大学英语阅读理解及解答Word格式文档下载.docx

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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.

Passage2

Americansaretoobusyforlunchbreaks,reportsAOL.Ratherthanleavingtheofficeforsomemuchneededrelaxation,mostworkersareoptingtodineattheirdesks.Accordingtoasurvey,62%ofAmericanofficeworkersusuallyeattheirlunchinthesamespottheyworkallday.

Inaweakenedeconomy,manyemployeesfeelaheightenedneedtoprovetheirworthorlooklikeasuperstarworkerwhogoesaboveandbeyondtogetthejobdone.Plus,whencoworkersareworkingthroughtheirlunchbreaks,noonewantstobethepersonwholookslikeaslacker.

Forothers,itisnotjustamatterofsavingtime,butsavingmoney.Eatingoutroutinelygetsexpensive,sobringingalunchtoeatatthedeskisalsothethriftychoicefortheAmericanworker.

Onanationallevel,theUnitedStatesdoesnotmandatethatbusinessesallowtheiremployeesalunchbreak.However,22statesdohaveexplicitlawsonthebooksstatingthatworkersmusttakeahalfhourtohourlunchbreak.Nonetheless,evenworkersinthesestatesoftenfindthemselvesignoringthelawtochowdownnexttotheirputers.

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.

Passage3

Inmanyurbancentersthroughouttheworld,vibrantwasterecyclingprogramsaren’tjusteco-mindedniceties,buttheyserveanessentialroleinkeepingmunitiescleanandclutter-free.Butthankstooneforward-thinkinginitiativeintheBraziliancityofJundiaí

tradingintrashhasneverbeentastier.

Tenyearsago,thecity’sMunicipalUtilitiesDepartmentlaunched“DeliciousRecycling”,aprogramaimedatencouragingresidentstogetintothehabitofcollectingrecyclablewasteinexchangeforfreshvegetables,grownlocallyinapublic-rungarden—andboydidittakeoff.Today,thegardenboastsmorethan30thousandplantstomeetthedemandofthousandsofveggie-lovingrecyclers,turningaluminumcansandplasticbottlesintoediblegreens.

Ultimately,theprogramhasdonewondersforthehealthoftheenvironmentaswell,byriddingthecityofimproperlydisposedwaste.

“Whatonceclutteredandevenchokedtheflowofwaterfromstormdrainsistodayusedascurrencyforhealthyfood,”localmayorMiguelHaddadtellsJundiaí

Online.“Everybodywinswiththis.”

AsinnovativeasJundiaí

’s“DeliciousRecycling”mayseem,it’sactuallynotthefirstofitskind,butgiventheprogram’ssuccess,it’snowonderwhythoughanumberofotherBrazilianmunicipalitiesoffersimilarincentivestorewardrecyclerswithfood,theideaseemstobecatchinginternationally—likeinMexicoCity,whereresidentsrecentlyexchangedtrashfornearlythreetonsofvegetables!

1.Wasterecyclingprograms（）

A.arepaidlittleattentiontoinmanyurbancenters.

B.helpmakemunitiescleanandtidy.

C.havenothingtodowiththesanitationofmunities.

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.

C.MexicoCityisprobablyimitatingJundiaí

’s“DeliciousRecycling”.

D.WasterecyclingprogramsinotherBrazilianmunicipalitiesaremoresuccessfulthanJundiaí

Passage4

AclassactionlawsuithasbeenfiledagainstGeneralMillsformisrepresentingtheproductitcallsYoplaitGreek.Itisn’tGreek,anditisn’tyogurt.ThesalesofYoplaitGreekalreadylagfarbehindotherbrandssuchasChobaniandFageinanexplodingGreekyogurtmarket,andthislatestlawsuitwon’thelpany.

“YoplaitGreekdoesnotplywiththestandardofidentityofyogurt,”thelawsuitstates.“Indeed,YoplaitGreekcontainsMilkProteinConcentrate（“MPC”）whichisnotamongthepermissibleingredientsofyogurt,non-fatyogurt,andlow-fatyogurt（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.willhelpincreasethesalesofYoplait