专题08 六选四10篇（第二期）-2023高考英语上海市名校模拟真题速递

2023高考英语上海市名校模拟真题速递 第二期 专题08 六选四10篇 （2022秋·上海浦东新·高三统考一模）Eating meat is not a crime against the planet — if it’s done right I have huge admiration for George Monbiot, a well-known columnist. His work has highlighted the urgent need to reduce our CO2 emissions and switch to greener energy. He has also shown intensive farming’s role in the dramatic levels of species decline and biodiversity loss. Much of what he writes is in line with my stand. ____1____ It is undeniable that the farming revolution of the 1950s has started a war on nature. These intensive ways of producing food are not only polluting our land and waterways, but are heating up our planet and contributing to a crisis in human health. We need to change the way we eat and produce food, and fast. ____2____But in a recent article, he wrote that organic, pasture-fed beef and lamb are the “world’s most damaging farm products.” He criticises “chefs and foodies” like me for focusing on regenerative grazing — farming that aims to repair, rebuild, revitalize and restore ecosystem function. His alternative vision includes a revolution in creating food in labs from microbes and water. Although not opposed to the idea of lab-grown food, I am much more for small-scale community-driven farming. ____3____Methods that regenerative farmers propose have shown how non-intensive livestock, when managed well, can increase topsoil more than previously thought, which can then build up biomass (carbon) and keep precious rainwater. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, small-scale farmers currently produce about a third of our food. ____4____These inventions in new food technology are heavily patented, pushing the future of our food supply further into the hands of an increasingly small and powerful collection of multinational food players. In our race to look for better systems of food production. We cannot afford to ignore the risks. A．Thus far Monbiot and I agree. B．Monbiot’s enthusiasm for creating fo