10.Nowadays,the food that you buy comes from many different countries.Have a look in your fridge.Perhaps there are apples from California or potatoes from Egypt.You may be amazed how far food travels to get to your plate.This journey,from field to plate,is called"food miles".Nowadays,food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer(消費者).Why is this,and what are the effects of these long distances?
In the past,farmers sold their food in the local market and the consumers did not travel very far to buy the food.This was a good system for farmers and consumers.However,there were some disadvantages.For example,consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally and they could only get food that was in season.Now,because of modern technology,food comes from all over the world.We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes.They are available in winter if we want.In addition,some countries have to import(進口) most of their food because they have difficult climates.The UAE (阿聯酋),for example,gets 85% of its food from other countries.
What's wrong with"food miles"?Isn't it a good way to increase international trade?I believe these"food miles"are affecting people for a number of reasons.First of all,because food travels such long distances,we need more planes,trucks,and ships to move the food.This means we use more oil,so there is more pollution and more global warming.In addition,food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty.Local food has a better taste,and it also reduces the amount of global pollution.We need to buy more local food.
61.According to the passage,"food miles"refers to the distance that food travelsA
A.from the farmer's field to the consumer
B.from the farmer's field to the local market
C.from the local market to the consumer
62.The underlined word"available"in Paragraph 2means"A".
A.able to get
B.impossible to buy
C.difficult to plant
63.The UAE imports most of its food because ofB.
A.better taste
B.difficult climates
C.modern technology
64.The writer uses the LAST paragraph mainly to encourage readers toC.
A.use more oil
B.develop international trade
C.buy more local food
65.Which is one of the effects of"food miles"mentioned in the passage?B
A.It causes more traffic accidents.
B.There is more global pollution and warming.
C.Farmers no longer sell food in the local markets.
分析 【文章大意】這篇文章主要講述了食物里程的事情.隨著科技的發(fā)展,人們可以買到不同國家的食物,而文章提到了這給人們帶來的好處以及會帶來的不好的影響.
解答 61 A 細節(jié)理解題.根據文章:This journey,from field to plate,is called"food miles".可知從田地到盤子里的旅行稱之為:"食物里程".故選A.
62 A 細節(jié)理解題.根據文章:Now,because of modern technology,food comes from all over the world.We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes.可知由于現代科技,食物來自全世界.我們買草莓和番茄不必等到春季或夏季.推出在冬天也可以得到它們.故選A.
63 B 細節(jié)理解題.根據文章:In addition,some countries have to import(進口) most of their food because they have difficult climates.可知一些國家不得不進口大多數食物主要是因為他們不好的氣候問題.故選B.
64 C 推理判斷題.根據文章:We need to buy more local food.可知我們需要買當地食品.故選C.
65 B 細節(jié)理解題.根據文章:This means we use more oil,so there is more pollution and more global warming.可知這就意味著我們使用了更多的石油,所以將有更多的污染和全球變暖.故選B.
點評 首先要仔細閱讀短文,掌握大意,然后結合具體的題目再讀短文,從中找出相關信息,就可以確定正確答案.