Passage 18【2020 •陕西省】
New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids
WELLINGTON, Feb. 20 ( Xinhua) – “Thousands of children have begun receiving a free lunch on schooldays under the government’s free and healthy school lunch program,” Prime Minister (首相) Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.
“The program is for 7 ,000 students at 31 schools right now. The number will extend to 21,000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021 ,”Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke’s Bay.
“A full stomach makes all the difference to a child’s learning,” Ardern said.
“Providing a free and healthy lunch at school is one way to help New Zealand become the best place in the world for school children. And people can see that difference right away,” she said. She added that providing these lunches was also a great way for local families to have jobs.
“The program is one of 75 plans from New Zealand’s CYWS ( Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy). It started last year and developed with the money from 10,000 New Zealanders including 6,000 young people,” said Education Minister Chris Hipkins.
27．What kind of writing is it?
A．Story. B．News. C．Email. D．Invitation.
28．The underlined word “extend” here means “__________”.
A．increase B．double C．remain D．fall
29．From the second paragraph, we know that Ardern was __________ when she explained the program.
A．planning for the free lunch program B．giving lunch to the school children
C．thinking how to provide jobs for local families D．collecting money from New Zealanders
30．By “A full stomach makes all the difference to a child’s learning,” Ardern meant that “__________”.
A．learning well mainly depends on eating B．learning to eat a proper lunch is important
C．eating has nothing to do with learming D．children will learm better if they eat well
本文是一则新闻，讲述了新西兰政府为学校的孩子们提供免费的校园午餐，孩子们吃得好才能学得更好。
27．B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章标题“New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids”以及文章内容可知，本文是一则新闻报道，报道了新西兰为成千上万的孩子们提供免费校园午餐。故选B。
28．A【解析】词意猜测题。increase增加；double两倍；remain保持；fall跌倒。根据第二段中“7 ,000 students at 31 schools right now”和“21,000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021”可知，到2021年年初的时候，学校数量和人数都会增加，所以划线部分单词extend与increase的意思相同。故选A。
29．B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke’s Bay.”可知，Ardern在解释这个项目的时候，她正在给学校的孩子们准备午餐。故选B。
30．D【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“A full stomach makes all the difference to a child’s learning”可知，吃饱了对孩子的学习有很大的影响，即：孩子们如果吃得好，他们将会学习得更好。故选D。
New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids
WELLINGTON, Feb. 20 ( Xinhua) – “Thousands of children have begun receiving a free lunch on schooldays under the government’s free and healthy school lunch program,” Prime Minister (首相) Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.
“The program is for 7 ,000 students at 31 schools right now. The number will extend to 21,000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021 ,”Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke’s Bay.
“A full stomach makes all the difference to a child’s learning,” Ardern said.
“Providing a free and healthy lunch at school is one way to help New Zealand become the best place in the world for school children. And people can see that difference right away,” she said. She added that providing these lunches was also a great way for local families to have jobs.
“The program is one of 75 plans from New Zealand’s CYWS ( Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy). It started last year and developed with the money from 10,000 New Zealanders including 6,000 young people,” said Education Minister Chris Hipkins.
27．What kind of writing is it?
A．Story. B．News. C．Email. D．Invitation.
28．The underlined word “extend” here means “__________”.
A．increase B．double C．remain D．fall
29．From the second paragraph, we know that Ardern was __________ when she explained the program.
A．planning for the free lunch program B．giving lunch to the school children
C．thinking how to provide jobs for local families D．collecting money from New Zealanders
30．By “A full stomach makes all the difference to a child’s learning,” Ardern meant that “__________”.
A．learning well mainly depends on eating B．learning to eat a proper lunch is important
C．eating has nothing to do with learming D．children will learm better if they eat well
本文是一则新闻，讲述了新西兰政府为学校的孩子们提供免费的校园午餐，孩子们吃得好才能学得更好。
27．B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章标题“New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids”以及文章内容可知，本文是一则新闻报道，报道了新西兰为成千上万的孩子们提供免费校园午餐。故选B。
28．A【解析】词意猜测题。increase增加；double两倍；remain保持；fall跌倒。根据第二段中“7 ,000 students at 31 schools right now”和“21,000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021”可知，到2021年年初的时候，学校数量和人数都会增加，所以划线部分单词extend与increase的意思相同。故选A。
29．B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke’s Bay.”可知，Ardern在解释这个项目的时候，她正在给学校的孩子们准备午餐。故选B。
30．D【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“A full stomach makes all the difference to a child’s learning”可知，吃饱了对孩子的学习有很大的影响，即：孩子们如果吃得好，他们将会学习得更好。故选D。
