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上海市曹杨二中2025学年度第一学期
C.She wants to go to class.
D.She does pot want to go to the movie.
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10.A.Bill did not know the old man.
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校对人:
审核人
B.Bill did not take the class.
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C.Bill did not read novels.
D.Bill did not like to read.
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Section B
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希上,
Direetions:In Section B,you will hear two sbort passages and one longer conversation,and you
will bo asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation The passages and the
conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a
1.Listening Comprehension
qucstion,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best
Section A
answer to the question you have heard.
Direetlons:tn Section A,you will bear ten short conversations between two spcakers.At the end of
each coaversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the
questions will be spoken only once.After you hear x conversation and the question about it,read the
Questions 1I through 13 are based on the following passage.
four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you
11.A.The damage to the speaker's home.
B.The damage to her neighbor'houses.
have heard.
C.The death caused by the earthquake.
1.A.Stny inside.
B.Look outside.
D.The exect time when the carthquake happened.
C.Find his umbreila.
D.Go out witb an umbrella.
.A.Tbe number is 6-9-1.
R.The area code is 1-9-6.
12.A.Thoy moved to the beautiful city of Kobe.
B.They were worried that terrible evperience might happen again
C.9-1-6 is the area code.
D.6-1-9 is the correct numlet.
C They didn't care since they had experieuced many earthquakes.
3.A.It is not comfortable in the classroom.
D.They had a financial problem in rebuilding their bome.
B.It is cold in the classroom
13.A.Frigbtened.
B.Confused
C.Unaffccted.
D.Calm
C.He has been absent because he was sick
D.The weather has becn very bad.
Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
4.A.He is worriod.
B.He is happy.
14.A.It will be broken up.
B.It will be expanded.
C.He feels coofident.
D.He feels tirod.
C.It will be used as a riverbank
D.It needs repair.
5.A.They are brothers.
B.They are good friends.
15.A150,000 gallons.
B.250,000 gallons.
C.They are cousins.
D.They are classmates.
C.500,000 gallons.
D.750,000 gallons.
6.A.Sarah already knows about the exhibit.
B.Sarah has to act in a play.
16.A.Service for the interational student center.
C.He did show her one of the signs.
D.There will be an exhibit in the theater.
B.Better pressure for high buildings.
7.A.Walk to the zoo.
B.Get on the bus.
C.Cross the street to wait for the bus.
D.Take a taxi to the zoo.
C.Service for the sports center.
8.A.It's hot in the mountains.
D.Protection against flooding.
B.She docsn't want to go anywhere this summer.
C.She doesn't like being on ber feet
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
D.She wanted to go to the mountains.
17.A.Tourism in Japan.
B.Complaints of an unbearable trip
9.A.She thinks the man is too tired to go to the movie.
C.A trip experience.
D.Information on a visit to Japan.
B.She really wants to go to the movie.
18.A.To escape the heat of Tokyo.
B.To enjoy an air-conditional train riding
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C.To see an active volcano.
D.To have lots of delicious sushi and cold beer.
C.which I like te viatt mest
D,whure I'd ttk0mo4toa由
29.I take nut a banans
is fom Breril.The bansns came here by bom,the csdon
aA.It is an oven of volcano lava.
fooipriot of
B.It is his first time to be so close to a volcano.
A.that.which
B where,that
C.He can aven take a ferry across the sea.
C.which,it
D what,which
D.He enjoys the fresh ocoan breezes.
20.Altogcther there are over 250,000 names of rivers,mountains.deserts towns and cities in
20:A.A fast 7-day traveling.
B.An absolutely exhausting trip.
Australia,
can tell us
wo can find there about Australian history and
C A cheap trip.
D.An exciting and enjoyable time.
culture
A.that,that
B.which,that
ll.Grammar and Vocabulary
C.which,what
D what,which
Section A
Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A.B.C and D.
Section B
Choose the one answer that best oompletes the sentence.
Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage cobereot and
21.You
the novel for almost five hours.Why not join us and have a oup of tea?
grammatically correct For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper fom of
A.read
B.had been read
C.are reading
D.have been reading
the given word;for the other blanks ue one word that best fits.
22.He will have been leaming English for eight years by the time he
from university
How Old Wind Turbines Could Become Tiny Homes
next year.
"Rubbish is immortal (),wrote Czech author Ivan Klima in his novel Love and
A.will graduate
B.will have graduated
Garbage."What elso is there31 is so indestructible?"
C.graduates
D.is to graduate
And even as we make the world into a greaner place by embracing renewable energy,the
23.We would like to go and thank him ourselves,but we
out his addross yet.
problem of how to deal with waste32(remain)a dificult one to solve.The thing is,
A.haven't found
B.hadn't found
renewable energy tools like wind turbines(风力涡轮机)do a lot of good,but they also need
C.didn't find
D.don't find
33(recycle)and replacement is necessary when they get old Many of the parts can be
24.-Hey,where are you going?
melted down and used again.but this comes at a cost to the environment,34 the process
-Oh,I'm terribly sorry.
the sign
produces carbon emissions.
A.I'm not noticing
B.I hadn't noticed
Luckily,experts have been working on ways to use these giant turbines again at the end of
C.I haven't noticed
D.I didn't notice
their lives.Oid blades35(use)as noise barriers noxt to roads.as bike shods.and as
26.Florence's history is alive with the memory of a time art,culture and science wero
children's playground equipment36kids can climb,slide,and explore in a safe.cco.
being"reborn".
friendly space-tuming once-discarded industrial parts into places of joy and activity.And some of
A.which
B.when
C.that
D.where
the stems-or nacelles ()as the parts that contain the engines are known-have even been
26.Haier,Lenovo and other Chinose brands are becoming increasingly popular in the United States,
used for housing.
more than 1,200 Chinese companics now do business.
Last year,a Swedish onergy company called Vattenfall and Dutch firm Blade-Made worked
A.where
B.that
C.which
D.there
together to create a tiny home made from a decommissioned turbine.Shown during Dutch Design
27.One of the reasons
museums have become so popular is
museums have
Week in 2024.it37(measure)4 meters wide,10 meters long and three meters high and
become more visitor-friendly.
according to CNN is"surprisingly light and airy"38
38 the glass doors at cither
A.why.because
B.why,that
cnd.Crucially.it was also compliant(符合的)wi他Dutch building rules.
C.which,that
D.that,because
But with more and more turbines39(expect)to be replaced in the coming years.
28.-Have you ever been to Xi'an?
could they really help to solve housing crises?
Jos de Krieger is a co-founder of Blade-Made,and he says:why not?His company,along with
-No,but that's the city
its collaborntors,is planning to create 10 tiny homes using turbines.He told CNN that making old
A.where I most like to visit
B I'd most like to visit 1
turbines into homes is "40(complex)thing you can do"but now it has been done,
anything is possible."We need solutions,"he said,adding that be wants to"reate stories,instead of
waste."
About two montbs ago,I removed Uber Bats(外卖软件)from my phono,but not because I
Klima would surely approve.
didn't like using it.I51it.Ordering what you feel like cating and having it delivered to
your door within abour30minutes is a luxury,for a small52.
Like most other well affordable modem luxuries though,there are hidden53.And
Section C
it's increasingly harder to pretend we couldn't see them.
Directions:Complete the following senteaces by using the words and phrascs in the box.Each can
A headline in the Washington Post read,"Restaurants are baraly
only be used once.Note that there is one moro than you neod.
Delivery appu
will kill them."Many other articles bave explored the predatory(压榨他人物sign-uptactics(策路)
and high commissions (and fces taken by these tech companies.
A.packages
B.labelled
C.transports
D.facilities
E.recyeled
But the most apparent impact is on human lives.Delivery riders have been55in
R established
G.contain
H is celebrated as I.play host to
accidents while trying to completo their orders.These deaths are part ofa larger narivo about
J.food for thought
K.pay regard to
poor working56 for riders.
