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Directions:
Readthefollowingtexts.Answerthequestionsbloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].
WhenJuliusCaesarmadehistriumphalentranceintoRomein45BC,hecelebratedbygivingafeastatwhichthousandsofguestsgorgedonpoultry,seafoodandgame.Similarcelebrationsfeaturingexorbitantconsumptionofanimalfleshhavemarkedhumanvictories—inwar,sport,politicsandcommerce—sinceourspecieslearnedtocontrolfire.Throughoutthedevelopingworldtoday,oneofthefirstthingspeopledoastheyclimboutofpovertyistoshiftfromtheirpeasantdietofmainlygrainsandbeanstoonethatisrichinporkorbeef.Since1950,percapitalconsumptionofmeataroundtheglobehasmoredoubled.
Meat,itseems,isnotjustfoodbutrewardaswell.Butinthecomingcentury,thatwillchange.Muchaswehaveawakenedtothefulleconomicandsocialcostsofcigarettes,wewillfindwecannolongersubsidizeorignorethecostsofmass-producingcattle,poultry,pigs,sheepandfishtofeedourgrowingpopulation.Thesecostsincludehugelyinefficientuseoffreshwaterandland,heavypollutionfromlivestockfeces,risingratesofheartdiseaseandotherdegenerativeillness,andspreadingdestructionoftheforestsonwhichmuchofourplanet’slifedepends.
First,considertheimpactonsuppliesoffreshwater.Toproduce1kgoffeedlotbeefrequires7kgoffeedgrain,whichtakes1000kgofwatertogrow.Passuponehamburger,andyou’llsaveasmuchaswaterasyousavebytaking40showerswithalow-flownozzle.YetintheU.S.,70%ofallthewheat,cornandothergrainproducedgoestofeedingherdsoflivestock.Aroundtheworld,asmorewaterisdivertedtoraisingpigsandchickensinsteadofproducingcropsfordirectconsumption,millionsofwellsaregoingdry.India,China,NorthAfricaandtheU.S.areallrunningfreshwaterdeficits,pumpingmorefromtheiraquifersthanraincanreplenish.Aspopulationsinwaterscarceregionscontinuetoexpand,governmentswillinevitablyacttocutthesedeficitsbyshiftingwatertogrowfood,notfeed.Thenewpolicieswillraisethepriceofmeattolevelsunaffordableforanybuttherich.
Thatprospectwilldoubtlesslyprovokeproteststhatdirectconsumptionofgraincan’tprovidethesameproteinthatmeatprovides.Indeed,itcan’t.Butnutritionistswillattestthatmostpeopleintherichestcountriesdon’tneednearlyasmuchproteinaswe’recurrentlygettingfrommeat,andthereareplentyofvegetablesources—includingthegrainsnowsquanderedonfeed—thatcanprovidetheproteinweneed.
1.TheauthorcitestheexampleofCaesar’sfeattosuggestthat
[A]CaesarmadeabigtriumphalentranceintoRome.
[B]thevictorywascelebratedwithvariouskindsofmeat.
[C]peoplethinkeatingmeatisasymbolofwealthandvictory.
[D]Caesarandhisguestsenjoythefeastwithmeetverymuch.
2.Theauthorcomparesmeateatingtocigarettesmokingbecause
[A]bothofthemarepersonalhabits.
[B]theycostalotofeconomicandsocialresources.
[C]eatingmeatcanbeexpensiveifpeopleliketosmoke.
[D]theycanleadtosomeseriousdiseases.
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?
[A]Toproducethesameamountofbeefneeds7000timestheweightofwater.
[B]Theresourcesweneedtomakeahamburgerequaltothatof40showers.
[C]Asmorewaterisusedtoraisepoultry,waterscarceregionswillincrease.
[D]Tocontrolwaterdeficit,governmentswillraisethepriceofmeat.
4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrue?
[A]Onlyasmallpartofthegrainisdirectlyconsumedintheworld.
[B]Eatingmeatmightbeasymbolofrichnessinthefuture.
[C]Peopletodayeatmuchmoremeatthanwhatisnecessary.
[D]Manyrichcountriesfacetheproblemoffreshwatershortage.
5.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?
[A]ThechangeoffoodstructureinAmerica.
[B]Watershortagecausedbymeatconsumption.
[C]Theincreaseofmeatsupplyaroundtheglobe.
[D]Thecostofmeatconsumption.
IagreethattheCanadianimmersionandbilingualschoolshavebeensuccessfulinproducingfunctionallybilingualstudents.IntheprovinceofManitoba,thereareFrench,Ukrainian,andGermanimmersionschools;
Hebrewbilingualschools;
andaschoolfornativeIndianstudents.EnglishimmersionprogramsarepopularforstudentsfromtheprovinceofQuebecaswellasfromcountriessuchasLibyaandJapan.However,Mr.Whelpton’ssuggestedconditionthatteachersintheseschoolsmustbefullybilingualmaybeunnecessary.Forexample,primaryt