精英家教网 > 高中英语 > 题目详情

阅读理解

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。

  Bananas, always the fashion victims of the produce section, are wearing another new label this spring.Bananas with “Fair Trade Certified” stickers have been available in the United States since October.They represent the new front of an international effort to help first-world consumers improve the living standards of the third-world farmers who grow much of their food.

  By expanding its reach to the produce section, Fair Trade is now trying to reach the American supermarket shopper.Fair Trade deals directly with farmer cooperatives (合作社).It helps organize, avoiding brokers (代理人) and middlemen.It guarantees higher prices for the farmers' goods and helps them set up schools and health clinics.

  The Fair Trade movement took root in Europe in the 1990's as a way of supporting coffee farmers as prices were collapsing.Since Fair Trade began, more than a million coffee growers and other farmers have joined cooperatives that sell their products through Fair Trade channels instead of directly to a commercial producer.

  Not everyone is greeting the Fair Trade label with open arms.Several American coffee importers recently pulled out of Fair Trade, saying TransFair's “corporate friendly” policies that allow large companies to use the Fair Trade logo in their marketing even if only a small amount of the company's overall purchases are Fair Trade certified.

  Edmund LaMacchia, the national produce coordinator(协调员) for Whole Foods, said Fair Trade is only one of many consumer choices.“Whole Foods has its own team of inspectors and has no plans to carry Fair Trade products”, Mr.LaMacchia said.“Our standards are higher than Fair Trade's, actually.” Fair Trade is only one of several labels your bananas might be wearing this year.Another is that of the Rainforest Alliance, which certifies the use of sustainable(可持续发展) agriculture methods.

 So far, though, Fair Trade is the biggest.A Fair Trade label by itself does not guarantee an organic product, but most Fair Trade bananas are also organic, Ms.Bourque said, because pesticides are usually too costly for the small farmers who grow them.If the bananas are organic, they will be labeled as such, and will probably be wearing a sticker to prove it.

(1)

Why are bananas wearing “Fair Trade Certified” stickers?

[  ]

A.

It represents an international effort to help the third-world farmers.

B.

It means bananas have got a new label.

C.

It means bananas with these stickers are available in the United States.

D.

It means bananas are the fashion victims of the produce section.

(2)

What does Fair Trade do?

[  ]

A.

It appoints brokers and middlemen to deal with farmer cooperatives.

B.

It brings down the price of farmers' goods.

C.

It sets up schools and health clinics for American farmers.

D.

It helps farmers sell their products for a higher profit.

(3)

What can we infer from this passage?

[  ]

A.

American coffee importers will never buy their products through Fair Trade channels.

B.

Fair Trade is the only label that bananas might be wearing this year.

C.

Not every consumer considers Fair Trade products the only choice.

D.

Whole Foods and the Rainforest Alliance are more influential than Fair Trade.

(4)

What is the best title for this passage?

[  ]

A.

Consumers Face More Choices

B.

Fair Trade - the Best Sticker

C.

The Fair Trade Movement

D.

Helping the Third World:One Banana at a Time

答案:1.A;2.D;3.C;4.D;
练习册系列答案
相关习题

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

阅读下面这首乐府诗,完成下列各题。

菩萨蛮

王安石【注】

数间茅屋闲临水,窄衫短帽垂杨里。花是去年红,吹开一夜风。

梢梢新月偃,午醉醒来晚。何物最关情,黄鹂三两声。

【注】:此词为王安石晚年罢相后回到金陵卜居于半山时所作。

词的开篇就点出“闲”字,请结合全词,谈谈作者是怎样表现“闲”字的?

素洁平易而又含蓄深沉是这首词的基本特色,请你就“含蓄深沉”这一特色谈谈对这首词的理解。

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

第三部分  阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

                                   A

Scars of Love

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(短吻鳄) was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched (抓住) his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war (拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, rushed from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred (留下伤疤) by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy after the trauma (外伤), asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted the pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go.”

You and I can identify with (认同) that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friends, are because we have refused to let go.

56. The underlined part “the two” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

   A. the alligator and the mother         B. the mother and the son

C. the driver and the alligator          D. the son and the alligator

57. From the passage we can infer ________.

   A. The mother was unwilling to let the alligator go

   B. The mother was actually stronger than the alligator

   C. The son was proud of his scars on his arms

   D. The son was ashamed of his scars on his legs

58. According to the last paragraph, what is the writer’s real meaning?

   A. To forget the past is to betray.       B. We should forget the scars.

   C. Wounds are different from scars.     D. We should learn to let go sometimes.

查看答案和解析>>

同步练习册答案