江苏省南通地区2018-2019学年上学期八年级英语12月月考试卷分类汇编：任务型阅读（含答案）

南通地区2018-2019学年上学期八年级英语12月月考试卷分类汇编 任务型阅读 海安市十校联考 October 16 is World Food Day (WFD). The UN started the day in 1979. It reminds(提醒) people not to waste food and fight hunger. A number of people in the world still don’t have enough food to eat. The food shortage(短缺) is a big problem all over the world. Now, there are more than 1000 million hungry people in the world according to the UN. Many children go to sleep hungry, and 15 million of them die of hunger each year. There are several reasons for food shortage. First, there are more natural disasters. Also, a growing population(人口) makes feeding everyone more difficult. Another big reason is food waste. Most people don’t realize how much food they throw away every day. The average(平均的) person throws away 50kg of food every year. According to the UN, more than one third of all food goes to waste each year. Over 1,300 billion kilograms of food is wasted each year. The food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people, while in Latin Ameri