大学英语阅读理解及答案.docx

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大学英语阅读理解及答案

大学英语阅读理解及答案

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大学英语阅读理解及解答】

i’mprettyconfidentthattherewillneverbeadaywhenalltheworldisinagreementaboutthebesthumandiet.i’manomnivoremyself,butihavefriendswhoswearbytheirpaleo,vegetarian,andvegandiets.allofuscanmakecompellingargumentsaboutwhyweeatthewaywedo,andallofuscanmakevalidcriticismsofdietsthatareunlikeourown.

forme,decidinghowandwhattoeatrequiredacloseexaminationofthevaluesandprinciplesthattrulymattertome.thetypeoffoodweconsumehasimmediatehealthandeconomicconsequences,butitalsohasasignificantimpactonourenvironment.

asastudyshows,themannerandscaleatwhichoursocietycurrentlyraisesanimalforhumanconsumptioncontributestoclimatechangeinmajorway.italsowasteswater,pollutesoursoil,andcontaminatesfreshwatersupplies.soifyou’rereallytryingtolivealow-impactlife,eatinglessmeatandensuringthatthemeatyoudoeatisraisedbyresponsiblefarmersandrancherscouldhelpyoushrinkyourcarbonfootprintalotfasterthanbuyingahybridorskippingshowers.

1.theauthorbelievesthat（）

a.peoplewillbemoreandmorerationalinchoosingthefoodtheyeat.

b.theargumentsaboutwhatshouldbeeatenwillnevercometoanend.

c.peoplewillsomedayreachaconsensusonwhatthebestfoodis.

d.peoplewillbemoreandmorefastidiousinchoosingthefoodtheyeat.

2.whendecidinghowandwhattoeat,theauthor（）

a.hassomeimportantprinciplestofollow.

b.willconsultwithhisfriends.

c.willfollowtheinstructionsofhisfriends.

d.considersonlyhisowninterests.

3.thetypeoffoodweeat（）

a.hasanindirectbutgreateffectonourenvironment.

b.hasnothingtodowithourenvironment.

c.hasnothingtodowithourhealth.

d.isdecidedonlybyoureconomicstatus.

4.whatisimpliedinparagraph3（）

a.weshouldstopraisinganimalsforhumanconsumption.

b.weshouldstopeatinganimals.

c.thewayanimalsareraisedforhumanconsumptionshouldbeimproved.

d.environmentalpollutionandclimatechangearecausedbyraisinganimalsforhumanconsumption.

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americansaretoobusyforlunchbreaks,reportsaol.ratherthanleavingtheofficeforsomemuchneededrelaxation,mostworkersareoptingtodineattheirdesks.accordingtoasurvey,62%ofamericanofficeworkersusuallyeattheirlunchinthesamespottheyworkallday.

inaweakenedeconomy,manyemployeesfeelaheightenedneedtoprovetheirworthorlooklikeasuperstarworkerwhogoesaboveandbeyondtogetthejobdone.

plus,whencoworkersareworkingthroughtheirlunchbreaks,noonewantstobethepersonwholookslikeaslacker.

forothers,itisnotjustamatterofsavingtime,butsavingmoney.eatingoutroutinelygetsexpensive,sobringingalunchtoeatatthedeskisalsothethriftychoicefortheamericanworker.

onanationallevel,theunitedstatesdoesnotmandatethatbusinessesallowtheiremployeesalunchbreak.however,22statesdohaveexplicitlawsonthebooksstatingthatworkersmusttakeahalfhourtohourlunchbreak.nonetheless,evenworkersinthesestatesoftenfindthemselvesignoringthelawtochowdownnexttotheircomputers.

inadditiontolunch,27%willeatbreakfastattheirdesk（atleasttheyarenotskippingitaltogether）,and50%willsnackattheirdeskthroughouttheworkday.unfortunately,usingthedeskasadiningtablecouldbeahealthhazard.withabouttwointhreeworkersadmittingtheycleantheirdesklessthanonceamonth,theunsanitarysurfaceleavesworkerssusceptibletofoodborneillnesses.

1.accordingtothereportbyaol,mostamericanofficeworkersusually（）

a.takelunchattheirdesks.

b.takeanapafterlunch.

c.goouttoeatatlunchtime.

d.enjoyfreelunch.

2.（）makestheamericanemployeesfeelaheightenedneedtoprovetheirworth.

a.theemployers’encouragement

b.anupturnineconomy

c.thecozyworkingenvironment.

d.adownturnineconomy.

3.accordingtoparagraph4,（）?

a.moststatesofamericahavepassedthelawsstatingthatworkersmusttakesomelunchbreak.

b.theworkersinthe22statesworkfewerhoursthanthoseintheotherstates.

c.theworkersinthe22statesdonotnecessarilytakeabetterlunchbreakthanthoseintheotherstates.

d.theworkersinthe22statestakealongerlunchbreakthanthoseintheotherstates.

4.whatisadisadvantageoftakinglunchatthedesk?

a.itmaysavetimefortheemployees.

b.itmaydoharmtotheemployees’health.

c.itmaysavemoneyfortheemployees.

d.itmayhelptheemployeesreducetheirweight.

