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1、英语中考复习精选试题二十一1>Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries・Havealookinyourfridge,cupboard,andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins(来源)ofthefood・PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lambfromNewZealand,orpotatoesfromEgypt?Youwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyourplate・Thisjou
2、rney,from"fieldtoplatev,iscalled“foodmilesv・Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthefarmer?sfieldtothepersonwhobuysthefood・Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettotheconsumer(消费者).Whyisthis,andwhataretheeffects(影响)oftheselongdistances?Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodintheloca
3、lmarketsothefooddidn'thavetotravelveryfar・Theconsumersalsodidnottravelveryfar,becausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood・Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmersandconsumers.However,thereweresomedisadvantages・Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmersproducedlocally.Inaddition,theycouldonlyget
4、foodthatwasinseason.Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,foodcomesfromallovertheworld.Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes・Theyareavailableinwinterifwewant.Somecountrieshavetoimport(进Id)mostoftheirfood・Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates・TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),fore
5、xample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries・EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenusesimportedmaterials・Whatswrongwith“foodndles”?Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemilesareworryingforanumberofreasons・Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances・weneedmoreplanes,lorries,andshi
6、pstomovethefood.Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal(全球的)warming.Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty・Tomatoes,forexample,arcpickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourney.Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygettotheconsumer・Loca
7、lfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution・Weneedtobuymorelocalfood.1.Whatiscalled“foodmiles”accordingtothispassage?A.Theoriginsofthefood.B.Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate.C.Theeffectsoflongdistances・D・Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood.1.Somecount