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1、吉林双辽市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编（二）阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013合肥市二模，B)Walking in a farmers market often brings one to explore new food options, and now more locallyfarmed protein choices are available to help bridge the gap between our meals and the farms on which they originated. More and more l
2、ocal small farms are popping_up in opposition to factory farms.Todays commercial farms do not fit the image that comes to mind while happily singing along to “Old McDonald”. Instead, most of the nations food comes from CAFOs, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, where animals are kept in tightly encl
3、osed conditions as they are fattened up and readied to be killed for food.Fortunately, knowing exactly where ones food comes from has led to an increase in the availability of what is known as “grassfed” beef. Technically, all cattle are grassfed for at least a limited amount of time, but what makes
4、 the meat significant is that it is grassfinished, not forcefed corn, soy or grains. This change in diet makes all the difference since corn is not part of the cows traditional diet, and therefore causes major health issues for it. To deal with the health issues, antibiotics (抗生素) are used and some
5、of the antibiotics used to treat the cattle are similar to those given to humans, so they can decrease the effectiveness of medicine when a consumer is sick.A healthier diet for the cattle leads the meat to lower in both fat and calories. And when cooking grassfed beef, youd better use a slightly lo
6、wer temperature to make it more delicious.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。为了应对机械化农业的弊端，越来越多的小农业开始兴盛起来了，它们生产的农畜牧产品不仅丰富了人们的一日三餐，同时也更绿色、更健康。1The underlined words “popping up” (in the 1st paragraph) probably means _.Aimproving Bfading Cprofiting Dappearing答案：D词义猜测题。根据文章第一句中“and now more locallyfarmed protein choices are
7、available”可知，现在有更多的当地小农场喂养的动物可满足人们对蛋白质的需求，即当地出现了越来越多小农场，由此可知，appear与pop up意思最为接近，故答案D符合文义。2The song “Old McDonald” describes _.Aanimals raised freely on local farmsBanimals kept in tightly enclosed conditionsCcommercial farms providing fast foodDcommercial farms providing unpopular foods答案：A推理判断题。根据
8、文章第二段第一句“Todays commercial farms do not fit the image.”的提示和下文对商业农场喂养动物的方法的描述可知，the song “Old McDonald”所描述的喂养方式正好和商业农场相反，由此可推知，答案A符合文义。3Some medicines are less effective for beef consumers probably because _.Asome cattle feed on grainsBall cattle diet on grassCsome medicines are used to treat sick ca
9、ttleDsome antibiotics are used by both cattle and people答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句中“and some of the antibiotics used to treat the cattle are similar to those given to humans.”可推知，答案D符合文义。4We can infer from the text that _.Afood from local farms can help add to the variety in our daily mealsBsoy or grains
10、 are on the list of traditional diets of the cattleCcorn for the cattle leads the meat to lower in both fat and caloriesDlower temperature makes grassfed beef more delicious答案：A推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“Walking in a farmers market often brings one to explore new food options, and now more locallyfarmed prote
11、in choices are available to help bridge the gap between our meals and the farms on which they originated.”可推知，选项A“当地小农场的食物可以丰富我们的一日三餐”符合文义。B、C两项与原文不符；D项不是经过推理得出的，不符合题意，故排除。说理议论（阅读理解）由 (2013安徽名校联盟高三第一次联考)改编Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe now we might all agree that self-improv
12、ement is of great benefit for each of us. However, there are lots of stops along the road to self-improvement, which often calls for patience, emotional strength and kindness.With concentrated effort, you can become a better person than you ever thought possible.1.Nice people always put themselves i
13、n the other persons shoes. If the service is a little slow, maybe its because the waitress has been standing for 8 hours and her back and feet are aching.Perhaps her little baby isnt feeling well and she got very little sleep the night before.In a word, you never know the full story from a brief mee
14、ting with a person.2.Be a reasonable man. Service-centered businesses often live by the idea “The Customer is Always Right.” Theyre totally mistaken. The customer is not always right; sometimes the customer is quite difficult to deal with. You do not “deserve” a free meal because the waitress forgot
15、 to bring you a spoon. If you have a grievance, let it out, but be reasonable.3.Fight fairly. When arguing with another person, stick to the subject. Present the facts briefly, and dont bring up unrelated incidents that happened 4 weeks from last Tuesday. Never hesitate to create a chance for other
16、people to voice their opinions. They are just as important as yours.4.Put others first. Let the troubled-looking Mom have the parking space. Stand a few extra seconds holding the door for an elderly person. Dont interrupt people when theyre speaking, or finish their sentences for them. Such small thi
