2021届重庆市八中高三年级上册第四次高考适应性月考英语试卷及解析

2021届重庆市八中高三上学期第四次高考适应性月考

英语试卷

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第一部分听力（共两节）

第一节（共5小题）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，

并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一

小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhatdidMichaeldo?

A.HerepairedtheTV.B.HereceivedamedaI.C.Hestudiedhardforatest.

2.Howmuch-doesSusieneedtopayforthecar?

A.$5,000.B.$30,000.C.$35,000.

3.WhenwiIIthefIightarrive?

A.At22:10.B.At22:25.C.At22:35.

4.HowdoesthewomanprobabIyfeeI?

A.PIeased.B.Annoyed.C.Confused.

5.Whywon'tthewomanbuythedress?

A.Thecoloristoodark.B.Itisn'twarmenough.C.Itistooexpensive.

第二节（共15小题）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各

个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7题。

6.WhatdoesHarperwanttodo?

A.Drivethecar.B.WatchTV.C.Attendashow.

7.WheredoestheconversationprobabIytakepIace?

A.Ontheroad.B.Athome.C.Inapoliceoffice.

听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9题。

8.WhydoesBenjaminwanttospeaktoLuke?

A.TocanceIameeting.B.TodiscussascheduIe.C.Toinvitehimtoaparty.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?

A.Theyarecolleagues.B.TheyarecIosefriends.C.They'venevermetbefore.

听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12题。

10.Whatisthewoman'sname?

A.Susan.B.Sherry.C.Sharon.

11.WhatisthenecessityforaTESLmajortofindajob?

A.AbacheIordegree.B.Studyingabroadexperience.C.Four-yearworking

experience.

12.Whatmajoristhemanconsideringmostatthistime?

A.Accounting.B.Marketing.C.InternationaIBusiness.

听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16题。

13.Whydidthemanbuydogfoodatthesupermarket?

A.Themanadoptsadogfromastranger.

B.TheproductwasonsaIeatthesupermarket.

C.Theirdogwashitbyatruckandneededfood.

14.Whydoesthemanbuycarrotjuice?

A.HewantstomakeavegetabIedrink.

B.Heistryingtochangethewayheeats.

C.HeispIanningonmakingauniquespaghettisauce.

15.Whichitemdidthemanbuy?

A.YogurL.B.Sleak.C.OrangeJuice.

16.Whyisthewomanangryattheendoftheconversation?

A.Thereisn'tanygoodfoodfordinner.

B.Themanpreparessteaksforthedog.

C.Thedogstartseatingherchocolatecake.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17.HowisgoingtopubIichighschooIsinAmerica?

A.Expensive.B.AffordabIe.C.Free.

18.HowmanyyearsdoesittaketofinishhighschooIinAmerica?

A.3.B.4.C.5.

19.Whatisrequiredforstudentswhowantstogotocollege?

A.AIotofmoney.B.Ahighschooldiploma.C.AIetterofrecommendation.

20.WhatdovocationaIhighschooIsoffertostudents?

A.Pre-coIIegecourses.B.Credits-earningprograms.C.Necessaryworking

skills.

第二部分阅读(共两节)

第一节(共15小题)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

OneofthemostbeIovedcoinsinhistoryisatrueAmericanClassics:TheBuffaIo

NiekeI.Althoughtheyhavenotbeenissuedforover75years,GovMint.ComisreIeasing

tothepubIicbagsoforiginalUSgovernmentBuffaIoNiekeIs.Nowtheycanbeacquired

foraIimitedtimeonIy-notasindividuaIcollectorcoins,butbyweight-just$49

forafuIIQuarter-poundBag.

100%valuablecollectorcoins-Guaranteed!

EverybagwiIIbefiIIedwithcoIlectiblevintageBuffaIosfromover75yearsago,

GUARANTEEDONECOINFROMEACHOFTHEFOLLOWINGSERIES(datesourchoice):

•1920-1929-"Roaring20s"Buffalo

・1930-1938-TheBuffaIo'sLastDecade

•MinLMarks(P.D,andS)

•AlICollectorGradeVeryGoodCondition

•FreeStoneArrowhead

EveryvintageBuffaIoNiekeIyoureceivewiIIbeacovetedcollectorcoin.Plus,

orderagiganticfulIPoundbagandyou'IIaIsoreceiveavintageLibertyHeadNiekeI

(1883-1912),avaIuabIecoIIectorclassic!

