2024版新教材高考英语全程一轮总复习课时作业21Unit1Wishyouwerehere牛津译林版选择性必修第三册 (1).doc

课时作业(二十一)选择性必修第三册Unit1Wishyouwerehere

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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[2023·河北省高三年级阶段性检测(一)]

Theresnothingwrongwithatomatothatisntperfectlyroundedorapeachwithanextradimple(凹)ortwo;theystillcarrythesamebenefitsandflavorsastheversionswereusedtoseeingingrocerystores.Farmersthrowawaytheseimperfectitems,asmanygrocerychainswontbuythemforfearthattheyareunsellable.However,agrowinggroupofgrocerychainsarefightingtomakethesediscardedfruitsandvegetablespartofconsumersbuyinghabits.

OnesuchbusinessisImperfectProduce,astart-upthatdeliversfreshuglyproducetoconsumers.Throughthisservice,youcangetupto20poundsoffruitandveggiesforaround$20aweek.Thisisabouta30percentdiscountcomparedtowhatscurrentlysoldinstores.Recently,thecompanyhadamajorbreakthroughwhenWholeFoodsacceptedtheirpartnershipandagreedtosellthemisshapenproduce.

WhilethismovementmightbeanewtrendhereintheUS,itsalreadygainedseriousmomentum(势头)inEurope.In2014,theE.U．announcedtheYearAgainstFoodWaste,withFrenchgrocerychainIntermarchélaunchingaverysuccessfulcampaigncalledIngloriousFruitsandVegetablesandEnglandsWaitroseselling“weatherblemished”apples.InPortugal,asimilarcompanytoImperfectProducecalledFrutaFeiahasalsotakenoff.

Buyingtheseunfortunate-lookingfoodsshouldbeappealingtoconsumersnotonlybecauseoftheaffordability,butalsobecauseofthesupportitgivestofarmersandthedirectimpactithasondecreasingfoodwasteandtheenvironmentalpollution.Itisbelievedthatwhenthediscardedfruitsandvegetablesdecompose,theyreleasemethane(甲烷),agreenhousegasthat,whenreleasedintotheatmosphere,isabout86timesaspowerfulascarbondioxideovera20-yearperiod.Wasteis,infact,theugliestthingofall.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discarded”inparagraphonemean?

A．Deserted.B．Harvested.

C．Consumed.D．