If you ask your restaurant waiter to skip the...

If you ask your restaurant waiter to skip the plastic straw（吸管）at dinner, you keep one item out of the rubbish. But if a restaurant can stop handing out plastic straws to every diner, it is a much bigger different! Here’s how to ask your favorite restaurant to reduce single-use plastic.

Write A Letter Introduction

Tell the business owner how much you enjoy going there. Do you have a favorite dish or dessert they serve? Let them know! Then mention the plastic item you have seen on a recent visit，such as a straw or a bag.

Explain the problem with plastic

You could ask a restaurant to hand out plastic straws only if a customer wants them, or ask an ice-cream shop to change plastic spoon to a recyclable one. End your letter by thanking the business owner for reading. Mail your letter or drop it off in person next time you visit.

Speak Up

Speak face-to-face with a manager about plastic, whether you are dropping off your letter or just visiting the restaurant. Remember, you need to pay attention to your manners while talking.

Politely ask your waiter if you can speak to the restaurant manager.

Shake the manager’s hand and look him in the eye when you talk to him. Tell him why you enjoy coming to the restaurant. Give one fact about the plastic pollution problem and then provide your suggestion. If you bring your letter, hand it over to the manager. Thank them for their time.

1.This guide provides some tips for restaurant to improve their service, doesn’t it?

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2.According to the guide, what do you need to do first before you take action?

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3.Where does most of plastic waste finally go?

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4.What can a restaurant do to reduce some plastic waste?

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5.According to the guide, how can you communicate with the restaurant manager politely?

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6.Which way do you prefer, writing a letter or speaking face-to-face? Give your reason(s).

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If eating makes you feel better, you can go to your favourite restaurant to have a nice meal.　　 The sentence elements(成分) of the underlined parts is_______.

A. Subject　　 B. Predicative

C. Object　　　 D. adverbial

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1.Can I ask you if you miss the UK, or your relations?

2. What do you like to do in your free time?

3.I don’t know he did it.

4.How can Steve prove he’s honest?

5.What’s up? You look really unhappy.

6.What things worried her on that night?

7. Where are you going to spend the holiday?

8.Why is Jackie Chan your hero?

9.I’d like to go to the pop concert.

10.Why didn’t they catch the plane?

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In the United States, people throw away 500 million plastic straws(吸管) every day! They are enough to circle the Earth twice. Unluckily, they are almost never recycled, because they are too small.

Now, plastic straws are the aim of environmental movements. Among them is Be Straw Free. A 23-year-old young man, Milo Cress, started the movement at the age of 16. “I noticed that whenever I ordered a drink at a restaurant, it would come with a straw,” he said. “This seems like a huge waste.”

Cress started by asking restaurants in his home city to stop providing straws if customers do not ask for one. Many of them agreed. Over the years, restaurants in the United States joined the movement. On average, they use 50-80 percent fewer plastic straws than they used to.

In other countries, there are similar movements. In the United Kingdom, many restaurants now use paper straws instead of plastic ones. The British government is planning to ban all plastic waste by 2042.

However, in China, it is very common that many restaurants still use plastic straws. Will you do something to change the situation? Everybody can make a difference to it!

1.Why do people almost never recycle plastic straws?

A.Because the plastic straws are very cheap.

B.Because the plastic straws are very small.

C.Because people can make the plastic straws quite easily.

2.How old was Milo Cress when he started Be Straw Free?

A.7 years old. B.16 years old. C.23 years old.

3.What was Milo Cress done according to the passage?

A.He has asked people to stop asking for plastic straws at the restaurant.

B.He has asked restaurants not to offer straws without customers’ requirements.

C.He has asked restaurant to replace plastic straws with paper ones.

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ban”?

A.禁止 B.收购 C.回收

5.What does the writer expect readers to do at the end of the passage?

A.The writer expects readers to make friends with Milo Cress.

B.The writer expects readers to invite people to read the passage.

C.The writer expects readers to do something meaningful like Milo Cress

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You’ll ________ to join the party if your homework ________.

A. ask, do　　 　　 B. be asked, is done

C. asked, did　　 　D.be asked to, is done

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You’ll ________ to join the party if your homework ________.

A. ask, do　　 　　 B. be asked, is done

C. asked, did　　 D.be asked to, is done

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An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,“OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s."

This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s," or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice."

American customs about who pays for dates are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business　 world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means　 “Come, as my guest.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

1.The passage tells us　 _____　 .

A. how to eat out　　　 B. where to eat out

C. what to eat out　　 D. who pays for the meal

2.If you have little money,　 _____　 .

A. you’ll have a cheap meal　

B.you’ll borrow some from others

C. you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal

D. you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner

3.“Go Dutch" in this passage means　 _____.

A.去饭馆　　 B.就餐　 C.订餐　 D.各自付款

4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means _____ .

A. he’s going to lend some money to you

B. he’s going to pay for your meal, too

C. he’ll be angry with you

D. he can’t understand you

5.In America,some girls and women _____now.

A .ask men to pay for their meals　　

B .try to pay for the men’s meals

C .try to pay for their own meals

D. never have anything outside

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An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “ I’m afraid it’ll have to be somewhere cheap, as I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’ s.”

This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s.” or “ I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards the person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “ Thank you. That would be very nice.”

American custom about who pays for dates is much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay for her own.

1.The passage tells us ________.

A. how to eat out

B. where to eat out

C. what to eat out

D. who pays for the meal

2.If you have little money, ________.

A. you’ll not pay for your meal

B. you’ll borrow some from others

C. you’ll have a cheap meal

D. you will not eat anything

3.“Go Dutch” in the passage means________.

A. 去吃饭　　　　 B. 就餐　　　　　　

C. 订餐　　　　　 D. 各自付款

4.If your friend says to you “ I want to take you to lunch at noon”, that means _________.

A. the person wants to lend some money to you

B. the person wants to pay for both of you

C. the person will be angry with you

D. the person can’t understand you

5.In America, some girls and women _______in the old days.

A. asked men to pay for their meals

B. tried to pay for the men’s meals

C. tried to pay for their own meals

D. never had anything outside

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, because I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's.”

This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh，no， I want to take you to lunch at Smith's,” or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards the person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would he very nice.”

American custom(习惯) about who pays for dates (约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay their way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

1.If you have little money,　　　　　　　　　

A. you will not cat dinner

B. you'll borrow some from others

C. you'll ask your friend to pay for your meal

D. you'll have a cheap meal

2.“Go Dutch” in this passage means　　　　　　　　　 .

A. 各自付款　　　　　　 B. 就餐　　　　　　 C. 订餐　　　　 D.去饭馆

3.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means　　　　　　　　 .

A. he's going to lend you money to you

B. he's going to pay for your meal

C. he'll be angry with you

D. he can't understand you

4. In America, some girls and women　　　　　 now.

A. ask men to pay for their meals

B. try to pay for the men's meals

C. try to pay for their own meals

D. never have anything outside

5.The passage tells us　　　　　　　　 .

A. how to eat out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where to cat out

C. what to cat out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D who pays for the meal

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——What did you say to your grandmother on the phone just now?

—— I asked her _______ .

A.if is she cooking for lunch

B.if she is cooking for lunch

C.what did she cook for lunch

D.what she cooked for lunch

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