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Have you ever heard of butter made from air instead of cows? Savor, a company supported by Bill Gates, has come up with a method of producing butter out of just carbon dioxide ( CO₂ ) and hydrogen (H₂).
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, animal farming makes up 14.5% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions(排放). Reducing meat and dairy products is one of the key ways that humans can reduce their influence on the environment, as animal farming is a main source of greenhouse gases. And Savor says its products will have a lower carbon footprint than those made from animals.
Meat and dairy alternatives (乳制品替代品)have become more and more popular in recent years. But some taste bad. Savor says the taste of its butter is good. The question now is whether buyers will accept such lab-made butter. Getting people to give up their favorite dairy and meat for more lab-made foods may be a challenge.
Bill Gates wrote online, “The idea of turning to lab-made butter may seem strange at first. But the process doesn’t emit any greenhouse gases, and it uses no farmland and less than one thousandth of the water that traditional farming does. And most importantly, it tastes really good-like the real thing, because chemically it is.”
“We are testing the process at present. And we are not sure when we will be able to sell our butter. We are not expecting to be able to move forward with any kind of sales until at least 2025,”Kathleen Alexander, Savor’s manager, said. “Making butter out of CO, and H, is just the beginning. And we also plan to make milk, cheese and ice cream in the near future.”
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Have you ever heard of butter made from air instead of cows? Savor, a company supported by Bill Gates, has come up with a method of producing butter out of just carbon dioxide ( CO₂ ) and hydrogen (H₂).
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, animal farming makes up 14.5% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions(排放). Reducing meat and dairy products is one of the key ways that humans can reduce their influence on the environment, as animal farming is a main source of greenhouse gases. And Savor says its products will have a lower carbon footprint than those made from animals.
Meat and dairy alternatives (乳制品替代品)have become more and more popular in recent years. But some taste bad. Savor says the taste of its butter is good. The question now is whether buyers will accept such lab-made butter. Getting people to give up their favorite dairy and meat for more lab-made foods may be a challenge.
Bill Gates wrote online, “The idea of turning to lab-made butter may seem strange at first. But the process doesn’t emit any greenhouse gases, and it uses no farmland and less than one thousandth of the water that traditional farming does. And most importantly, it tastes really good-like the real thing, because chemically it is.”
“We are testing the process at present. And we are not sure when we will be able to sell our butter. We are not expecting to be able to move forward with any kind of sales until at least 2025,”Kathleen Alexander, Savor’s manager, said. “Making butter out of CO, and H, is just the beginning. And we also plan to make milk, cheese and ice cream in the near future.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。(5 分)
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)61. Which of the following is mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. Humans should avoid buying too much meat. B. Many products have a lower carbon footprint. C. Animal farming is a main source of greenhouse gases. D. Savor’s products taste better than those made from animals.(
D
)62. According to Paragraph 3, it might be for people to accept the new butter. A. possible B. necessary C. interesting D. difficult(
B
)63. What are the advantages of the process according to Bill Gates? ①It saves time. ②It doesn’t use farmland. ③It uses less water. ④It is environment-friendly. A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②④(
C
)64. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Kathleen is a salesman of Savor. B. Kathleen will help Savor grow quickly. C. Savor will produce more dairy products. D. Savor expects to sell its butter before 2025.(
A
)65. What’s the best title of the passage? A. A company makes butter using CO, and H. B. Meat and dairy alternatives become more popular. C. Animal farming does harm to the environment. D. Climate change has a great influence on animals.答案
61.C 62.D 63.B 64.C 65.A
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解选择题，解题思路是针对每个小题，先根据题干关键词定位到原文对应段落，再将选项内容与原文信息逐一比对，排除错误选项，选出最佳答案。细节题需精准定位原文，主旨题需梳理全文核心内容。
【解析】
61. 定位到第二段，原文明确提到“animal farming is a main source of greenhouse gases”，对应选项C。A选项原文说减少肉类和乳制品是关键方式，并非避免购买；B选项是Savor产品的特点，不是第二段内容；D选项是第三段提及的，不符合题意，故选C。
62. 定位到第三段最后一句“Getting people to give up their favorite dairy and meat for more lab-made foods may be a challenge”，“challenge”意为“挑战”，对应选项D“difficult”，故选D。
63. 定位到第四段Bill Gates的表述：“doesn’t emit any greenhouse gases（环境友好，④对）、uses no farmland（②对）、less than one thousandth of the water（③对）”，未提及节省时间（①错），故选B。
64. 定位到最后一段，Kathleen提到“we also plan to make milk, cheese and ice cream in the near future”，对应选项C。A选项她是公司经理而非销售员；B选项未提及快速成长；D选项是至少2025年后才销售，故选C。
65. 全文围绕Savor公司用二氧化碳和氢气制作黄油展开，A选项概括核心内容；B、C为部分细节，D与主题无关，故选A。
【答案】
61.C 62.D 63.B 64.C 65.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、阅读理解主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的信息定位与比对能力，题目难度适中，需学生仔细核对原文细节，准确把握文章核心内容。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解选择题，解题思路是针对每个小题，先根据题干关键词定位到原文对应段落，再将选项内容与原文信息逐一比对，排除错误选项，选出最佳答案。细节题需精准定位原文，主旨题需梳理全文核心内容。
【解析】
61. 定位到第二段，原文明确提到“animal farming is a main source of greenhouse gases”，对应选项C。A选项原文说减少肉类和乳制品是关键方式，并非避免购买；B选项是Savor产品的特点，不是第二段内容；D选项是第三段提及的，不符合题意，故选C。
62. 定位到第三段最后一句“Getting people to give up their favorite dairy and meat for more lab-made foods may be a challenge”，“challenge”意为“挑战”，对应选项D“difficult”，故选D。
63. 定位到第四段Bill Gates的表述：“doesn’t emit any greenhouse gases（环境友好，④对）、uses no farmland（②对）、less than one thousandth of the water（③对）”，未提及节省时间（①错），故选B。
64. 定位到最后一段，Kathleen提到“we also plan to make milk, cheese and ice cream in the near future”，对应选项C。A选项她是公司经理而非销售员；B选项未提及快速成长；D选项是至少2025年后才销售，故选C。
65. 全文围绕Savor公司用二氧化碳和氢气制作黄油展开，A选项概括核心内容；B、C为部分细节，D与主题无关，故选A。
【答案】
61.C 62.D 63.B 64.C 65.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、阅读理解主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的信息定位与比对能力，题目难度适中，需学生仔细核对原文细节，准确把握文章核心内容。
【难度系数】
0.7