SuppIiesIimited-ordernow!

SuppIiesofvintageBuffaIoNickelsareIimitedastheavaliabilityofthese

cIassicAmericancoinscontinuestoshrinkeachandeveryyear.Theymakeaprecious

giftforyourchiIdren'familyandfriends-agiftthatwiIIbeappreciatedfora

longtime.

Ordermoreandsave

QuarterPoundBuffaloNiekeIs(23coins)pIusFreeStoneArrowhead$49

HaIfPoundBag(46coins)pIusFreeStoneArrowhead$79SAVE$19

OneFulIPoundBag(91coins)pIusFreeStoneArrowheadandLibertyHeadNiekeI

$149SAVE$47

1.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthor.

A.introducestoreadersthehistoryofBuffaIoNiekeIs

B.tellsreadersthesignificanceofcollectingBuffaloNickels

C.encouragesreaderstopurchaseBuffaIoNiekeIsrightaway

D.informsreadersaboutthereasonofreIeasingBuffaIoNiekeIs

2.WhatisnotincIudedinQuarterPoundBuffaIoNiekeIs?

A.MintMarks.B."Roaring20s"BuffaIo.

C.LibertyHeadNiekeI.D.FreeStoneArrowhead.

3.WhatistheoriginalpriceforHaIfPoundBag?

A.$98.B.$79.C.$68.D.$102.

【答案】1.C2.C3.A

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍75年未发行的TheBuffaloNickel重新上市，它极具收藏

价值并具有极大优惠,鼓励消费者立即购买。

[1题详解】

推理判断题。由文章第一段UAIthoughtheyhavenotbeenissuedforover75years"(虽

然它们已经75年未发行了。)及uNowtheycanbeacquiredforaIimitedtimeonly5,(现

在只能在有限的时间内获得它们。）可知,时间有限机会难得，作者建议大家抓紧时间购买。故

选C项。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。从文章第二部分可知，每一袋包括MintMarks和“Roaring'20s"Buffalo,

最后一部分"ordermoreandsave…plusfreeStoneArrowhead55(买的多更优惠，还免费

赠送StoneArrowhead)o再根据"orderagiganticfu11Poundbagandyou'IIalsoreceive

avintageLibertyHeadNickel11(订购agiganticfulIPoundbag才会收到LibertyHead

Nickel)所以QuarterPoundBuffaloNickels里不包括LibertyHeadNickel,故选C项。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据"HalfPoundBag(46coins)pIusFreeStoneArrowhead$79SAVE$19”

(HalfPoundBag+FreeStoneArrowhead=$79,省了$19)，所以现在的价格加上节省的金额

就是原价;即$79+$19二$98。故选A项。

B

CruisingaIongtheIongcountryroadinmycar,Iwassingingatthetopofmy

Iungstohelppassthetime.ItwasjustbeforemidnightandIwasmakingthetwo-hour

journeytoseemythen-boyfriend,Richard,whoIivedtwohoursapart.

Around20minutesin,Iwasdrivingdownastraightstretchofroad,whenmysteering

wheeIstartedjerkingfromsidetosideandthecarshookviolentIy.Thewindisstrong

here,Ithought.ButwhenmycarsuddenIypulledtotheothersideoftheroad,the

reaIityofwhatwashappeningdawnedonme.Iwasinthemiddleofanearthquake!

SituatedbetweenamountainononesideandpowerIinesontheother,Iwasfar

tooscaredtostopincasetheycamecrashingdownontopofme.Instead,Idecided

thesafestoptionwastokeepdrivingslowly.But,asthegroundcontinuedtoshake

beneathme,Igrewmorefrightenedbythesecond.

