Question

D(20 分) (2015 •南京)

    Nowadays,the food that you buy comes from many different countries. Have a look in your fridge,cupboard,and fruit bowl and check the origins (來源) of the food. Perhaps there are apples from California,lamb from New Zealand,or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey,from “field to plate”，is called “food miles”. A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer's field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays,food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer (消費者) . Why is this,and what are the effects (影響) of these long distances?

   Traditionally,farmers sold their food in the local market,so the food didn't have to travel very far. The consumers also did not travel very far because they went to their local market 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. In addition,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.

   Some countries have to import (進口) most of their food. This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) , for example,gets 85% of its food from other countries. Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

   What's wrong with “food miles”？Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons. First of all,because food travels such long distances,we need more planes,lorries,and ships to move the food. This means we use more oil or petrol,so there is more pollution and more global (全球的) warming. In addition,food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty. Tomatoes,for example,are picked early and stored for their long journeys. For this reason,they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste,and it also reduces the amount of global pollution. We need to buy more local food.

() 1. What is called “food miles” according to this passage?

   A. The origins of the food.         B. The effects of long distances.

   C. The journey from field to plate. D. The disadvantages of imported food.

() 2. The underlined word “available” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “”.

   A. easy to get   B. not busy   C. willing to talk   D. impossible to get

() 3. Some countries,like the United Arab Emirates,have to import most of their food because of.

   A. long distances         B. difficult climates

   C. fresh and tasty food   D. modern technology

() 4. The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to .

   A. buy more local food     B. increase international trade

   C. travel long distances   D. use imported materials

() 5. This passage is mainly about .

   A. how local food travels from field to plate   B. what “food miles” is and its effects

   C. how some countries import their food         D. where different kinds of food come from

Answer 1

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B

1.C

(題干意為:根據(jù)本文什么被稱為食物里程？A. 食物的來源；B.長距離的影響;   C. 食物從田間到盤中的行程;   D. 進口食物的缺點。根據(jù)文中句子 This journey,from “field to plate”，is called “food miles”可知選   C. )

2. A 

(題干意為：第二段畫線單詞available最可能的意思是        。A. 容易得到;   B. 不忙;   C. 愿意交談;   D. 不可能得到。根據(jù)文章介紹食品全球流通的現(xiàn)象可知選A。)

3. B 

(題干意為:一些國家，如阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國需要進口大多數(shù)食 物，原因是           。 A. 長距離;   B. 惡劣的氣候;   C. 新鮮和可口的食物;   D. 現(xiàn)代技術。根據(jù)文中第三段第二句:This is because they have difficult climates.可知選 B.)

4. A 

(題干意為:本文作者用最后一段主要是鼓勵讀者___ 。 A.買更多當?shù)氐氖澄?提升國際貿易;  C. 遠距離旅行;  D. 用進口 材料。根據(jù)文章最后一段作者的觀點We need to buy more local food.可知選A. )

5. B

(題干意為:這篇文章主要是關于         。A. 當?shù)厥澄锸窃鯓訌奶镩g流通到盤中的;   B. 食物里程是什么和它的影響;   C. 有些國家 是如何進口食物的;   D. 不同種類的食物來自哪里。通讀全文，文章主 要介紹了現(xiàn)代食品全球流通的方式、原因和面臨的問題。故選B。)