江苏省江阴市石庄高级中学2007届高三英语第一次考试卷4-无忧考网DAnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesaleofbottledwaterfromJapan.Thewater,itangrilyarguesanpublic,hastraveled10,000"foodmiles"beforeitreachesWesterncustomers."TransportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworldissurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterintheUK."Itisalsoworriedthatwearewastingourfuelbybuyingprawns(对虾)fromIndonesia(7,000foodmiles)andcarrotsfromSouthAfrica(5,900foodmiles).Countingthenumberofmilestraveledbyaproductisastrangewayoftryingtotellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamagedonebyanindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatareextremelyenergy-efficient(高能效的).Itshouldbenotedthatatonofbuttertransported25milesinatrucktoafarmers'marketdoesnotnecessarilyuselessfuelonitsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.Besides,theideaof"foodmiles"ignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana;thedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswillhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhousesandtheGhanaianonesintheopensun.Whattheideaof"foodmiles”doesprovide,however,isthechancetocutoutThirdWorldcountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.Thenumberofmilestraveledbyourfoodshould,asIseeit,beregardedasasignofthesuccessoftheglobal(全球的)tradesystem,notasignofdamagetotheenvironment.68.TheFoodCommissionisangrybecauseitthinksthat_______A.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproductsB.someimportedgoodscauseenvironmentaldamageC.growingcertainvegetablesdamagestheenvironmentD.peoplewasteenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries69.Thephrase"foodmiles"inthepassagereferstothedistance_______.A.thatafoodproducttravelstoamarketB.thatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanotherC.betweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountriesD.betweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket70.BycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana,theauthortriestoexplainthat______A.BritishtomatoesarehealthierthanGhanaianonesB.GhanaiantomatoestastebetterthanBritishonesC.cuttingdownfoodmilesmaynotnecessarilysavefuelD.protectingtheenvironmentmaycostalotofmoney71.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorismostprobably________.A.asupporteroffreeglobaltradeB.amemberoftheFoodCommissionC.asupporterofFirstWorldfoodmarketsD.amemberofanenergydevelopmentgroupEHowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebooktheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetimetoomany.ThisisLife,allright,butwedotreatitlikearehearsal(排演)and,unhappily,wedomisssomanyofitsbestmoments.Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesforourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeismerelyatemporarystateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo.Then,at60or65,wearesuddenlypresentedwithaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallife.InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglish：“Haveaniceday”theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshops,hotelsandsandwichbars.Ithinkitisawonderfulphrase,remindingus,ineffect,toenjoythemoment:tovaluethisveryday.Howoftendowesaytoourselves,"I'lltakeuphorse-riding(orgolf,orsailing)assoonasIgetahigherposition,"onlytodononeofthosethingswhenIdogetthehigherposition.WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywellpaidrespectablejobattheDailyTelegraphtogoandeditasmallweeklynewspaper.Atthe...