WhenitfinalIystopped,IfoundasafepIacetopuIIoverandcheckmymobiIe

forrecepLion.BuLtherewasnolhing.Shaken,IwasdesperateLumakemywayLoLhe

nearesttowntofindserviceasquicklyaspossibIe.

TraveIingataround100km/h,Inoticedastrangeshadowontheroadahead.AsI

gotcIoser,IreaIizedthebridgeinfrontofmehadbeenremovedfromtheroadand

hadrisenaround30centimetersfromtheground.Ihitthebrakes,buttherewasno

wayIcouIdsIowdownintime.Crashingstraightintotheraisedroad,mycarbroke

downfinally.

Paintorethroughmyneckandbody.Igotoutandrantosafetyontheotherside

oftheroadandscreamedforheIp.But,aIoneinthedeadofnight,therewasnoone

aroundtohearme.ThankfulIy,around15minutesIater,IsawtwoheadIightsinthe

distance.

4.Whywastheauthordrivingonthecountryroad?

A.Topassthetime.B.Tomeetherboyfriend.

C.TobreakupwithRichard.D.ToescapefromanaturaIdisaster.

5.TheauthorreaIizedanearthquakehappened

A.beforethewindbecamestrong

B.afterthesteeringwheeIstartedjerking

C.assoonasthecarstartedtoshakeviolentIy

D.whenhercarpulledtotheothersideoftheroad

6.Whydidtheauthorkeepdrivingaftertheearthquakehappened?

A.BecauseshewastoopanictoappIythebrake.

B.Becauseshetriedtogetoutofthehigh-riskarea.

C.BecauseshewantedtocontacttheoutsideworIdforheIp.

D.BecauseshewasdesperatetofindserviceassoonaspossibIe.

7.Whatwouldmostprobablyhappentotheauthoratlast?

A.ShewasrescuedbyothersbeforeIong.B.Shehadtorepairhercaronherown.

C.ShewaitedinthedarkforheIpbutinD.Shewarnedotherdriversofthe

raisedroad.

【答案】4.B5.D6.B7.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一天夜里,我在独自驾车去看望男朋友的途中，发生地震等各种突

发事件,出现事故导致受伤，以及等待救援的故事。文章描写了当时我面临的状况以及我的心理

活动。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第一段uIwasmakingthetwo-hourjourneytoseemythen-boyfriend,

Richard,whoIivedtwohoursapart.（我开车两小时去看我当时的男朋友，他住的地方离我

有两小时车程）”可知,作者驾车在乡村公路上是为了去看当时的男朋友，故选B项。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第二段“ButwhenmycarsuddenIypulledtotheothersideofthe

road,thereaIityofwhatwashappeningdawnedonme.Iwasinthemiddleofan

earthquake!（当我的车突然被拉到路的另一边时，我才意识到发生了地震！）”可知，作者是在

车被拉到路的另一边时,才意识到发生了地震,故选D项。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段第一句话"Situatedbetweenamountainononesideandpower

Iinesontheother,Iwasfartooscaredtostopincasetheycamecrashingdownon

topofme.Instead,Idecidedthesafestoptionwastokeepdrivingslowly.（我一

边是一座山，另一边是输电线，我太害怕了，不敢停下来，怕它们塌掉压在我身上.相反，我决定

最安全的选择是继续慢慢开。）”可知，因为当时作者所处的道路两边都不安全，所以她只能在

地震中继续往前开,离开高危地区,故选B项。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话"Thankfully,around15minutesIater,Isawtwo

headIightsinthedistance.（幸运的是，大约十五分钟之后，我看到不远处有两束灯光。）”

可推知，有人来了，作者得救了，即不久她就被别人救了出来。故选A项。

0

TheIatestthinginarchitectureisgreenbuiIdings-coveringwallsandroofs

withacarpetofpIantstocoolthehouse,absorbrainandprovideahomeforwiIdIife.

ManysuchbuiIdingsneedcompIexsystemsforholdingandirrigatingthesoil,butthere

isamucheasierapproach:growingsomeivy.IvyisagroupofevergreencIimbingplants

LhalarehappyinshadeorfullsunandwiLhmostkindsofsoil.Theydon'Lneed

supportsastheygrowaeriaIrootsthatlatchontomostthings.

