安徽省蚌埠市2012届高考英语专题总复习精选阅读理解强化集（22）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AHowoftendoyoutravelbyplane?Howmuchelectricitydoyouuse?Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobalwarmingweneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCO2areweresponsiblefor?AnewbookbyMikeBernersLee(aleadingexpertincarbonfootprint)mightbeabletohelp.HowBadareBananas?TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2allofthefollowingcreated:theingredients,theelectricityusedinthebrewery,theequipment,thetravelandcommutingofthebeer,andthepackaging.It’samazinghowmanydifferentthingsneedtobeincludedineachcalculation.Andit’sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces.Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee’scalculations,it’sclearthatapint(568ml)oflocally-brewedbeerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2,buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignlagerfromthesupermarket.Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?Well,itdependsonwhatyou’vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.Soifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it’s200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon’tneedpackaging,theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?Absolutelynot,forastart,ifyoucycle,youdon’tuseyourcar,andthefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravelingatspeed.Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints!Somaybeit’stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.1.AccordingtoBerners-Lee,whichofthefollowingproducesthemostcarbondioxide？A.Apintoflocalbeerwedrink.B.Apintofimportedbeerwedrink.C.Abananaweeatbeforeabikeride.D.Thebaconweeatbeforeabikeride.2.Whyarebananasgoodingeneral?A.Theygrownaturally.用心爱心专心1B.TheyproduceslessCO2.C.Theydon’tneedpackaging.D.Theyprovideenergyforcycling.3.Theunderlinedword“brewery”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“___________”.A.afactorywherebeerismadeB.amachinewhichmakesbeerC.acontainerwherebeerisstoredD.oneofthethingsfromwhichbeerismade4.Tomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller,weshouldoften___________.A.cycletoworkB.drinkmorelocalbeerC.calculatetheamountofCO2D.buycheapthingsfromthesupermarkets5.What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Bikes,BeerandBananasB.StartingtoMakeChangesC.HowBigIsYourCarbonFootprint?D.TheCarbonFootprintofEverythingBItiseasyforustotellourfriendsfromourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?Elephantscan!Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhoposeathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenya,researchersfoundthatelephantsreactdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenspearanimalsandthusposeathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.Inanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientists,elephantswerefirstpresent...
