(2019·浙江高考)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) 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.
篇章导读：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态度不同。
1．A.cleverer B．older
C．stranger D．simpler
答案：C 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。
2．A.garbageeating B．sportsloving
C．foodwasting D．lawbreaking
答案：A 根据第二段的“surviving __3__ on discarded (丢弃) food”可知，这个法国人靠捡垃圾为食。句意：这就是一个吃垃圾的(garbageeating)法国人引起我们注意的原因。
3．A.secretly B．finally
C．entirely D．probably
答案：C Baptiste Dubanchet 骑行穿越欧洲，途中完全(entirely)靠吃人们丢弃的食物为生。
4．A.purpose B．way
C．opinion D．dream
答案：B 由第一段第一句可知，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关注的方式(way)。
5．A.observe B．imagine
C．suggest D．remember
答案：B 正如你能想象(imagine)的，这趟骑行之旅并不容易。
6．A.store B．cook
C．shop for D．throw away
答案：D 根据上下文可知，饭店每年都要丢掉(throw away)大量的食物。
7．A.locked B．damaged
C．connected D．abandoned
答案：A 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。
8．A.bought B．offered
C．ordered D．sold
答案：B 只有大约十分之一的地方为他提供了(offered)会丢弃的食物。
9．A.reasons B．rights
C．fees D．aids
答案：A 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)”。
10．A.begging for B．giving away
C．hiding D．causing
答案：B 大多数饭店都有政策禁止送给(give away)别人被丢弃的食物。
11．A.did B．kept
C．accepted D．risked
答案：D 有些人因为给“我”食物而冒着丢掉工作的风险(risk)。
12．A.hardly B．usually
C．particularly D．merely
答案：C 特别(particularly)有趣的是，各个城市对Dubanchet的事业的态度。
13．A.easiest B．nearest
C．biggest D．richest
答案：A 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。
14．A.work B．shout
C．ask D．jump
答案：C 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。
15．A.competition B．conversation
C．conflict D．challenge
答案：D 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)。
16．A.adequate B．rewarding
C．demanding D．suitable
答案：C 从法国到波兰，对人来讲应该是费力的(demanding)锻炼。
17．A.again B．alone
C．later D．fast
答案：D “我”不得不很快(fast)获得食物，因为骑行之后，“我”很累，需要……
18．A.spirit B．energy
C．time D．effort
答案：B 骑行之后很累，需要补充能量(energy)。
19．A.stomach B．hand
C．pocket D．basket
答案：A “‘我’的肚子(stomach)是不是饱了？”这是最重要的，而不是“我”在吃什么。
20．A.arrange B．restart
C．report D．finish
答案：D 他打算在7月中旬完成(finish)他的旅行。