Manypeopleuseivytoquicklycoveranuglywallorfence.Besidesthat,ina

miIdcIimatesuchastheUK's,anivycoveredwaIIwiIIsIightIywarmaroominwinter.

AsweIIasinsuIating（隔热），ivycooIsaroominsummerthroughshadingardbywater

evaporationfromitsIeaves."ItcooIsthesurroundingair.It'sIikesweating,“

saysTiJanaBlanusaattheUniversityofReading,UK,whohasexaminedtheinsuIating

effectsofcIimbers.SheandhercoIIeaguesfoundthatHederahelixivycreatedaIarger

cooIingeffectthantwootherclimbers,Bostonivyandclimbinghydrangea.Thisis

probabIybecauseitsleafcoverissodense,saysBIanuSa.

IvyhasareputationfordamagingbuiIdings,butaccordingtotheUK'sRoyaI

HorticulturalSociety,thisdoesn,tusuallyhappenunlesstheyaIreadyhavecracks

-theaeriaIrootscan*tgothroughsoundmasonry（砖石结构）.Theotherfearisthat

itcanmakewallsdamp,butBlanusa'sstudyfoundthativyraisedhumiditynextto

thewaIIbyonlyasmaIIamount.YoudoneedtobecarefuI,though,asonceivyhas

beeninthegroundforafewyears,itcangrowIikecrazy.InsomepartsoftheUS

andAustraIia,certainkindsofivyarecIassedasinvasiveweeds.

HavinghadafewbattIeswithivypIants,IIetgetoutofcontroI.Ifitreaches

theroof,itcangetundertiles（瓦片）andblockgutters.Sodon'tplanoncovering

awaIIwithivyunIessyouarewillingtogetupaIaddertwiceayeartocutoffany

shootsthatareapproachingdangerzones.OneoptionistopaintvuInerabIestructures

withanti-graftitipaintthatcontainsachemicaIcalledsiIane.Thisreduces

attachmentofthepIant'saeriaIroots.

8.WhatdoestheunderIinedphrase“latchontoprobabIymean?

A.Becomeattachedto.B.Pushaside.

C.HoIdup.D.Fitinwith.

9.Howdoesivybringdownthetemperatureofaroom?

A.Bysweating.B.Bysuckingwater.

C.ByblockingIight.D.Bycoveringthewall.

10.WhaLdoesLheauLhorwanLloLeIIusinParagraph3?

A.IvyispopuIarintheUSandAustraIia.

B.It'sbeIievedthativycancausebuiIdingstocrack.

C.Toalargedegree,ivyistobIameforthedampofahouse.

D.IvycanfinditswayintoahousethroughahoIeinthewall.

11.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor5sattitudetowardspIantingivy?

A.Supportive.B.Objective.C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.

【答案】8.A9.C10.D11.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了常春藤的优点和缺点以及解决办法。

【8题详解】

词义猜测题。根据第一段中的"Theydon*tneedsupportsastheygrowaeriaIroots"

（常春藤不需要支撑，因为它们长出了气根。）再结合文章最后一段中的“Oneoptionisto

paintvuInerabIestructureswithanti-graffitipaintthatcontainsachemicaIcalled

siIane.Thisreducesattachmentoftheplant'saeriaIroots^^（用含有一种叫做硅烷

的化学物质的防涂鸦涂料来油漆脆弱的结构。这样可以减少植物气根的附着。）由此可知，常春

藤的气根会附着在大多数东西上，所以，它不需要支撑。故划线部分的意思是“附着在……

上"°故选Ac

【9题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中的"AswelIasinsulating（隔热），ivycoolsaroominsummer

throughshadingandbywaterevaporationfromitsleaves”（在夏天，常青藤通过遮阳

和叶子上的水分蒸发来为房间降温。）C选项（通过阻挡光）表达此意。故选C。

【10题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中的"IvyhasareputationfordamagingbuiIdings,butaccording

totheUK,sRoyaIHorticulturalSociety,thisdoesn'tusuaIIyhappenunlessthey

aIreadyhavecracks-theaeriaIrootscan5tgothroughsoundmasonry（砖石结构）”

