, huge public spending on government banquets(宴會(huì) ) is also causing food waste, said Zhou Xiaozheng from the sociology department at Renmin University of China. “It’s the result of widespread reception meals at government levels. It is also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their best to reduce food waste.” ( )1. Which of the following statements is not the reasons for food waste? A. Students hardly know farmers’ hard work on the farm. B. The government spends a large amount of money on government banquets. C. Leaving some food after a banquet is the Chinese way to show respect to guests. D. The food in the college canteen is not delicious. ( )2. Where can we probably read this passage? A. In a newspaper. B. In a traffic report. C. On a health website. D. In a story book. B You either have it, or you don’t - a sense of direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map while others can lose themselves in the next street? Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of dire ction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it. “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.” Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions: ? If you are using a map, turn it so that it relates to(與??有聯(lián)系 ) the way you are facing. ? If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree- something easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route. ? Simplify(簡(jiǎn)化 ) the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as towerblocks or hills which can help to find out where you are. Now you will never get lost again! ( )3. Children have the ability to find the way around when they are ______ years old. A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 ( )4. Which of the following things cannot be used as landmarks? A. Tower blocks. B. Hills. C. Wells. D. Bikes. ( )5. What does the underlined word “ emphasize” mean in the passage? A. To give special importance to something. B. To express thanks for somebody. C. To understand or bee aware of a fact. D. To admire somebody. ( )6. Scientists believe that __________. A. some babies are born with a sense of direction B. people learn a sense of direc