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1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题(9)及答案A“Peopleshouldhaveonemeat-freedayaweekiftheywanttomakeapersonalandeffectivesacrificethatwouldhelpdealwithclimatechange,”theworld"sleadingaiithorityonglobalwarminghastoldTheObserver.DrRajendraPachauri,chairoftheUnitedNationsIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange,saidthatpeo
2、pleshouldthengoontoreducetheirmeatconsumptionevenfurther.Pachauri,whowasre-electedthepanel"schairmanforasecondsix-yeartermlastweek,saiddietchangewasimportantbecauseofthehugegreenhousegasemissions（排方攵）andotherenvirornncntalproblemsassociatedwithraisingcattleandotheranimals.“Itwasrelativelyeasytoch
3、angeeatinghabitscomparedtochangingmeansoftransport,”hesaid・TheUN'sFoodandAgricuItureOrganisationhasestimatedthatmeatproductionaccountsfornearlyafifthofglobalgreenhousegasemissions.Theseareproducedduringtheproduction.Forexample,ruminants（反刍动物），particularlycows,giveoffagascalledmethane,whichis23tim
4、esmoreeffectiveasaglobalwarmingagentthanCO2.Pachauricanexpectsomeoppositeresponsesfromthefoodindustrytohisadvice,thoughlastnighthewasgivenunexpectedsupportbyMasterchefpresenterandrestaumteurJohnTorocle."Thavealittlebitandenjoyit,”saidTorode."Toomuchforanypersonisbad.Buttheresabiggerissuehere:wher
5、ethemeatcomesfrom.IfweallboughtBritishandstoppedbuyingimportedfood,we'clsaveahugeamountofcarbonemissions.ProfessorRobertWatson,thechiefscientificadviserfortheDepartmentforEnvironmentFoodandRuralAffairs,saidgovernmentcouldhelpeducatepeopleaboutthebenefitsofeatinglessmeat,butitshouldnotregulate・“Ea
6、tinglessmeatwouldhelp,there"snoquestionaboutthat,”Watsonsaid・However,ChrisLamb,headofmarketingforpigindustrygroupBPEX,saidthemeatindustryhadbeenunfairlytargetedandwasworkinghardtofindoutwhichactivitieshadthebiggestenvironmentalimpactandreducethem."Someideaswerecontradictory,"hesaid."Forexample,on
7、esolutiontoemissionsfromcattieandotheranimalswastokeepthemindoors,butthiswoulddamagetinimalwelfare.Climatechangeisaveryyoungscienceandourviewistherearealotofsimplesolutionsbeingproposed・”1.Whatisdirectlyrelatedtoglobal
