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Passage 1
I’m pretty confident that there will
never be a day when all
the world is in
agreement about
the best human diet.
I’m an
omnivore myself, but I have
friends who swear by their paleo,
vegetarian, and vegan diets. All of us
can make compelling arguments about why we eat the
way we
do, and all of us can make valid
criticisms of diets that are unlike our
own.
For me, deciding how
and what to eat required a close examination of
the values and principles
that truly
matter to me. The type of food we consume has
immediate health and economic
consequences, but it also has a
significant impact on our environment.
As a study shows, the manner and scale
at which our society currently raises animal for
human
consumption contributes to
climate change in major way. It also wastes water,
pollutes our soil, and
contaminates
fresh water supplies. So
if you’re
really trying to live a low
-impact
life, eating less
meat and ensuring
that the meat you do eat is raised by responsible
farmers and ranchers could help
you
shrink your carbon footprint a lot faster than
buying a hybrid or skipping showers.
1. The author believes that (
)
A. people will be more and
more rational in choosing the food they
eat.
B. the arguments about
what should be eaten will never come to an
end.
C. people will someday
reach a consensus on what the best food
is.
D. people will be more
and more fastidious in choosing the food they
eat.
2. When deciding how
and what to eat, the author ( )
A. has some
important principles to follow.
B. will consult with his
friends.
C. will follow the
instructions of his friends.
D. considers only his own
interests.
3. The type of
food we eat ( )
A. has an
indirect but great effect on our
environment.
B. has nothing
to do with our environment.
C. has nothing to do with our
health.
D. is decided only
by our economic status.
4.
What is implied in Paragraph 3 ( )
A. We should stop raising animals for
human consumption.
B. We
should stop eating animals.
C. The way animals are raised for human
consumption should be improved.
D. Environmental pollution and climate
change are caused by raising animals for human
consumption.
Passage 2
Americans are too busy for
lunch breaks, reports AOL. Rather than leaving the
office for some
much needed relaxation,
most workers are opting to dine at their desks.
According to a survey, 62%
of American
office workers usually eat their lunch in the same
spot they work all day.
In a
weakened economy, many employees feel a heightened
need to prove their worth or look
like
a superstar worker who goes above and beyond to
get the job done. Plus, when coworkers are
working through their lunch breaks, no
one wants to be the person who looks like a
slacker.
For others, it is
not just a matter of saving time, but saving
money. Eating out routinely gets
expensive, so bringing a lunch to eat
at the desk is also the thrifty choice for the
American worker.
On a
national level, the United States does not mandate
that businesses allow their employees a
lunch break. However, 22 states do have
explicit laws on the books stating that workers
must take a
half hour to hour lunch
break. Nonetheless, even workers in these states
often find themselves
ignoring the law
to chow down next to their computers.
In addition to lunch, 27% will eat
breakfast at their desk (at least they are not
skipping it
altogether), and 50% will
snack at their desk throughout the workday.
Unfortunately, using the desk
as a
dining table could be a health hazard. With about
two in three workers admitting they clean their
desk less than once a month, the
unsanitary surface leaves workers susceptible to
foodborne illnesses.
1.
According to the report by AOL, most American
office workers usually ( )
A. take lunch at their
desks.
B. take a nap after
lunch.
C. go out to eat at lunch
time.
D. enjoy free
lunch.
2. ( ) makes the
American employees feel a heightened need to prove
their worth.
A. The
employers
’
encouragement
B. An upturn
in economy
C. The cozy
working environment.
D. A
downturn in economy.
3.
According to Paragraph 4, ( )?
A. most states of America have passed
the laws stating that workers must take some lunch
break.
B. the workers in the
22 states work fewer hours than those in the other
states.
C. the workers in
the 22 states do not necessarily take a better
lunch break than those in the other
states.
D. the
workers in the 22 states take a longer lunch break
than those in the other states.
4. What is a disadvantage of taking
lunch at the desk?
A. It may
save time for the employees.
B. It may do harm to the
employees
’
health.
C. It may save money for the
employees.
D. It may help
the employees reduce their weight.
Passage 3
In many
urban centers throughout the world, vibrant waste
recycling programs aren’t just
eco-
minded niceties, but they serve an essential role
in keeping communities clean and clutter-free.
But thanks to one forward-thinking
initiative in the Brazilian cit
y of
Jundiaí, trading in trash has
never
been tastier.
Ten years ago,
the city’s Municipal Utilities
D
epartment launched
“Delicious Recycling”, a
program aimed
at encouraging residents to get into the habit of
collecting recyclable waste in
exchange
for fresh vegetables, grown locally in a public-
run garden
—
and boy did it
take off. Today,
the garden boasts more
than 30 thousand plants to meet the demand of
thousands of veggie-loving
recyclers,
turning aluminum cans and plastic bottles into
edible greens.
Ultimately,
the program has done wonders for the health of the
environment as well, by ridding
the
city of improperly disposed waste.
“
What once
cluttered and even choked the flow of water from
storm drains is today used as
currency
for healthy food,” local mayor Miguel Haddad tells
Jundiaí Online. “Everybody wins
with
this.”
As innovative as
Jundiaí’s “Delic
i
ous
Recycling” may seem, it’s actually not the first
of its
kind, but given the program’s
success, it’s no wonder why
though a
number of other Brazilian
municipalities offer similar incentives
to reward recyclers with food, the idea seems to
be catching
internationally
—
like in Mexico City, where
residents recently exchanged trash for nearly
three tons
of vegetables!
1. Waste recycling programs (
)
A. are paid little
attention to in many urban centers.
B. help make communities clean and
tidy.
C. have nothing to do
with the sanitation of communities.
D. are inactive in many urban
centers.
2. The purpose of
“Delicious Recycling”
is (
)
A. to teach residents how
to make delicious food.
B.
to reward residents who do well in classifying
rubbish.
C. to encourage
residents to trade recyclable waste for meat or
vegetables.
D. to encourage
residents to trade recyclable waste for
vegetables.
3. According to
local mayor Miguel Haddad, ( )
A. water in storm drains is flowing
more freely than before because the trash in it
has been removed.
B. water
in storm drains can be exchanged for healthy
food.
C. water in storm drains is essential
to the growing of fresh vegetables.
D. there is more trash in storm drains
now than there used to be.
4. What can be inferred from the last
paragraph?
A.
“Delic
i
ous
Recycling”
has failed to achieve the
desired result.
B. There are
no waste recycling programs in other Brazilian
municipalities.
C. Mexico
City is probably imitating
Jundiaí’s
“Delicious Recycling”
.
D. Waste recycling programs in other
Brazilian municipalities are more successful than
Jundiaí’s
“Delicious
Recycling”
.
Passage 4
A class
action lawsuit has been filed against General
Mills for misrepresenting the product it
calls Yoplait Greek. It isn’t Greek,
and it isn’t yogurt. The sales of Yoplait Greek
already lag far
behind other brands
such as Chobani and Fage in an exploding Greek
yogurt market, and this latest
lawsuit
won’t help any.
“Yoplait Greek does not comply with the
standard of identity of yogurt,” the lawsuit
states.
“Indeed, Yoplait Greek contains
Milk Protein Concentrate (“MPC”) which is not
among the
permissible ingredients of
yogurt, non-fat yogurt, and low-
fat
yogurt (collectively “yogurt”) as set
forth under the Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act.”