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1、2013届高三英语自选模块练习（五）题号：05科目：英语阅读理解(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)Horrorstoriesaboutthefoodindustryhavelongbeenwithus–eversince1906,whenUptonSinclair’slandmarknovelTheJungletoldsomeuglytruthsabouthowAmericaproducesitsmeat.Inthecenturythatfollowed,thingsgotmuchbetter,andins

2、omewaysmuchworse.TheU.S.agriculturalindustrycannowproduceunlimitedquantitiesofmeatandgrainsatremarkablycheapprices.Butitdoessoatahighcosttotheenvironment,animalsandhumans.1Addtothepricetagtheaccelerationofglobalwarming–ourenergy-intensivefoodsystemuses19%ofU.S.fossilfuels,morethananyothersecto

3、roftheeconomy.Andperhapsworstofall,ourfoodisincreasinglybadforus,evendangerous.2Afoodsystemthatgeneratescheap,fillingfoodattheexpenseofhealthierproduceisalsoamajorcauseofAmerica’swidespreadobesity.Atatimewhenthenationisclosetoacivilwaroverhealth-carereform,obesityadds$147billionayeartoourdocto

4、rbills.“Thewaywefarmnowisdestructiveofthesoil,theenvironmentandus,”saysDougGurian-Sherman,aseniorscientistwiththefoodandenvironmentprogramattheUnionofConcernedScientists.3FilmdocumentarieslikethehighlycriticalFoodInc.andtheworkofinvestigativejournalistslikeEricSchlosserandMichaelPollanarerepea

5、tingSinclair’swork,awakeningasleepingpublictotheuncomfortablerealitiesofhowweeat.Changeisalsocomingfromtheverytop.FirstLadyMichelleObama’sWhiteHousegardenhassofaryieldedmorethan225poundsoforganicproduce–andtonsofpowerfulsymbolism.4Sustainablefoodisalsomoreexpensivethanconventionalfoodandharder

6、tofind.AndwhilelargecompanieslikeGeneralMillshaveopenedorganicdivisions,thereisworrythattheverydefinitionofsustainabilitywillbeusedbythosecompaniesonlyfortheirowngood.Butwecan’taffordtoremaininphilosophizingaboutfood.Withtheexhaustionofthesoil,theimpactofglobalwarmingandtheinevitablyrisingpric

7、eofoil–whichwillaffecteverythingfromfertilizertosupermarketelectricitybills–ourindustrialstyleoffoodproductionwillendsoonerorlater.Asthedevelopingworldgrowsricher,hundredsofmillionsofpeoplewillwanttoshifttothesamecalorie-heavy,protein-r