英语中考复习精选试题二十六一阅读理解C.Lifeistofindthecolorfulstones.D.LifeisonthewaytoachievethegoalNowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries.Havealookinyourfridge,cupboard,andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins(来源)ofHaveyoueverbeensadbecauseyoufailedinsomething?Ifso,pleaseremember,foroften,achievingwhatyouexpectisnotthemostimportantthing.Hereisastorytotellyouwhy.Onedayalittleboydecidedtodigaholebehindhishouseafterwatchingascienceprogram.Ashewasworking,acoupleofboysstoppedbytowatch.“Whatareyoudoing?”askedoneofthevisitors.“Iwanttodigadeepholeallthewaythroughtheearth!”theboyansweredexcitedly.Theolderboysbegantolaugh,tellinghimthatitwasimpossibletodoit.Thentheyleft.Thelittleboykeptondigginganddigging.Suddenly,afewsmallcolorfulstonescaughthiseyes.Hecollectedthemandputthemintoaglassjar(罐)patiently.Humming(哼唱)asong,hewentondigging.Thejarwasfullsoon.Thenhetalkedtohimselfcalmlyandproudly,“MaybeIcan’tfinishdiggingallthewaythroughtheearth,butlookatwhatIhavefoundintheprocess(过程)ofdigging!”Theboy’sgoal(目标)wastoodifficult,butitdidcausehimtogoon,inotherwords,tocauseustokeepworking!Noteverygoalwillbeachieved.Noteveryjobwillendupwithasuccess.Noteverydreamwillcometrue.Butwhenyoucan’tachieveyourgoal,maybeyoucansay,“Yes,butlookwhatI’vefoundalongtheway!TherearesomanywonderfulthingsthathavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!”Itisinthediggingthatlifeislived.Itistheunexpectedjoyonthejourneythatreallyhasameaning.1.Whatdidtheboydoafterwatchingaprogram?A.Heboughtaglassjar.B.Heplayedwithsomevisitors.C.Hestartedtodigahole.D.Hewentonwatchingtheprogram.2.Whatdidtheolderboysthinkofthelittleboy?A.Hewassilly.B.Hewasstrong-minded.C.Hewasstrict.D.Hewasenergetic.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Itisinthediggingthatlifeislived.”meanaccordingtothearticle?A.Lifeistomakeabigsuccess.B.Lifeisdifficultbutcolorful..thefood.PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lambfromNewZealand,orpotatoesfromEgypt?Youwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyourplate.Thisjourney,from“fieldtoplate”,iscalled“foodmiles”.Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthefarmer’sfieldtothepersonwhobuysthefood.Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettotheconsumer(消费者).Whyisthis,andwhataretheeffects(影响)oftheselongdistances?Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarketsothefooddidn’thavetotravelveryfar.Theconsumersalsodidnottravelveryfar,becausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood.Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmersandconsumers.However,thereweresomedisadvantages.Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmersproducedlocally.Inaddition,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason.Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,foodcomesfromallovertheworld.Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes.Theyareavailableinwinterifwewant.Somecountrieshavetoimport(进口)mostoftheirfood.Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates.TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries.EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenusesimportedmaterials.What’swrongwith“foodmiles”?Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemilesareworryingforanumberofreasons.Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances.weneedmoreplanes,lorries,andshipstomovethefood.Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal(全球的)warming.Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty.T...
