2022年新高考英语全国卷阅读理解B篇章及语言深度解析.pdf

解B篇章及语言深度解析

Thearugula(芝麻菜)wastomakeanicegreensalad,

roundingoutaroastchickendinner.ButIendedupworkinglate.

Thenfriendscalledwithadinnerinvitation.Istuckthechickenin

thefreezer.Butasdayspassed,thearugulawentbad.Even

worse,Ihadunthinkinglyboughtwaytoomuch;Icouldhave

madesixsaladswithwhatIthrewout.

Inaworldwherenearly800millionpeopleayeargohungry,

“foodwastegoesagainstthemoralgrain,”asElizabethRoyte

writesinthismonth’scoverstory.It’sjaw-droppinghowmuch

perfectlygoodfoodisthrownaway—from“ugly”(butquite

eatable)vegetablesrejectedbygrocerstolargeamountsof

uneatendishesthrownintorestaurantgarbagecans.

Producingfoodthatnooneeatswastesthewater,fuel,and

otherresourcesusedtogrowit.Thatmakesfoodwastean

environmentalproblem.Infact,Roytewrites,“iffoodwaste

wereacountry,itwouldbethethirdlargestproducerof

greenhousegasesintheworld.”

’shardtounderstand,let’skeepitassimpleasthe

arugulaatthebackofmyrefrigerator.MikeCurtinseesmy

arugulastoryallthetime—butforhim,it’smorelike12boxes

ofdonatedstrawberriesnearingtheirlastdays.CurtinisCEOof

DCCentralKitcheninWashington,D.C.,whichrecoversfoodand

turnsitintohealthymeals.Lastyearitrecoveredmorethan

807,500poundsoffoodbytakingdonationsandcollecting

blemished(有瑕疵的)producethatotherwisewouldhave

rottedinfields.Andthestrawberries?Volunteerswillwash,cut,

andfreezeordrythemforuseinmealsdowntheroad.

Suchmethodsseemobvious,yetsooftenwejustdon’tthink.

“Everyonecanplayapartinreducingwaste,whetherbynot