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黑龙江虎林市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解训练题【二】

社会生活类阅读理解。

In1986，whenCarloPetrinifirstcoinedtheterm“SlowFood，〞heorganizedlocallyinhis

nativeItalytopreservethefoodandwinecultureandprotestfastfood.

Today,slowfoodhasspreadto132countrieswithover85,000members,addressingworldwideissues

likefarmerequityandenvironmental_stewardship—theactionspeopletaketorespecttherights

ofalllivingthingsandallenvironments,tocontributetohealthyandlivablecommunities.

CharacterizedbySlowFoodInternationalas“good,clean,andfairfood，〞slowfoodmustenrich

theeaterslife，havenonegativeimpactonhumanorenvironmentalhealth，andcompensatefairly

forfoodproducerswork.

TheaverageAmericanmealtravelsabout1,500milestoitsfinaldestination,withproducingof

foodtravelingbyplanefromoverseasandotheritemsshippedacrossthecountry.

However，costforfoodtravelandheavyprocessingarenottheonlyproblemsinthefoodindustry

thattheenvironmentfaces.Industrialagriculturealsohasunsustainablepractices

likeinefficientwateruseanddecreasedbiodiversity.Ourideasinfeedingourselvesare

exceptional,butatvariouspointsourtechnologiescomeintoconflictwithnatureswaysofdoing

things.Agreatmanyofthehealthandenvironmentalproblemscreatedbyourfoodsystemoweto

ourattemptstooversimplifynaturescomplexities,atboththegrowingandtheeatingendsofour

foodchain.

“Slowing〞food,bypurchasinglocallyandsustainably,allowsconsumerstoreducetheimpact

of“foodmiles〞anddevelopacloserrelationshipwiththeirfoodproducers.“Weneedtochange

ourfoodsystem，〞saidDavidPrior,organizerofSlowFoodNationEat­In.“Ourcurrentfood

systemissickandweneedtosupportfarmersandagriculturetoensurethateveryonehastheright

tonutritiousfood.〞

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