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There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause.Usually，the 1 the idea is，the more it gets noticed.And that's precisely why one 2 Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe，surviving 3 on discarded(丢弃的)food.The threemonth,1,900mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet's 4 of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can 5 ，the trip is no piece of cake.While restaurants 6 tons of food each year，much of it remains inaccessible because of 7 garbage containers，health regulations，or business policies.Only about one in ten places 8 him food that would otherwise be discarded.For legal 9 ，most restaurants have a policy against 10 food waste.“Some people have even 11 their jobs by giving me food，” Dubanchet said.
What's 12 interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet's cause.Berlin has been the 13 while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen.There，he had to 14 at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food.The 15 is all the more serious when you consider the 16 exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
“I have to get food 17 because after all the biking I am tired and I need the 18 ，”Dubanchet explained.“Is my 19 full or empty？That is the most important thing，not what I am eating.”
He aims to 20 his journey by midJuly.With any luck，he'll turn a few more heads in the process.
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了为提高人们节约食物的意识，法国人Dubanchet 骑行穿越欧洲，途中靠人们丢弃的食物为生，并介绍了不同城市对食物垃圾的不同态度。
1．A.cleverer B．older C．stranger D．simpler
答案：C
解析：下文语境题。引起人们对一项事业的关注有很多种方式。通常来说，想法越奇怪(stranger)，得到的关注也越多。根据下文所述，骑行过程中以垃圾为食是一种奇怪行为。clever聪明的；old年纪大的；simple简单的。
2．A.garbageeating B．sportsloving
C．foodwasting D．lawbreaking
答案：A
解析：下文语境题。根据第二段的surviving...on discarded(丢弃的)food可知，这个法国人靠丢弃的食物为食。这就是一个吃垃圾的(garbageeating)法国人引起我们注意的原因。sportsloving 热爱运动的；foodwasting 浪费食物的；lawbreaking 违法的。
3．A.secretly B．finally C．entirely D．probably
答案：C
解析：上下文语境题。根据上下文可知，Baptiste Dubanchet 骑行穿越欧洲，途中完全(entirely)靠吃人们丢弃的食物为生。secretly 秘密地；finally 最后；probably 很可能。
4．A.purpose B．way C．opinion D．dream
答案：B
解析：上文语境题。由第一段第一句“There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause.(引起人们对一项事业的关注有很多种方式)”可知，从巴黎到华沙，历时三个月，骑行1 900英里，这就是Dubanchet引起欧洲和世界对食物浪费这一现象的关注的方式(way)。purpose 目的；opinion观点；dream 梦想。
5．A.observe B．imagine C．suggest D．remember
答案：B
解析：上下文语境题。正如你能想象(imagine)的，这趟骑行之旅并不容易。observe观察；suggest建议；remember记起。
6．A.store B．cook C．shop for D．throw away
答案：D
解析：上下文语境题。根据上下文可知，饭店每年都要丢掉(throw away)大量的食物。store 存储；cook 做饭；shop for 购买。
7．A.locked B．damaged C．connected D．abandoned
答案：A
解析：上下文语境题。虽然饭店每年都会丢掉大量的食物，但由于垃圾箱被锁(locked)、健康法规或商业政策的限制，大部分被丢弃的食物是不容易获得的。 damage损坏；connect连接；abandon抛弃。
8．A.bought B．offered C．ordered D．sold
答案：B
解析：上下文语境题。只有大约十分之一的地方为他提供了(offered)会丢弃的食物。buy买； order预订；sell 卖。
9．A.reasons B．rights C．fees D．aids
答案：A
解析：下文语境题。根据下文可知，送给别人被丢弃的食物是法律不允许的，因此此处指“出于法律原因(reasons)”。right权利；fee费用；aid 援助。
10．A.begging for B．giving away C．hiding D．causing
答案：B
解析：上下文语境题。大多数饭店都有政策禁止送给(give away)别人被丢弃的食物。beg for乞求；hide 隐藏； cause 导致，造成。
11．A.did B．kept C．accepted D．risked
答案：D
解析：上下文语境题。有些人因为给“我”食物而冒着丢掉工作的风险(risk)。do做；keep 保持；accept接受。
12．A.hardly B．usually C．particularly D．merely
答案：C
解析：上下文语境题。特别(particularly)有趣的是，各个城市对Dubanchet事业的态度。hardly几乎不；usually通常；merely仅仅。
13．A.easiest B．nearest C．biggest D．richest
答案：A
解析：下文语境题。根据后面的while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen可知，前面应该是与最困难的对比，因此柏林是最容易(easiest)得到食物的城市。near距离近的；big大的；rich富裕的。
14．A.work B．shout C．ask D．jump
答案：C
解析：上下文语境题。在最难获得食物的镇上，他要询问(ask)大约50家不同的商店或餐馆，才能找到食物。 work工作；shout 大喊；jump 跳跃。
15．A.competition B．conversation C．conflict D．challenge
答案：D
解析：上下文语境题。大约50家商店或餐馆一家家询问有没有食物，对骑行者来说是一个挑战(challenge)。competition竞争；conversation对话；conflict矛盾。
16．A.adequate B．rewarding C．demanding D．suitable
答案：C
解析：下文语境题。从法国到波兰，对人来讲应该是费力的(demanding)锻炼。adequate 充足的；rewarding有益的，值得做的；suitable 合适的。
17．A.again B．alone C．later D．fast
答案：D
解析：上下文语境题。“我”不得不很快(fast)获得食物，因为骑行之后，“我”很累，需要能量。again再一次，又一次；alone 单独；later后来。
18．A.spirit B．energy C．time D．effort
答案：B
解析：上文语境题。骑行之后很累，需要补充能量(energy)。spirit精神；time时间；effort 努力。
19．A.stomach B．hand C．pocket D．basket
答案：A
解析：上下文语境题。“我的肚子(stomach)是不是饱了？”这是最重要的，而不是“我”在吃什么。hand手；pocket口袋；basket篮子。
20．A.arrange B．restart C．report D．finish
答案：D
解析：上下文语境题。他打算在7月中旬完成(finish)他的旅行。arrange安排；restart 重新开始；report 报道。
