课时作业(十六)Unit6SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.阅读理解ACleaningyourplatemaynothelpfeedhungrychildrentoday,buttheoldadviceofmotherseverywheremayhelpreducefoodwastefromthefarmtothefork,helptheenvironmentandmakeiteasiertofeedtheworld'sgrowingpopulation.Harddataisstillbeingcollected,butexpertsinChicagosayabout30%to50%ofthefoodproducedintheworldgoesuneaten.TheaverageAmericanthrowsaway33poundsoffoodeachmonth—about$40worth,whichmeanseachpersonthrowsawayalmost400poundsoffoodeveryyear.TheUSDepartmentofAgriculturesaysthat23%ofeggsandanevenhigherrateofproduceendupinthetrash(垃圾)．“Weforgetwehaveallthesefreshfruit—andvegetables,andattheendoftheweekwehavetothrowthemaway，”saidEstherGove,amotherofthreeyoungchildreninSouthBerwick,Maine.“Now,Idon'tbuyasmuchfreshproduceasIusedto.”Buttheeffectoffoodwastearrivesfarbeyondthekitchen.Agriculture(农业)istheworld'slargestuserofwater,abigconsumerofenergyandmajoremitterofgreenhousegasesduringproduction.Expertssayreducingwasteisasimplewaytocutstressontheenvironmentandcaneasepressureonfarmers,whowillbecalledontofeedanexpected9billionpeoplearoundtheworldin2050,comparedwithabout7billiontoday.Nomatterhowsustainable(可持续的)farmingis,ifthefood'snotgettingeaten,it'snotsustainableandit'snotagooduseofourresources.Inrichernations,fruitandvegetablesendupinthetrashbecausetheyaren'tprettyenoughtomeetcompanies'standards,andhavegonebadinahomerefrigeratororaren'teatenatarestaurant.Indevelopingcountries,muchfoodgoeswrongbeforeitgetstothemarketbecauseofpoorroadsandlackofrefrigeration.Highfoodpricesareanotherreason,becausesomepeoplecan'taffordthefoodthat'sproduced.1．Fromthefirstparagraph.weknowthatcleaningyourplate________.A．isyourmother'sbestadviceforyouB．canhelpsolvecertainproblemsintheworldC．canhelpfeedhungrychildrenallovertheworldD．helpsmeetthegrowingpopulation'sneeds2．Theunderlinedword“emitter”inParagraph4means“________”．A．userB．finderC．protectorD．producer3．Whichofthefollowingtopicsmayfollowthetext?A．Moreexamplesoffoodwaste.B．Waystoreducefo