Passage2(2015南京，D)Nowadaysthefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries.Havealookinyourfridgecupboardandfruitbowlandchecktheorigins(来源)ofthefood.PerhapsthereareapplesyBBfromCaliforniala

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Passage 2(2015 南京，D) 

      Nowadays the food that you buy comes from many different countries.Have a look in your fridge cupboard and fruit bowl and check the origins (来源) of the food.Perhaps there are apples yBB from California lamb from New Zealand or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey from ^u field to plate”，is called“food miles”. A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmers field to the person who buys the food.Nowa?days food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer ( 费者) .Why is this and what are the effects (影响) of these long dis?tances?

      Traditionally farmers sold their food in the local market so the food didn't have to travel very far. The consumers also did not travel very far because they went to their local market to buy the food.This was a good system for farmers and consumers. However there were some disadvantages. For example consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally. In addition they could only get food that was in season. Now because of modern technology food comes from all over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes.They are available in winter if we want.

      Some countries have to import (进口) most of their food.This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) for example gets 85% of its food from other countries.Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

      Whafs wrong with ^u food milesIs this not a good way of in?creasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons. First of all because food travels such long dis?tances we need more planes lorries and ships to move the food.This means we use more oil or petrol so there is more pollution and more global (全球的) wanning.In addition food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty.Tomatoes for example are picked early and stored for their long journeys.For this reason they are usu?ally tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste and it also reduces the amount of global pollution.We need to buy more local food.

1. What is called“ food miles” according to this passage?

 A. The origins of the food.

 B. The effects of long distances.

 C. The journey from field to plate.

 D. The disadvantages of imported food.

2. The underlined word ^u availablein Paragraph 2 most probably means “    ”.

   A. easy to get   B. not busy

   C. willing to talk   D. impossible to get 

3. Some countries like the United Arab Emirates have to import most of their food because of  .

   A. long distances   B. difficult climates

   C. fresh and tasty food   D. modern technology 

4. The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to  .

   A. buy more local food   B. increase international trade

   C. travel long distances   D. use imported materials 

5. This passage is mainly about .

  A. how local food travels from field to plate 

  B. what“ food miles” is and its effects 

  C. how some countries import their food

  D. where different kinds of food come from 

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B Passage 2 [语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文，介绍了什么是“食物里程”及其影 响，分析了当地食品和进口食品的长处和短处，并呼吁人们多买当地 食品。 1. C细节理解题。根据第一•段...