Ono friend said to me,"I can't57the thought of someono dying delivering mo a
41.The Battle at Loke Changjin is a huge box office hit,which
the audience to a time
dessert"That was it I58the app and haven't used it,or any of its competitors,since.
when the People's Volunteer Army oourngoously fought in froezing cold to resist US aggressiou
Instead of ordering on a whum(一时兴超),now I cither cook something good or got takeaway
and aid Korea.
from a place in wnlking or driving distance.
42.Whea Sarh's boyfricnd suprised her with a marriage proposa dusa romantic dinnor.she
This approach has saved me n lot of money.As with a lot of online shopping.I'd bcen ordoring
couldn't
her oxcitement,ind her fice lit up wth jay as sbo said yes.
food mindlessly,giving only a brief thought to its price and value.Cooking is lmost always
43.The speoch of the Noba Prizk yoinner offers much
inspiring younger genaration of
-59 and so is old scbool takeaway.
researchers to forge abead in their choscn academic field.
All of these changes have cost me o thing-time On reason ibe apps arn so popular is that
44.The family-owned bakery bas been a(n)
business in the nelghborbood tor over three
so many pooplo are burned out,stressed or ated by60With delivery,I didn't have to
docades,known for its deliclous pastries and war,friendly scivice.
think about dianer untl iast minuto,like aftor I finished work or retmed ro the gym By this
45.Rousable cups,whicb arc
and put back into use again after being sanitized,will be
timo,I was already61,and tho shops wero all closed.
offered to tourints in Udo Island,Sout Korea to protect the locai environment.
Having to plan meals again actually mado my life less62 Somo days it's a good
46.It is essential to
the opinions and suggestions of your toam menbers to foster a
incontive to stop working earlier,to close my Inptop and go to the shops,walk to the pizza place,or
collaborative and productive work environment.
start chopping onions.
47.Senator Jeff Flake,an adventurous politician,went on a four-day Robinson Crusoe style
Cooking is one of those activities that roquire both of your bands and all your63
boliday with his two sons in the island of Biggarenn,whore no basic
were offered.
Waiking to pick up takeaway forces you to,well,go for a walk.The change in habit forced me to be
48.Cigarette makers are determined,to make money from wallets of those who live in poor
on my devices a bit loss and to be in my actual life and neigbbourbood a bit more.
countries by promoting goods
by the WHO ts dangerous to health.
The process has made me think about how a lot of tochnological 64 do save us time,
49.Stratford-upon-Avon
the birthplace of the famous playwright William Shakespeare.
but timo for what?For me,the answer was often just more time working.or more time online.
attmcting many visitors every year.
Making my own food fecls like taking back time I had65 for things far less nourishing
50.China's tourism oficials are expecting to roverse the trend of declining overseas visitors in
(有营养的).
2020-possible,experts say,if it revises its outdated tourond lowers ticket prices.
81.A.doubted
B.feared
C.hated
D.loved
Ⅲ,Reading Compreheasion
52.A.clue
B.error
C.favor
D.fee
Section A
53.A.costs
B.crimes
C.dangers
D.taxes
Directions:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A.B.
54.A.engaging
B.relaxing
C.suffering
D.surviving
C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best flts the context.
55.A.cursed
B.killed
C.rejected
D.tricked
56.A.achievement B.conditions
C.motivation
D.relationships
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57.A.bear
B.criticize
C.express
D.reeall
For the next two hours,we have a plensant talk about Chinose too culture.As wo wrap up our
58.A.deleted
B.developed
C.forgave
D.monitored
conversntion,I am suddenly reminded ofa Chinese idiom.yi cha o,which litermlly means to
59.A.cbeaper
B.friendlier
C.safer
D.quioker
"make friends through tea".
60.A.convenienco B.intelligenco
C.mystery
D.unccrtainty
Sure enough,tca is more than a thirat drink in China it is a social bond and connection too.I
61.A.curious
B.full
C.hungry
D.sick
lcave the teahouse with a bag of tea and several new friends.
