1. (2022高一下·福清月考) 阅读理解

At the end of my third year at university, I still had over 50 meals left in my dining account. So I swiped my meal card until I had nothing left, packed all of the meals and drove to Center City to give them all out to anyone I could find who needed a meal.

When I returned to campus, I wanted to create a formal meal donation program and after months of meetings, I convinced my university to launch this program. But what started with meals quickly evolved into something much greater when I learned about how much food was also going to waste from grocery stores and restaurants in the area.

Approximately 1/3 of all food produced in the United States (126 billion pounds) is thrown in landfills each year. Meanwhile, 40 million Americans are suffering from food insecurity in the US, and 1 in 5 people are suffering in Philadelphia.

My solution was called Sharing Surplus. Then, our team created a transportation network to pick up surplus food on a regular basis and deliver it to local hunger—relief organizations. In the last twelve months, we have delivered more than 75,000 pounds of food to shelters and soup kitchens fighting food insecurity.

Graduating from college soon, I am ready to pursue Sharing Surplus as my full-time job. Now let's talk about Gen Z (those born between 1996 and 2010). Our generation will soon be responsible for the fate of our planet, which is equally exciting and challenging. More than ever, we must look closely at the problems that our society faces today and try to imagine big ideas that can solve them.

1. （1） What did the author do to make his program much greater?

   A . Hold meetings to persuade others to join him. B . Cooperate with local stores and restaurants. C . Buy food from grocery stores for the needy. D . Donate much more of his leftover meals.
3. （2） What do the figures in Paragraph 3 mean?

   A . Some easy measures to reduce food waste.   B . Great potential for turning waste into charity. C . An urgent need for more crops in the United States. D . Big food problems facing the United States.
5. （3） What can be inferred about Sharing Surplus from Paragraph 4?

   A . It has partly changed the industry of food delivery. B . It has helped set up many hunger-relief organizations. C . It has made a great contribution to fighting hunger. D . It has created a more advanced transportation network.
7. （4） What message does the author seem to convey in the last paragraph?

   A . The students in the USA should try to help the poor. B . Gen Z should pursue Sharing Surplus to earn money. C . After graduation, it is important to find a full time job. D . Gen Z should try to solve the existing social problems.