Section 2---Unit 45 Food and Health
Waging
a War on Food Waste
We
all know that food should never go to waste. However, despite our good
intentions, as much as two billion tons of it ends up in the trash.
Considering
that nearly one billion people worldwide are either starving or hungry, this
figure is shocking. What is perhaps more shocking is that every one of these
mouths could be fed using less than a quarter of the food that is wasted in the
United States and in Europe alone!
How
is so much food wasted each year? Some foods may be lost in production due to
pests or poor transportation and storage practices. Damaged or
imperfect-looking fruits and vegetables may be thrown out since most
supermarkets won't buy them.
Of
the items that do make it to the market, many will go bad while sitting on the
shelf. Once bought and placed in the fridge at home, a certain amount of food
will rot because of improper meal planning. Then, there is food that might get
prepared but ends up being tossed away when our bellies are full.
To
help deal with the problem of food waste, a number of improvements need to be
made. In developing countries, the problem lies mainly in production. By
improving harvesting, processing, storage, and transportation methods, people
can save millions of tons of food each year.
In
the developed world, the issue comes down to raising awareness. In the United
States, for example, restaurants account for around 15 percent of all food
waste. Certain restaurants have begun offering smaller portions and are
encouraging diners to take home their leftovers.
In
a world with limited land, water, and energy, we need to pay more attention to
the issue of food waste. With our ever-increasing population, it's time to stop
wasting food and start taking action!
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. According the passage, what is a
shocking fact about food?
(A)
The planet will probably run out of food in the next one hundred years.
(B)
Restaurants in the United States account for one quarter of all food waste.
(C)
Less than 25 percent of the food wasted in the United States and Europe could
feed every starving or hungry person.
(D)
Two billion go hungry every single day.
( ) 2. What is one reason that so much food
gets wasted each year?
(A)
It's too expensive to store food.
(B)
There isn't enough water to grow all the crops.
(C)
It gets lost during the production process.
(D)
It doesn't get harvested in time.
( ) 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned
as a way to deal with the problem of food waste?
(A)
Countries should improve harvesting and processing.
(B)
People should eat out rather than eat in to avoid improper meal planning.
(C)
Restaurants should serve smaller portions of food.
(D)
We should pay more attention to the issue of food waste.
( ) 4. What is the main idea of the article?
(A)
How to solve the problem of too much thrown-away food
(B)
How to deal with damaged or imperfect-looking food
(C)
How to improve transportation methods for delivering food
(D)
How to feed the starving and hungry people of the world
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