（常青藤素有破坏建筑物的名声，但根据英国皇家园艺学会的说法，除非已经有裂缝,否则常青

藤不会破坏建筑物,因为气生的根无法穿透完好的砖石结构。）由此可知，常春藤可以通过墙上

的裂缝进入房子。故选D。

[11题详解】

推理判断题。文章第一段和第二段介绍了常春藤的优点：保暖和防热。第三段介绍了常春藤的

缺点：可能会对建筑造成一些破坏。最后一段提出了解决办法。整篇文章都是对常春藤的客观

介绍。作者没有对种植常春藤提出自己的观点。所以作者的态度是“客观的”。故选B。

D

IfyouseetheRollingStonesinconcertthissummerandgogetadrink,there

maybenosingle-usepIasticcupforyou.Thebandanditspromoterareworkingwith

MichaeIMartin-he'sproducedabunchofbigEarthDayconcerts.TheStonesapproached

MartinandaskedforheIpineIiminatingpIasticwaste.Hecameupwithasimple

solution.

"Whenyoucomeuptogetyourfirstdrink,youputdowna$3deposit,yougeta

reaIIyhigh-qualityRolIingStones-brandedcup,"saysMartin."Youuseitthroughout

thenight,andattheendoftheeventyoucanturnyourcupinandgetyour$3back

oryoucankeepyourcup."

IfyoureturntheheavierpIasticcupattheendoftheshow,itgetswashedand

usedagain.OrrecycIed.Atsomeconcertvenues,therewiIIstillbedisposabIecups

avaiIabIeaswell.Martin,whosenewcompanyiscalledr.Cup,hasbeenworkingwith

otherartists,incIudingU2,BonJovi,andRadiohead."TheIive-eventindustrygoes

throughmorethan4billionsingle-usecupsayear.AtatypicaIstadiumevent,you

couIdsee100,000or200,000cupsthrownout,"saysMartin.

Butthisidea-returningandreusingacup-thisisn'texactIyrocketscience.

So,whyisthisjustbeingtriednow?

"That1sareaIIygoodquestion,"saysMartin."InAmerica,we'reathrowaway

society,andwhat'shappeningisthatpeopIearenewseeingtheconsequencesofthat.

Andso,we'rehopingwe'llbeabletowakepeopleupandrearrangethings."

Throwawaycupsdoserveafewpurposes:They'recheapandeasy,andit'saway

forvendorstokeeptrackofsaIesandmakesuretheirempIoyeesaren'tgivingaway

freebeer.Still,Martinsayswecangetpastthat.He'dliketointroducereusabIe

cupsatsportingevents,zoos,universities,andfestivaIs.

He'ssLarIingwiLhrockconuerIsbecausearLisIshaveapreLlypowerfuIpIalform.

Imean,ifMickJaggertellshisfanstostopabusingthepIanet,who'sgoingtosay

notothat?

12.WhydidtheStonestaIktoMartin?

A.MartincouIdworkwithartistsharmoniousIy.

B.MartincouIdrunanewcompanysuccessfuIIy.

C.MartincouIdofferassistancetoreducewaste.

D.MartincouIdproviderecycIedcupsforaudiences.

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthesolution?

A.ItintroducesaheavierpIasticcupthatcanbebothrecycIedandreused.

B.ItiswellreceivedamongartistsandcustomersintheIive-eventindustry.

C.Itrequires$3depositandcustomerscangetabrandedcupofgoodquaIity.

D.Itsucceedsinpreventing4billionsingle-usecupsfromgoingtothedump.

14.WhyarepeopIetrying"returningandreusingacup"now?

A.ThrowawaycupsdoservefewpracticaIpurposes.

B.PeopIeareawareofthebadeffectfromthrowawaycups.

C.ArtistsplayasignificantroleinstoppingpIasticpoIIution.