62.A.nrtificial
B.fulfilling
C.relevant
D.stressful
63.A.attention
B.ambition
C.consideration
D.suporvision
60.Whlah of the following statements about Proper Tea is true?
6从.A.advances
B.challenges
C.reviews
D.licences
A.It is an old store with a long history in Chengdu.
65.A.checked out B.given up
C.looked for
D.set up
B.It is one of the most stylish teahouses in Chengdu.
C.The most popular product in the shop is its oolong tea
Section B
D.The teahouse has been gaining in popularity among young people.
Directions Road the following passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished statements.For each of them,there are four choices marked A.B.C and D.Choose the
67.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about
one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A.what it is that people usually do in teahouses
(A)
B.what kind of shop is more profitable in Chengdu
On a sunny day in Chengdu,I walk into Proper Tea,a small but welcoming teahouse.I am
C.the reason why teahouses are not popular in Chengdu
greeted by tho attrmctive scen of roasted charooal (mixod with rich dark chocolate.Findinga
D.indications that teahouses have become less popular in Chengdu
deceat place to drink tca has uken me a while,but the search wan well worth it.
In 1909.the city of Chengdu was home to 454 teahouses spread out among its 516 streets and
alleys.However,tea shops are much less popular these days.
68.What are the ways in which Proper Tea isaemting to revive China's traditional teadrinking
culture?
In fact,you're more likely to chance upon a stylish coffee shop in some part of the city.Even
in a proper teahouse,customers seem to care more about playing mabjoog and ess about anjoying
By inviting guosts to try their hand at making ten.
By practicing ton ceremonies in front of its customers.
their cups of tea.
By regularly hosting live-streamed lectures on tea culture.
A beverage that dates back for millennia,taa has even boen discovered in Han dynasty tombs.
By holding discussions about tea culture with its customers while enjoying tea togcther.
It wasn't until the Tang dynasty that Lu Yu,known as the Sage of Tea ()penned the first book
A.①②①
B.①②④
about the beverage,.The Classic of Tea(茶径)
C.①③④
D.②③④
Although tea faces ficrce competition from today's pumerous contemporary and imported
drinks,some young tea lovers in Chengdu are attempting to revive China's traditional toa-drinking
69.Which of the following words best describes tbe author'feeling while at Proper Tea?
culture.Proper Tea is among this group.
A.Pleased.
B.Concemed.
I order a rock oolong.a charconl-roastod oolong tea from tho Wuyi Mounlains.Co-owner Wu
C.Indifferent.
Qiong serves me my brew in the traditional kung fu style,which literlly means"making tea with
D.Disappointed.
skill.It'sa slow tea ceremony whose aim is to make the most favorful and onjoyable tea possible.
(B)
The teahouge also boasts a virtual community for whom co-owner Qiao Jie regularly hosts live
Good Times Await You at the Supertree Grove
tutorials.She spends these sessions oducating her viewers on the nuances (of tea and tho kung
Measuring between 25 and 50 meters tall.the Supertree grove in Gardens by the Bay is one of
fu tea ceremony.
the most popular tourist attrctions in Singapore.The large canopies (provide shado in the
In fact,my visit coincided with one of her live streams.After having finished her video,Qiao
day and come alive with displays of light and sound at night.Stand among these iconic giants,or
invited mo and several of her regulars to sip tca together outside of her shop.
walk along the 22-mcter-high OCBC Skyway and enjoy views of the Gardens and the Marina Bay
Loyal customer Tang tells mo that she is drawn to Propor Tea's close community and homey
skylino.
environment."The owners are friendly and know their tea.They'vo created a clean and cozy spacc
ADMISSION
here,"says the 20-something.
Admission to the Supertree Grove is free.Please note that charges apply for the OCBC Skyway:
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Adult:$8
work in the field Is done by machines,but for our ancestors this time of year promised the six
Senior(60 years old):$8
months of hardest work,which continued until mid-September and the ond of barvest time.