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tenyearsago,thecity’smunicipalutilitiesdepartmentlaunched“deliciousrecycling”,aprogramaimedatencouragingresidentstogetintothehabitof

collectingrecyclablewasteinexchangeforfreshvegetables,grownlocallyinapublic-rungarden—andboydidittakeoff.today,thegardenboastsmorethan30thousandplantstomeetthedemandofthousandsofveggie-lovingrecyclers,turningaluminumcansandplasticbottlesintoediblegreens.

ultimately,theprogramhasdonewondersforthehealthoftheenvironmentaswell,byriddingthecityofimproperlydisposedwaste.

1.wasterecyclingprograms（）

a.arepaidlittleattentiontoinmanyurbancenters.

b.helpmakecommunitiescleanandtidy.

c.havenothingtodowiththesanitationofcommunities.

d.areinactiveinmanyurbancenters.

2.thepurposeof“deliciousrecycling”is（）

a.toteachresidentshowtomakedeliciousfood.

b.torewardresidentswhodowellinclassifyingrubbish.

c.toencourageresidentstotraderecyclablewasteformeatorvegetables.

d.toencourageresidentstotraderecyclablewasteforvegetables.

3.accordingtolocalmayormiguelhaddad,（）

a.waterinstormdrainsisflowingmorefreelythanbeforebecausethetrashinithasbeenremoved.

b.waterinstormdrainscanbeexchangedforhealthyfood.

c.waterinstormdrainsisessentialtothegrowingoffreshvegetables.

d.thereismoretrashinstormdrainsnowthanthereusedtobe.

4.whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

a.“deliciousrecycling”hasfailedtoachievethedesiredresult.

b.therearenowasterecyclingprogramsinotherbrazilianmunicipalities.

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aclassactionlawsuithasbeenfiledagainstgeneralmillsformisrepresentingtheproductitcallsyoplaitgreek.itisn’tgreek,anditisn’tyogurt.thesalesofyoplaitgreekalreadylagfarbehindotherbrandssuchaschobaniandfageinanexplodinggreekyogurtmarket,andthislatestlawsuitwon’thelpany.

“yoplaitgreekdoesnotcomplywiththestandardofidentityofyogurt,”thelawsuitstates.“indeed,yoplaitgreekcontainsmilkproteinconcentrate（“mpc”）whichisnotamongthepermissibleingredientsofyogurt,non-fatyogurt,andlow-fat

yogurt（collectively“yogurt”）assetforthunderthefood,drug,andcosmeticact.”

authenticgreekyogurtisthickerinconsistencyandricherinproteinbecauseit’sstrainedofliquidwhey.butmpcoffersanalternativetothisprocess.itis,asdescribedonfoodnavigator-usa,“averyhighproteindrymilkproduct,whichhasbeentoutedforuseingreek-styleproductstoincreasetheirproteincontentandprovideathick,creamytexturewithouttheneedforexpensivestraining.”

initscorporateeagernesstoclaimalargershareofthegreekyogurtmarket,generalmillsaddsmpctoyoplaitgreekbecause,asreportedintheminneapolis/st.paulbusinessjournal,itis“cheapertostoreandtransportthanwetmilkandcostslessthandrymilkduetominimaltariffsonmpcimportsandlowerforeignmilkprices.”newzealandisthebiggestsupplierofmpctotheunitedstates.inshort,asstatedinthelawsuit,“theuseofmpcisfinanciallyadvantageoustodefendants.”itallowsgeneralmillstomanufacturemoreproductatlowercost,andthat’stheonlyreasonit’sintheyogurt.

nevermindthattheuseofthesubstanceinyogurtfloutsfdarulesforthestandardofidentityofthefood.sofartheextentofgeneralmills’sdefenseisthatthefdaneverexplicitlyprohibitedmpcinyogurt.that’salessoninlogic.anysubstancethatisnotexplicitlyprohibitedisofficiallypermitted.

nevermind,aswell,thequestionablesafetyofthesubstance,whichisnotincludedonthefdalistofsubstancesgenerallyrecognizedassafe（gras）oronthefdalistoffoodadditives.inotherwords,ithasn’tactuallybeenapprovedforuseinfood.

1.thelawsuitagainstgeneralmills（）

a.isaleadingfactorthathascausedthesalesofyoplaitgreektolagbehindotherbrands.

b.willmakethesalesofyoplaitgreeklagbehindotherbrands

c.willhelpincreasethesalesofyoplaitgreek.

d.hasnodirectrelationshipwiththefactthatthesalesofyoplaitgreekhavealreadylaggedfarbehindotherbrands.

2.authenticgreekyogurt（）

a.isstrainedofliquidwhey.

b.thickerinconsistencythanyoplaitgreek.

c.richerinproteinthanyoplaitgreek.

d.containsmpc.

3.accordingtothelawsuit,itis（）thatgeneralmillsaddsmpctoyoplaitgreek.

a.fortheimprovementofitsquality

b.fortheconvenienceoftransportation

c.forthereductionofcosts

d.fortheextensionofitsshelflife

4.whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

a.thefdahasapprovedtheuseofmpcinyogurt.

b.mpcisonthefdalistofsubstancesgenerallyrecognizedassafe

c.thefdahasneitherprohibitednorapprovedtheuseofmpcinyogurt.

d.mpcisonthefdalistoffoodadditives.

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appleshavebecomethelatestcontroversialentryintothegeneticallymodifiedfooddebate,followingajuly12new