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In their book Time to Eat the Dog：The Real Guide to Sustainable Living，Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a mediumsized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10 000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.
“We're not actually saying it is time to eat the dog.We're just sayin
2、g that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted.”
Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41 hectares of land，while growing and manufacturing a dog's food takes about 0.84 hectares—or 1.1 hectares in the case of a
3、 large dog such as a German shepherd.
Convincing flesheating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a nonstarter，the Vales say.Instead they recommend keeping “greener”，smaller，and more sustainable pets，such as goldfish，chickens or rabbits.
The book's playful title，and serio
4、us suggestion that pet animals may be usefully “recycled”，by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die，may not appeal to animal fans.
Annoying as the idea may be，the question is valid given the planet's growing population and limited resources，Robert Vale said.
“Issues abou
5、t sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog.It's not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket，”he said.
“It's about much more challenging and difficult issues，”he added.
6、“Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things，you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself.”
【語篇解讀】 本文講述了養(yǎng)寵物會給生態(tài)帶來很大的影響及對此應(yīng)采取的措施。
1．The authors gave their book the playful title to ________.
7、
A．make it amusing
B．create a vivid image
C．show writing skills
D．a(chǎn)rouse people's concern
解析 考查目的意圖。根據(jù)第二段“We're not actually saying it is time to eat the dog.We're just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for gr
8、anted.”可知，這本書戲虐性的標題目的是為了引起人們對生態(tài)的關(guān)注。
答案 D
2．In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us ________.
A．the amount of consumed land
B．the neglected ecological impact
C．some familiar examples
D．some actual figures
解析 考查推理判斷。作者在第三段用了一系列數(shù)據(jù)的目的是證明第二段的we need to think about and know the ecological
9、 impact of some of the things we do，由此可判斷人們在養(yǎng)寵物時忽略了對生態(tài)的影響。故選B。
答案 B
3．Who may not like the idea of “recycling” pet animals?
A．Manufacturers. B．Drivers.
C．Animal fans. D．The authorities.
解析 考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段pet animals may be usefully “recycled”，by being eaten by their owners or turned into
10、pet food when they die，may not appeal to animal fans可知正確答案為C。
答案 C
4．What do the authors think of living a sustainable life?
A．Challenging. B．Inspiring.
C．Inviting. D．Touching.
解析 考查觀點態(tài)度。根據(jù)最后一段It's about much more challenging and difficult issues可知，作者認為實現(xiàn)可持續(xù)發(fā)展的生活是很困難且具有挑戰(zhàn)性的。
答案 A
2020高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí) 30天系列練習(xí)高考倒計時第21天（含解析）
