More and more British people are deciding not to eat meat and animal products. As a result, vegetarianism(素食主义) is increasing in the UK. According to the Vegetarian Society, 2000 people are giving up meat and “going veggie(素食)” in Britain every week. There’s even a National Vegetarian Week organized every year to encourage people to try a meat-free lifestyle.

Vegetarians and vegans

Vegetarians are people who don’t eat or use any animal products. They are becoming more and more common in the UK culture. A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the country’s population) were vegetarians.

A healthy diet

So why are British people cutting out meat? Many are unhappy about the poor treatment of animals and the effects of meat and fish production on the environment. Worries about food safety, for example mad cow disease, also play a part. Others choose to change their eating habits to get healthier. According to the Vegetarian Society, a meat-free diet could help prevent the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure(压力).

Organic(有机的) farming

Another rising trend appears in the UK’s food production. They want their food to be organically produced. Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs. Organically farmed animals also have more living space and more good food. According to the Soil Association, three out of every four UK families now buy some type of organic food.

Vegetarianism is becoming 1. in the UK

Vegetarianism is increasing in the UK 2. more and more British people are choosing to live a meat-free style.

Vegetarians and vegans

It is reported that the 3. of vegetarians in the UK is about 3 million .

A healthy diet

Some people are worried about food safety. They don’t think the meat they eat are safe enough.

A meat-free diet could help reduce the 4. of the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure.

Organic farming

Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without 5. drugs.

At present, about 75% of UK families buy some type of organic food.

Tony never eats fish. This is not because he is allergic(过敏) to fish as food. He simply does not like the taste of it. You may not think this quite surprising, until I tell you that he has been a fisherman of one kind or another for most of his life.

At first, fishing was just a hobby. He used to sit on the river bank with his fishing rod(鱼竿) in his hand, waiting to feel the pull on the line. It meant a fish was trying to get the food from the hook(鱼钩). He wound(收回) the line as soon as possible and took the hook from the fish’s mouth, recorded its size in a notebook, then threw it back into the water.

Later, he used to go to sea on his friend’s fishing boat. Instead of throwing back the fish they caught, his friend took them home, where his wife cooked them or put them in the fridge for future meals.

Finally, Tony took a job on a large fishing boat. In their huge nets, they caught many fish at a time. Every time Tony found some small fish in the nets, he would say to himself: “How poor you are!” Again, Tony threw the small fish back into the sea.

1.Why does Tony never eat fish? Because __________.

A. he has been a fisherman for most of his life

B. he doesn’t like the taste of fish

C. he does not eat fish or meat

D. he would have a stomachache after having fish

2.He used to sit by the river, _________.

A. waiting for the fish to eat the food from the hook

B. listening to soft music and waiting for his friend

C. waiting for his friend to talk about their dreams

D. sitting around and doing nothing

3.What did Tony do after he got fish from the river?

A. He brought it back home and cooked it.

B. He sent it to his friend’s home.

C. He took a photo of the fish and posted it onlines.

D. He threw it back into the river.

4.Tony’s friend took the fish home and _______.

A. he could enjoy the harevsest with Tony

B. he wrote down the size of the fish in a notebook

C. he cooked and shared them with Tony together

D. his wife cooked them or prepared them for future meals

5.From the passage, we know that _________.

A. Tony never changed his job

B. Tony didn’t get along well with his friend

C. Tony is a kind of fisherman

D. Tony caught few fish at a time

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Pigs teach us about life

China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals,but when it comes to pigs,People think that pigs are ugly,lazy and stupid.

Just look at the idioms(习语)and phrases in our languages. In Chinese, we have the idioms like ”Boiling a dead pig”, and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions 1. “eating like a pig” and “to teach a pig to play on a flute(笛子)” .2.of them actually have anything to do with admiration or praise.

However, that doesn’t tell the 3..In fact, pigs do have some fine qualities(品质).And there’s probably no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival in 2019.

First of all, science long ago showed that pigs aren’t 4. at all.In fact,pigs are “intelligently and socially similar to dogs.”They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference5. those who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are lovely pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig(小猪佩奇) has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries and regions. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family6. children from all around the world about love, friendship, and the value of family.

“People are 7.too much attention to high speed and quick results, but McDull is slow and patient, and he will keep on fighting,8. difficult the road to success is.” said the creator of McDull(麦兜), a little pig who always works hard his dreams even though he keeps failing ”He has a heart of gold.”

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