Question

Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive from India’s capital, New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.
A Growing Problem
Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children in India. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s why India began the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.
The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.
Lunch Is Served!
The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives at Gopalgarh Primary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates

1. 1.
   The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to _____
   1. A.
      the poor
   2. B.
      the old
   3. C.
      college students
   4. D.
      school children
2. 2.
   Why is it difficult for children to go to school in India?
   1. A.
      Because there are not enough teachers
   2. B.
      Because there are not enough schools
   3. C.
      Because they have to work to make money
   4. D.
      Because their parents refuse to send them to school
3. 3.
   Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?
   1. A.
      It is run by Narasimha Das
   2. B.
      It has been carried out for about 50 years
   3. C.
      It is to encourage children to go to school
   4. D.
      It is the largest school-lunch program in the world

Answer 1

DCA
試題分析：本文介紹印度為了然適齡兒童上學而采用的免費午餐和早餐行動，因為印度的孩子很多，很多人如果不上學就要去上班，會引起較多的社會問題。所以政府就采取了這樣的計劃來吸引兒童上學。
1.D 推理題。根據文章第一段最后一句It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.可知這些食物都是被送往學校的，說明是給學生吃的。故D正確。
2. 推理題。根據文章第二段1,2行Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children in India. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s why India began the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world.可知在印度讓這么多的孩子都上學是很困難的，如果他們不上學，他們就一定去上班，也會挨餓。所以政府創辦了這樣的一個組織給學生提供免費的飯菜，以吸引學生來上學。故C正確。
3. 細節題。根據文章第一句Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children.可知是由Narasimha Das給這些學生提供飯菜。故A正確。
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點評：本文介紹印度為了然適齡兒童上學而采用的免費午餐和早餐行動，推理題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎上，做出一定判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理題所涉及的內容可能是文中某一句話，也可是某幾句話，但做題的指導思想都是以文字信息為依據，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據的推理，也不能根據表面文字信息做多步推理，要根據原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。