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【題目】 Sticking to a vegan diet might sound difficult. But in recent years, veganism(素食主義)has become a more popular lifestyle in many places.【1】 In the UK, about 542,000 people turned vegan during the last decade.

So why exactly has veganism become so popular?【2】The heat used to keep barns(畜棚)warm, the machines that process meat and even the animals' farts(屁)can result in more greenhouse gases. These factors are believed to account for 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2013 study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.【3】A growing number of people are also deciding that it's wrong to kill animals for food, according to BBC News. believes whether to Jess Murray, 22, is a student from London. He said that humans do not need to eat animals to survive. He believe whether to eat animals or not is an ethical(道德的)choice and has therefore chosen to become vegan.

【4】Vegan famous people are able to use social media to spread their message and share tips about living a vegan lifestyle.

But experts also want to remind people that meat is important for our health. A strict vegan diet cannot always offer the minerals and vitamins that a human body needs, depending on one's dietary choices.【5】.

A. So you may want to think it through before you decide to become a vegan.

B. This amount is even greater than that of all the world's cars, trains and planes together.

C. According to Huff Post, more than 3 million people in the US are vegans,

D. Social media is also believed to be behind the increase in veganism, according to BBC New.

E. One reason could be that people want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

現(xiàn)在素食主義越來越受歡迎，受歡迎的原因和溫室氣體的排放有關(guān)，其次人們認(rèn)為殺害動物是不道德的，社會媒體也被認(rèn)為是素食主義增加的背后原因。但專家們也想提醒人們，肉類對我們的健康很重要。嚴(yán)格的素食飲食不能總是提供人體所需的礦物質(zhì)和維生素。因此，在決定成為素食主義者之前一定要慎重考慮。

【1】句意：據(jù)《赫夫郵報(bào)》報(bào)道，美國有300多萬人是素食主義者。根據(jù)后面的句子“In the UK, about 542,000 people turned vegan during the last decade.”在英國，近十年來約有542000人變成了素食主義者。此處列舉兩個事例來說明素食主義在許多地方已成為一種更受歡迎的生活方式，故答案選C。

【2】句意：一個原因可能是人們希望減少溫室氣體排放。根據(jù)前面的句子“So why exactly has veganism become so popular?”那么為什么素食主義變得如此流行呢？前文提出為什么，后面必定要解釋原因，故答案為E。

【3】句意：這個數(shù)字甚至超過了世界上所有汽車、火車和飛機(jī)的總和。根據(jù)前面的句子“These factors are believed to account for 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2013 study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.”這些因素被認(rèn)為占世界溫室氣體排放量的18%。根據(jù)聯(lián)合國糧食及農(nóng)業(yè)組織2013年的一項(xiàng)研究， 此句解釋了18%這一數(shù)字甚至超過了世界上所有汽車、火車和飛機(jī)的總和。故答案為B。

【4】句意：據(jù)英國廣播公司新聞報(bào)道，社會媒體也被認(rèn)為是素食主義增加的背后原因。根據(jù)后面的句子“Vegan famous people are able to use social media to spread their message and share tips about living a vegan lifestyle.”素食主義名人能夠利用社交媒體傳播他們的信息，分享關(guān)于素食生活方式的建議。因此上句會說社會媒體也被認(rèn)為是素食主義增加的背后原因。答案為D。

【5】句意：因此在你決定成為一個素食主義者之前，你可能要好好考慮一下。根據(jù)前面的句子“But experts also want to remind people that meat is important for our health. A strict vegan diet cannot always offer the minerals and vitamins that a human body needs.”專家們提醒人們?nèi)忸悓ξ覀兊慕】岛苤匾�，�?yán)格的素食飲食不能總是提供人體所需的礦物質(zhì)和維生素。因此，在決定成為素食主義者之前一定要慎重考慮。故答案為A。