Child (3 to 12 years old):$5
The names they gave their felds reflect the direct relationship betwoen the agricultural
Tickets can be bought at tho Ticketing counters or near the entrance of the OCBC Skyway
community and the environment that was all around.Field names reveal an understanding of soils,
during tbe specificd operating hours.All prices are in Singapore dollars and include GST ()
drainage,geology.fertility and natural history,and often have a dry humour.Of course.many fields
OPERATING HOURS
were given very ordinary names ('Long Moadow'.'Higher Closo','Cow Pasture").but there is a
Supertree Grove:S a.m,to 2 a.m.daily
tremendous richness of dialect and imagination in so many others.
OCBC Skyway:9 a.m.to 9 p.m.daily
I was reminded of this recently wheo reading a 1784 document relating to land at Skelton near
Last ticket sale and admission:8 p.m.
Carlisle,which metioned a field callod Bare Arse Close.Though perhap a litte shocking at first
Peak hours for the OCBC Skyway arefrom5 p.m.to8:30 p.m.daily.Longer wait times may be
reading.such names are not that unusual.The diotionary of Englinh field names produced by John
expected.
Field refers to that name in Cheshire,Lancashire,Leicestershire and Hampshire,and to other 'bare'
IMPORTANT NOTE
names such as 'Bare Bones',all of them being"derogatory names for unproductive land".
From November 30 to December 26,visitors are required to have a Christmas Wonderland
Other"derogatory names"remind us of the hard labour before the age of mechanization,and
ticket to access the Supertree Grove and the OCBC Skyway from 4 p.m.to 11 p.m.Visitors without
of the heavy burden and small retums involved in cultivating poor and infertile ground.The fields
a Christmas Wooderland ticket are advised to visit before 3 p.m.
called 'Labour in Vain',found in Dorset,Gloucestershire and Hertfordshire among other counties,
There are also two admission()timings to the OCBC Skyway:
could not be named more properly.'Break Back'and 'Broken Back'.'Raw Bones'.'Hunger Hill'.
+9am.to 3 p.m.(last ticket sale and admission at 2 p.m.)
'Starve Acre'.'Wearisome','Heartache','Everlasting'(as in tho work ncoded)and 'Hard Labour'
+4 p.m.to 10 pm (last ticket sale and admission9pm.)
are all examples of the bittor thoughts our ancestors must have bad.
For more information on Christmas Wonderland,please visit www.gardensbythebay.comn.
Good land,though,might be complimented by n affectionate pame.I rather like the sense of
'Have a Good Heart',a field at Bishop's Castle in Shropshire that was problem-free and casy to
70.If Cindy and her friends plan to visit the Supertree Grove and the OCBC Skyway on Christmas
work,and names such as'Sweet Bit','Sweet Picce'and 'Sweet Tooth'occur quite frequently.'Rich
Day,they
Field'and 'Rich land','Good Fortune'and'Sugar Acres'all reflect the pleasure that farmers and
A.can walk along the OCBC Skyway at any hour
labourers got from knowing that a piece of land was of high quality.
B.are advised to have Christmas Wonderland tickets
Field names are often overlooked by family historians,although local historians research them
C can enjoy the scenery of the Garden for free before 9p.m.
extensively.But if you locate land that was farmed by your ancestors,it's well worth cbecking on
D.will not be able to access the OCBC Skyway after 3 p.m.
the names of the fields they worked.It might tell you a good deal about their land,and how they
regarded it.
1.A ope wants to take their five-your-old son to the OCBC Skyway on New Year's Day.How
much will it cost them?
73.According to the writer,what do field names reflect?
A.16 Singnpore dollars.
B.24 Singapore dollars.
A.People's perception of the field.
C.I5 Singapore dollars.
D.21 Singapore dollars.
B.People's community spirits.
C.The history of the field.
72.Which of the following statements is true?
D.The evolution of dialect
A.The OCBC Skyway offers a perfect view of the whole city.
B.Visitors can buy tickets at 10 p.m.if they want to visit the OCBC Skyway.
