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5．Making greener choices and encouraging healthy lifestyles can promote your health and benefit the environment．Here are some guidelines to follow：
Choose foods thoughtfully
Americans have never had such a variety or abundance of food to choose from．Besides so many choices，we now hear about our"food print"，the amount of land needed to supply one person's nutritional needs for a year．Do we buy cherry tomatoes from Mexico or tomatoes grown locally in a hothouse？Do．we get the Granny Smiths from the fanners'market or the supermarket？Is organic produce healthier for us and the planet？
These are very complex issues that require analysis of many criteria，including the energy used in producing and transporting the food，as well as the type of soil and methods of raising the food．
Despite the complexities，there are some general guidelines you can follow．For instance，eat less meat or eat low on the food chain．Your doctor may have recommended you to restrict your consume red meat because of its too much fat content．Beyond th at，there are environmental reasons，too．Raise food animals contributes substantially to climate change because a meat-based diet requires more land，energy and water than a plant-based one．
Drinking plenty of fluids is significant during hot weather or when exercising．But is bottled water the way to go？You may not think so when seeing the true costs．Based on a survey，manufacturing the 30-plus billion plastic water bottles can produce more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide and use here times the amount of water in the bottle．Adding in transportation，the energy used comes to over 50 million barrels of oil equivalent （等价物）．Consequently，skip the bottled water and drink tap water，both at home and at restaurants．Additionally，bottled water is not necessarily cleaner than tap．
1．In Paragraph 2 the author puts forward three questions mainlyD．
A．to prove Americans have less food to choose from
B．to show us the shopping habits of most Americans
C．to indicate Americans tend to buy food from abroad
D．to remind people to reconsider their food purchase
2．The doctor recommends eating less red meat partly becauseA．
A．it contains too much fat           
B．it costs a lot in transportation
C．it is too low on the food chain         
D．it isn't related to climate change
3．According to the text，which of the following is true？C
A．Americans all prefer to buy cherry tomatoes from Mexico．
B．The plant-based diet is responsible for the climate change．
C．Americans have a variety of food to choose from．
D．Organic produce is the only choice for Americans．
4．Based on the last paragraph，we know thatB．
A．bottled water is cleaner than tap water
B．tap water is economical as well as eco-friendly
C．bottled water is more available than tap water
D．tap water uses one-third the cost of bottled water
5．What is the best subtitle for the last paragraph？A
A．Skip bottled water，carry tap      
B．Drink bottled water
C．Produce plastic water bottles       
D．Save water resources．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了做出更环保的选择和鼓励健康的生活方式可以促进你的健康和有益于环境，提出一些准则．

解答 1．D．推理判断题．根据第二段：Americans have never had such a variety or abundance of food to choose from．Besides so many choices，we now hear about our"food print"，可知三个问题为了提醒人们重新审视他们的食品采购；故选D．
2．A．细节理解题．根据第四段：Your doctor may have recommended you to restrict your consume red meat because of its too much fat content可知你的医生可能会建议你限制你的消费红肉，因为它的脂肪含量过多；故选A．
3．C．推理判断题．根据第二段：Americans have never had such a variety or abundance of food to choose from．Besides so many choices，we now hear about our"food print"，可知美国人有各种各样的食物可供选择；故选C．
4．B．细节理解题．根据最后一段：Consequently，skip the bottled water and drink tap water，both at home and at restaurants．Additionally，bottled water is not necessarily cleaner than tap可知tap水既经济又环保；故选B．
5．A．推理判断题．根据最后一段：Consequently，skip the bottled water and drink tap water，both at home and at restaurants．Additionally，bottled water is not necessarily cleaner than tap可知tap水既经济又环保；因此副标题为跳过瓶装水，提水龙头；故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．