考研英语阅读理解标准90篇+提高30篇unit14.docx

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考研英语阅读理解标准90篇+提高30篇unit14

Unit14

Stormsmaketreestakedeeperroots.

风暴使树木深深扎根

学习内容

题材

词数

建议时间

得分统计

做题备忘

PartA

Text1

社会生活

430

/10

Text2

文化教育

437

/10

Text3

商业经济

417

/10

Text4

社会生活

437

/10

PartB

生态环境

698

/10

PartC

科普知识

459

/10

PartA

Directions：

Readthefollowingtexts.Answerthequestionsbloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].

Text1

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.

Text2

IagreethattheCanadianimmersionandbilingualschoolshavebeensuccessfulinproducingfunctionallybilingualstudents.IntheprovinceofManitoba,thereareFrench,Ukrainian,andGermanimmersionschools;Hebrewbilingualschools;andaschoolfornativeIndianstudents.EnglishimmersionprogramsarepopularforstudentsfromtheprovinceofQuebecaswellasfromcountriessuchasLibyaandJapan.However,Mr.Whelpton’ssuggestedconditionthatteachersintheseschoolsmustbefullybilingualmaybeunnecessary.Forexample,primaryt