M.People gave "derogatory"names to the fields that
C.On Christmas day,Christmas Wonderland tickets are free of charge.
A.used to be productive
B.they had a low opinion of
D.Tickets for the OCBC Skyway can only be bought off-line.
C.they find were unusually fertile D.reminded them of happy experiences
(C)
5.According to the writer,what does the name"Everlasting"imply?
t's Murch,and the annual cycle of agricultural activity is gathering pace.Today much of the
A.The field was rich.
B.The field was unproductive.
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10
C.Farmers lived a poor life.
D.Farmers kept working hard.
77.Why did physical user manuals gradually disappear?
/6.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.Customers found them too difficult to read.
A.Land of Droam
B.They were replaced by frce and convenient online resources.
B.Field Names:A Long-Forgotten Tradition
C.Manufacturers wanted to cut all communication with users.
C.Fields Worth Researching
D.They were not environmentally friendly.
D.Farmers and Labourers
78.Why did the author mention what a Microsof product manager onco told him?
(D)
A.To criticize the lack of access that we have to complete documentation.
In the old days-say.the 1980s-if you bought a piece of technology,a paperback user guide
B.To roveal the traditional business model that software makers operate with.
came with it.It was the manufacturer's one big chance to explain its engineers'thinking to you,to
C.To emphasize that it is a pity that physical manuals are no longer available.
communicate what the designers and marketers had in mind.
D.To illustrate that people actually know little about the tech products they use.
Supplying documentation scemed,at the time,like a good idea all around.Mastery made
customers happy,and happy customers meant repeat sales.But there were other forces at play.
"9.What can be inferred from the passage?
Printing and binding took time and money-and customers didn't seem to be reading user manuals
A.Tech companies'teaching channels are shrinking as time goes by.
(使用手册).
B.There is little chance that tech products will soon be simple enough.
Over time,therefore,physical manuals began disappearing from our hardware and software
C.Printed manuals worked better than online versions.
boxes.Maybe you'd get a Quick Start leaflet,but the rest was online.
D.Consumers of the 1980s loved to read user manuals.
Online,you can search for certain tems,find topics faster and post questions for other people.
Online communities and answer sites sprang up.Mini tutorials on the Intemet began showing you
80.What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?
how to perform a task.And it's all free.
To encourage readers to write their own user manuals for tech products.
Meanwhile the kind of technologies we use has changed."People increasingly spend time in
B.To criticize tech companies for stopping the production of physical user guides.
apps and social sites that have a fairly simple interface,"Tim O'Reilly told me.(He's founder of
C.To promote the online leaming platforms that have replaced user manuals.
O'Reilly Media,which publishes my own how-to books.)You don't need a manual to use Google.
D.To explain the historical cvolution and the current inadoquacy of technology
That was the beginning of the end for physical manuals.In principle,the death of
documentation.
professionally prepared support materials shouldn't be any cause for concem.It's just another sea
change caused by the Internet,another in the list of casualties.such as printed encyclopedias.
(E)
newspaper classified ads and music on discs.
Directions:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentenc given in the box.
In reality.though,none of the toch industry's teaching channels,whether physical or onlino,is
Each sentonce can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you noed.
universal and offective.To this day,it's astonishing how little we know about our phones.
A.There are many reasons why you might be choosing to do so.aside ftom environmental
computers and software.A Microsoft product manager once told me that most featuro requests the
concerns.
company gets for Microsont Office are,in fact,already features of Microsof Office.
B.For instance,some people prefer local food because of its fresher taste or to support local
Hardware and sofware makers still operate with their traditional business model:Every year
farmers.
or so they sell us a new version,whose appeal is supposed to be more features.And so,as time goes
C.
When it comes to our carbon footprint,transport methods vary cnormously too.
by.our devices and apps become more and more complex-but access to documentation remains
D.The report is in line with much research from around the world,which suggests that
limited and incomplete.
transportation only generates betwecn4 to6percent of the food system's carbon footprint.