D.AIiveconcertconsumesover4billionsingIe-usecupsayear.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MartinProducesEarthDayConcertsB.EnvironmentaIRuIesTakeEffect

C.Single-usePlasticCupsDisappearD.TheRollingStonesGoGreen

【答案】12.C13.A14.B15.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了滚石乐队走绿色环保路线。滚石乐队向迈克尔・马丁请求帮助以

减少一次性垃圾的数量,马丁想出了一个简单的解决办法：在音乐会上尝试进行一次性饮水杯

的回收循环利用。

【12题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段uTheStonesapproachedMartinandaskedforhelpineliminating

pIasticwaste.HecameupwithasimplesoIution.（Stones夫妇找到马丁，请求他帮助

消除塑料垃圾。他想出了一个简单解决办法）”可知,Slones夫妇跟马丁谈话是因为马丁可

以为减少垃圾废品提供帮助。故选C项。

【13题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段"'Whenyoucomeuptogetyourfirstdrink,youputdowna

$3deposit,yougetareaIlyhigh-quaIityRolIingStones-brandedcup,'saysMartin.

'Youuseitthroughoutthenight,andattheendoftheeventyoucanturnyourcup

inandgetyour$3backoryoucankeepyourcup.1（马丁说："当你来拿第一杯饮料时，

只要付3美元定金,你就会得到一个真正高质量的滚石牌杯子。你可以整夜使用它，活动结束时,

你可以把杯子交上来，拿回3美元，也可以留着杯子）”可知，这种解决方法推出了一种真正高

质量的滚石牌杯子，可以回收和重复使用。故选A项。

【14题详解】

推理判断题。根据第五段“InAmerica,we'reathrowawaysociety,andwhat'shappening

isthatpeopIearenowseeingtheconsequencesofthat.（在美国，我们是一次性社会，

现在人们看到了这样做的后果）”可知,人们已经意识到使用一次性杯子带来的不良影响，所以

人们现在开始尝试“回收再利用杯子”。故选B项。

【15题详解】

主旨大意题。阅读全文以及根据第一段“IfyouseetheRollingStonesinconcertthis

summerandgogetadrink,theremaybenosingle-usepIasticcupforyou.TheStones

approachedMartinandaskedforheIpineIiminatingplasticwaste.（如果你今年夏天

去看滚石乐队的演唱会,然后去喝一杯，你可能不会有一次性塑料杯。该乐队及其推广人正在与

迈克尔•马丁合作，他已经举办了一系列大型地球日演唱会。滚石乐队找到马丁，请求他帮助消

除塑料垃圾）”和最后一段"He'sstartingwithrockconcertsbecauseartistshavea

prettypowerfuIpIatform.Imean,ifMickJaggertellshisfanstostopabusingthe

pIanet,who'sgoingtosaynotothat?（他从摇滚音乐会开始，因为艺术家们有一个非常

强大的平台。我是说,如果米克・贾格尔让他的粉丝停止虐待地球,谁会拒绝呢？）”可知文章

主要讲述的是滚石乐队走绿色环保路线,在音乐会上尝试进行一次性饮水杯的回收利用，以减

少一次性垃圾的数量。这篇文章最好的题目是“滚石乐队走绿色路线”。故选D项。

第二节（共5小题）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowToEaIBeLLerforIhePIarid

You'reenvironmentaIIyconscious-andhungry.HereareanswerstoalIyour

coo-friendlyfoodquestions.

DoeswhatIeathaveaneffectoncIimatechange?

Yes.TheworId'sfoodsystemisresponsibIeforaboutonequarterofthe

pIanet-warminggreenhousegasesthathumansgenerateeachyear.ThatincIudesraising

andharvestingaIIthepIants,animals,andanimalproductsweeat.16

HowexactIydoesfoodcontributetogIobaIwarming?

WhensomeforestsarecIearedtomakeroomforfarms,cattIe,sheeporother

Iivestock,someseriousprobIemsmaycomeup.17Also,fossiIfueIsareused

tooperatefarmmachinery,makefertiIizer,andshipfoodaroundthegIooe,aIIof

whichgenerateemissions.

Whataboutchicken?

