Question

All over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who rarely or never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing, diets for several different reasons.
First, vegetarians have an enormous health advantage. One of the major health problems in modern societies is not too much protein but too much fat, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical evidence suggests that animal fats, including butter, contribute to the development of cholesterol in the human body. High amount of cholesterol seem to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. High amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typically less vulnerable to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.
Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians. Another reason is religion. Some religions forbid the eating of meat. The largest of these is the Hindu religion, which has about 600 million believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are, and there are many believers of other religions such Buddhism and even some Christian religions that also do not eat meat.
Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is valuable , and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food.
小題1:According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the following reasons EXCEPT________.

A．they want to stay healthy

B．they are too kind to put the idea of killing animals

C．they live in areas where meat supply is not adequate

D．they should not eat meat due to their religious belief

小題2:Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2 ?

A．Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.

B．Heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein.

C．There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer.

D．There are less health problems in modern society due to advanced medical care.

小題3:What does “vulnerable” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Having low level of cholesterol.

B．Having high level of cholesterol.

C．Having weak ability to resist diseases and harms.

D．Having strong ability to resist disease and harms.

小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A．being a vegetarian may be a very strange thing

B．vegetarians eat meat on some special occasions

C．a(chǎn)ll vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meat

D．most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy.

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了素食者不吃肉的原因以及大多數(shù)素食者都認(rèn)為生活中沒(méi)有肉是快樂(lè)的。
小題1:根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容,文中并沒(méi)有提到素食者不吃肉是因?yàn)樗麄兙幼〉沫h(huán)境沒(méi)有足夠的肉供食用，故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)First, vegetarians have an enormous health advantage.故答案應(yīng)為A。
小題3:根據(jù)to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.可猜出“vulnerable”意思是易受攻擊的，故選C。
小題4:通過(guò)全文內(nèi)容可知，大多數(shù)素食者都認(rèn)為生活中沒(méi)有肉是快樂(lè)的，故選D。
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