高中英语高考题型天天练（21）（35分钟，含解析）

高中英语高考题型天天练（二十一） （时间：35分钟） 一、阅读理解 A Humans eat an astonishing amount of meat every year — some 800 billion pounds of it, enough flesh to fill roughly 28 million dump trucks. Our desire for meat, particularly in industrialized countries like the United States, is one reason why the planet is warming as fast as it is. Raising animals consumes a lot of land that could otherwise absorb carbon. Cows, sheep and goats give out heat-trapping methane (甲烷). And to grow the corn, soy and other plants that those animals eat, farmers use fertilizer (肥料) that gives off nitrous oxide, another planet-warming gas. Cutting out meat sounds like an effective approach. But what would happen if everyone actually stopped eating meat tomorrow Such a quick shift probably wouldn’t cause the sort of turmoil that would come if the planet immediately abandoned fossil fuels. But still, the consequence could be quite a mess, causing different problems. Researchers say the economic damage caused by the sudden disappearance of meat would fall mainly on low-income countries with farming economies, like Niger or Kenya, where farming and raising livestock (家禽) are important sources of income. Getting rid of livestock overnight would not only deprive many people of essential nutrients, but also threaten food security, especially in regions like South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Besides, there’s the issue of cultural damage. Taking away meat, according to Wilson Warren, a history professor at Western Michigan University, would do more than just deprive Americans of hot dogs and hamburgers and Italians of salami. Rejecting meat entirely, let alone immediately, isn’t an ideal solution to the climate crisis. Dutkiewicz, a political economist at the Pratt Institute, suggested using guidelines established by the EAT-Lancet Commission, an international group of scientists who have designed a diet intended to give people the nutrients they need without destroying the planet. 1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph A. Feeding animals costs more than growing plants. B. The USA consumes the most meat annually. C. Fertilizer should be banned around the world. D. Meat consumption may increase global warming. 2. What does the underlined word “turmoil” mean in paragraph 2 A. Prediction. B. Disorder. C. Pollution. D. Shortage. 3. Abandoning meat immediately might lead to _____. A. the global crisis B. improved well-being C. cultural diversity D. food safety issues 4. What might the author continue talking about A. Global climate crisis. B. Farmers’ protest. C. Specific diet suggestions. D. The declining meat industry. B “Woman reading book, under a night sky, dreamy atmosphere,” I type into Deep Dream Generator’s Text 2 Dream feature. In less than a minute, an image is returned to me showing what I’ve described. Welcome to the world of AI image generation, where you can create what on the surface looks like top-rank artwork using just a few te ... ...