Anumberofstudieshavefoundthatchickens,ducks,andotherbirdshavealesser

cIimateimpactthancattIeorsheepkeptonafarm.18EspeciaIIyat

convertingfeedingmateriaIsintoanimalmeat,theefficiencyishighlyimproved,

thoughthishaspromptedmajorconcernsaboutanimalweIfare.

IsorganicproducebetterforthecIimate?

OrganicproduceisgrownwithoutsyntheticfertiIizersorpesticides,butthat

doesn'tmeanit'snecessariIybetterthanconventionaIIygrownproducefromacIimate

perspective.19Insomecasesitcanbeworse.

20

It'struethatonepersonaIonejustmakesalittlebitinthecIimateprobIem.

Ontheotherhand,ifmanypeopIemadechangestotheirdiets,thatcouldstartto

addup.ExpertshavearguedthatitwouIdmakeabigdifferenceiftheworId'sheaviest

meateatersseaIedback-evenmoderateIy.

A.Doeswhatweeatmatter?

B.CanIreaIIymakeadifference?

C.OrganicfarmsoftenrequiremoreIand.

D.Modern-daychickensarebredtobeextremeIyefficient.

E.Processingpackaging,andshippingfoodareaIsopartofit.

FAdvancesinchickensbreedingarehelpingtoreducethecostofit.

G.LargestoresofcarbonreIeasedintotheatmosphereheatupthepIanet.

【答案】16.E17.G18.D19.C20.B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文,文章阐述了人们的整个食物系统是如何对地球变暖产生影响的。

【16题详解】

根据本段首句，“TheworId'sfoodsystemisresponsibleforaboutonequarterofthe

pIanet-warminggreenhousegasesthathumansgenerateeachyear"（世界上的食物系统

要为人类产生的大约四分之一的温室气体负责任），由此可知,本段在讲人类的食物系统是怎样

产生温室气体的；本空上句提到，"ThatincIudesraisingandharvestingaII

thepIants,animals,andanimalproductsweeat”（这个食物系统包括饲养和收获各种

植物，动物及动物产品），所以本空承接上文,E项句意，“加工，包装和运输食物也是其中以部

分”，符合语境。故选E。

【17题详解】

上句提至U,uWhensomeforestsareclearedtomakeroomforfarms,cattIe,sheeporother

Iivestock,someseriousproblemsmaycomeup."（当一些森林被清除去为农场，牛，羊或

其它家畜让地方时,一些很严重地问题就出现了），本空承接上文,因此可推出，接下来讲“严重

地问题是什么"，所以G项，"被排放到大气层中的大量二氧化碳就会温暖地球"，符合语境。

故选G。

「8题详解】

由本段的主题可知，本段主要洪述“鸡”的影响；再根据本空上一句，"Anumberofstudies

havefoundthatchickens,ducks,andotherbirdshaveaIessercIimateimpactthan

cattleorsheepkeptonafarm”（大量研究表明鸡鸭和其他的鸟类动物比起牛或羊这样被

养在农场的动物有更小的气候影响），本空承接上文，因此可推出，接下来应该讲“鸡是怎样更

小的产生影响的“，所以D项，“现代化的小鸡天生就是非常高效的”，符合语境。改选D。

【19题详解】

由本段的主题可知，本段主要讲述“有机耕种”的影响；再根据本空上一句，"buLLhaL

doesn'tmeanit'snecessariIybetterthanconventionaIIygrownproducefromacIimate

perspective"（但是这并不意味着从气候的视角来看,有机耕种就一定比传统的种植好），本

空承接上文，因此可推出，本空要讲“有机耕种”，并且讲有机耕种的缺点,所以C项，“有机耕

种需要更多土地”，符合语境。故选C。

【20题详解】

根据最后——段，"It'struethatonepersonaIonejustmakesaIittIebitinthecIimate

probIem.Ontheotherhand,ifmanypeopIemadechangestotheirdiets,thatcouId

starttoaddup"（一个人在气候的问题上的确影响不大,但是另一方面，如果许多人都对他

们的饮食作出改变,那么这种影响就会积累），本空引起下文,所以可推出,作者在号召所有人都

作出努力，故