题目内容
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(来源) 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(消费者).Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) 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(进口) 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 journey.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
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Every summer Carol travels a lot by herself and visits new places. Last August she had a 1. vacation, so she was on a tour of four countries in Europe. Europe was beautiful but her vacation wasn’t very nice. She was in each country only for three days. She visited too many museums and was always 2. . After her vacation she was tired and bored. This summer she is going to spend her vacation in a 3. way. She is going to travel to one country in Asia with friends and visit only one city. They will stay there for seven days and they are going to choose a city near the sea 4. they can go swimming and have picnics on the beach. 5. a happy journey it must be!
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