Question

Donald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in yorkshire， England , in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.

When he was a boy , Watson stayed on a farm. .He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then , one day , he saw a man killing a pig . He was very sad. . From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat . Twenty years later he decided that he wouldn’t eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became vegan (素食主义者).

Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. In its newspaper, The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him . They thought it was crazy to do it .Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time , more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.

People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing .

Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources(资源)， including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.

Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.

1. We know from the text that Watson __________.

A. lived a very long life

B. refused to eat meat at 20

C. helped kill a pig on a farm

D. enjoyed good food very much

2. The underlined word “it’ in paragraph 3 means “ ________”.

A. agreeing with Watson

B. publishing a newspaper

C. forming “The Vegan Society”

D. avoiding all food from animals

3. Watson refused to eat meat ______.

A. because of his love of animals

B. because of environmental reasons

C. because he had a lot of health problems

D. because keeping animals needs lots of resources

4. What’s the best title (标题)for the text?

A. Donald Watson : a new way to eat

B. Animal protection in England

C. The Vegan Society：a special group

D. Healthy eating habits

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题解析：本文主要讲了素食主义者，先将一个叫沃特森的一个素食主义者，为什么成为想素食主义者，以及素食主义者们，成为素食主义者的原因以及吃素食的好处。

1.

2. Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him . They thought it was crazy to do it素食主义者认为吃动物的身上的东西很可怕，是错误的，开始有很多人不同意他们，认为他们的这种想法很疯狂。这种想法就是不吃动物性食物。故选D

3. and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals因为他们爱动物，所以沃森和他的朋友不再吃肉。故选A

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