In the fantasy version of our world,designers would make our tech products simple cnough,
E.Well,it is indeed true that the food sector uses a lot of energy,contributing 20 to 30 percent of
their important features obvious enough.for the masses to figure out on their own.Until then,there
all greenhouse guses.
will be a growing information gap betwoen the features we want and the engincering work that's
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Even within the same transport method,cmissions can differ based on factors like vehicle load
already been done.
and fuel type.
86.People are now trying to solve the problcms caused by packaging mnterials.In 2001.Germiany
Are Food Mlles Really Important?
took the lead by requiring companies to recyclo the packaging used for their goods.To do this,
A popular narrative with food is simple:"eating local"is one of the best ways to reduce your
the companies set up recyeling bins in every neighbourbood.Consumers now separate their
carbon foolprint.It seems quite roasonable intuitively.but how reliable is it?
rubbish into three categories-metal,plastic and paper cartons.They then put it into the
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But how much of this is diroctiy connected to moving food around the
appropriate bin.The rubbish sorted,it is transported toa recycling company for processing.
globe from farm to fork?Perbaps less than you might think.
87.The programme worked well at first.However.the amount of rubbish has begun to increase
In one of the most comprehensive studies,rescarcbers at Carnegie Mellon University in
again.One reason for this is that many consumers no longor reduco waste bocaulle they think
Peansylvania have reported that the shipment of food aroud the world only oontributos round 4
the problem is solved.It seems that to properly deal with the problem of rubbish.veryone
peroont of global carbon emissions.
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Many studies revealed that most
must remain alert and do their port.
emissions were actully generated from otber aspocts of food production,such as agriculture,
processing and cooking In fhot,it is the end oonsumer that used by far the most energy.Transport?
IV.Translation
The least.
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English.using the words given in the brnckets.
One UK goverment study found that tomatoes trucked hundrods of kilometers from sunny
88.在家中使用节能灯泡被证明是个明智的认定,(pove)
Spain had a carbon footprint that was less than a third of that of those grown in heated glasshouses
89.我非常软氨那些为了环境保护而选择自已种菜的人,(admire)
in chilly UK.In contrast to the simplo "ocalmore oco-fricodly"narrative,the authors tberefore
90.第一次来上海的游客会发现这里有许多以其他线跑命名的道路。(o©v)
concluded that "A single indicator based on total food kilometers travelled would not be a valid
9引.下一次去超市的时候,我们应该购买更必当地生产的食物而不是大老远从其他网家过米
indicator of sutainability."
的食物.(Next time)
43 For example,as air frcight produces more than 75 times more
2最然牛肉次金组英味,但是据估计在:关国奶牛产出了等间于两干万辆车产生的温室气体
omissions thartsea freigld,shipping food to the UK all the way froin South-East Asin would involve
撤,这无疑将格环境墙成巨大的压力。(wch)
fhr less carbon than the same product popped on a short Dight from Italy.In this context,the
emissious that come trotu shipping food by air freigbt one mile,is equal to the etuissions fromn
shipping food for more than 9 miles by rosd,aud 75 milee by sea,making the conoept of distanoe ax
a direct indicator of cmissions highly problomatio.
So is eating local really a better option?It depends.
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Indoed,there are
many othor ways to measure covironmental impact otber than carho einissions.But when we look
at the evidence,only ooe thing is clear.food miles alone really aren'o good proxy (for
sustainability.In fact,sometimes they are incredibly misleading.Whilo we can't disregard them
entirely,we sbould view them in the context of a suite of other factors,recognizing that they ofen
make up a tiny fraction of food's carbon impact
IV.Summary Writing
Directions:Read the followiog passage.Summarize tho main idea of each paragraph in one
complete sentence.
The problem of packaging
85.A large source of rubbish is packaging material.It ofen makes up more than 30 per cent of tho
totnl.Most packnging material ends up in a landfill after it is thrown away.Though necessary.
landfills take up valuable space,ofteo stink,and can leak harmful substances into the soil.
Landfills not included,the production of packaging material itsolf is a major sourco of air and
water pollution.
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