involve
A. n. (文学、艺术、电影或音乐的)体裁,类型
B. adj. 文静的,慈祥的,温柔的,小心的;温和的,徐缓的;平和的,柔和的;平缓的
C. v. (尤指在社交场合)使窘迫,使尴尬;使困惑;使为难;使陷入困境
D. v. 包含,需要,使成为必然部分(或结果);牵涉,牵连,影响;(使)参加,加入;表明(某人参与了犯罪等)
conflict
A. adj. 空的;赤裸的,无遮蔽的;最基本的;v. 露出,使赤裸
B. n. 冲突,矛盾;斗争;争执;v. 冲突,抵触;争执;战斗
C. n. 减价品;便宜货;协议;交易;v. 讨价还价,商讨条件
D. n. 树皮;深青棕色;毛皮;皮肤;狗叫;v. 狗叫;尖叫;剥皮
current
A. v. 编写(书、列表、报告等),编纂;编译
B. v. 抱怨,埋怨,发牢骚
C. adj. 现在的;流通的,通用的;最近的;草写的;n. (水,气,电)流;趋势;涌流
D. n. 补充物,补足物;足数,足额;补足语;v. 补充;补足;使完美;使更具吸引力
manufacture
A. v. (用机器)大量生产,成批制造;编造,捏造;生成,产生(一种物质)
B. n. 收获季节,收割,收获;收成,收获量;v. 收割(庄稼),捕猎(动物、鱼);采集(人体的细胞或组织,以供医学实验等)
C. n. (常指带檐的)帽子;(双重的)职位,角色(尤指官职或职业角色)
D. v. 孵出,出壳;孵化,破壳;使(小鸟、小鱼、小虫等)孵出;策划,(尤指)密谋
With the global population predicted to hit close to 10 billion by 2050, and forecasts that agricultural production in, some regions will need to nearly double to keep pace, food security is increasingly making headlines. In the UK, it has become a big talking point recently too, for rather particular reason: Brexit.
Brexit is seen by some as an opportunity to reverse a recent trend towards the UK importing food. The country produces only about 60 percent of the food it eats,down from almost three-quarters in the late 1980s.A move back to self-sufficiency, the argument goes, would boost the farming industry, political sovereignty and even the nation's health. Sounds great—but bow feasible is this vision?
According to a report on UK food production from the University of Leeds,UK,85 per cent of the country's total land area is associated with meat and dairy production. That supplies 80 per cent of what is consumed, so even covering the whole country in livestock farms wouldn't allow us to cover all our meat and dairy needs.
There are many caveats to those figures, but they are still grave. To become much more self- sufficient, the UK would need to drastically reduce its consumption of animal foods,and probably also farm more intensively—meaning fewer green fields, and more factory-style production.
But switching to a mainly plant-based diet wouldn't help. There is a good reason why the UK is dominated by animal husbandry: most of its terrain doesn't have the right soil or climate to grow crops on a commercial basis. Just 25 percent of the county's land is suitable for crop-growing, most of which is already occupied by arable fields. Even if we converted all the suitable land to fields of fruit and veg—which would involve taking out all the nature reserves and removing thousands of people from their homes—we would achieve only a 30 percent boost in crop production.
Just 23 percent of the fruit and vegetables consumed in the UK are currently home-grown, so even with the most extreme measures we could meet only 30 percent of our fresh produce needs. That is before we look for the space to grow the grains,sugars,seeds and oils that provide us with the vast bulk of our current calorie intake.
1.Some people argue that food self-sufficient in UK would
2.The report by the University of Leeds shows that in the UK
3.Crop-growing in he UK is restricted due to
4.It can be learned from the last paragraph that British people
5.The author's attitude to food self-sufficient in the UK is
第 1 问
A. be hindered by its population ground
B. become a priority of government
C. pose a challenge to its farming industry
D. contribute to the nation's well-being
第 2 问
A. farmland has been inefficiently utilized
B. factory-style production needs reforming
C. most land is used for meat and dairy production
D. more green fields will be converted for farming
第 3 问
A. its farming technology
B. its dietary tradition
C. its natural conditions
D. its commercial interests
第 4 问
A. rely largely on imports for fresh produce
B. enjoy a steady rise in fruit consumption
C. are seeking effective ways to cut calorie intake
D. are trying to grow new varieties of grains
第 5 问
A. defensive
B. doubtful
C. tolerant
D. optimistic
compose
A. adj. 棕色的,褐色的;太阳晒黑的;v. 变成褐色;变成棕色;n. 褐色,棕色
B. v. 构成;写作;使平静;排……的版;组成;作曲;排字
C. v. (在商店里)随便看看;浏览;翻阅;(动物)吃草;n. 浏览;吃草
D. n. (使)出现伤痕;撞伤;擦伤; 打击;挫伤;v. 青肿;淤伤;碰伤
identify
A. v. 确认,认出,鉴定;找到,发现;显示,说明身份
B. v. 节食;禁食;斋戒
C. v. 鄙视;蔑视;看不起
D. v. 系牢,扎牢,结牢,扣紧;关紧,盖好;使牢固,使固定;握住,抓牢,咬住;盯住
easily
A. n. 舞蹈,舞步;跳舞;舞会;舞曲;v. 跳舞;跳…舞;跳跃,雀跃,轻快地移动
B. adv. 容易地;无疑地
C. n. 危险,风险;可能性;危险的人,危险因素,危害,威胁
D. adj. 有危险的;引起危险的;不安全的
impression
A. n. 印象,感想;影响,效果;印象画;(对某人举止言谈的)滑稽模仿;(虚假的)外观,假象;压痕;重印本,印次
B. n. 填满……的量,足够……的量;吃饱的量,喝足的量
C. n. 电影,影片;电影制作艺术,电影业;新闻片;胶片,胶卷,底片;薄薄的一层,薄膜;v. 拍摄电影
D. n. 滤器,过滤器;滤光器,滤声器,滤波器;筛选(过滤)程序;分流指示灯;v. 过滤;(用程序)筛选,过滤;缓行;慢慢传开,走漏;渗入,透过
The boss( )into a rage and started shouting at Robert to do as he was told.
A. flew
B. charged
C. rushed
D. burst