阅读理解：剩饭也能做成盲盒 高考英语外刊阅读训练

高考英语外刊阅读训练一一阅读理解:剩饭也能做成盲盒？Lotsoffoodgetstossed.Theseappsletyoubuyitcheap.Aroundthecountryappsthatconnectcustomerstobusinesseswithleftoverfoodhavebeguntospread.Theconceptissimple:Restaurantsandgrocerystoresthrowawayhugeamountsoffoodeveryday.RatherthantrashitappslikeTooGoodToGoandFlashfoodhelpbusinessessellitatareducedprice.Theyclaimthatthebusinessesandbuyersarehelpingtheenvironmentbecausethefoodwouldotherwisebecomefoodwasteabigcontributortoclimatechange.Foodproductionitselfisamajorcontributortogreenhousegasemissionsaccountingforbetweenaquarterandathirdofglobalemissions.Eachstepoftheprocess—growingharvestingmovingprocessingpackagingstoringandpreparingfood一releasescarbondioxidemethaneandotherplanet-warminggases.restaurantsandstoresthenreserve“surprisebagsthattypicallycostabout$4to$6andcontainfoodthatwouldhavebeenoriginallypricedatroughlythreetimesthatamount***在美国的12个城市，顾客可以在该应用上浏览各家餐厅和店铺，然后预定“食品盲盒；通常，每个盲盒售价约为4-6美元，如果其中食品按原价售卖，大约会是当前价格的三倍Thebagscanbepickedupatacertaintimewindow.顾客可在特定时间窗口取走这些食品OnecomplicationisthataccordingtointerviewswithseveralcompaniessellingonTooGoodToGoatleastafewitemsforsaletherearentnecessarilywhatbuyersmightthinkofasfoodwaste.这种形式有个连带问题TooGoodToGo上入驻的几家公司在采访中表示，他们在该应用上架的商品中至少有一小部分，并不是消费者以为的废弃食品〃Abeveragecompanyownersaidheusedtheapptoselldiscontinuedproductsbutalsosoldnewflavorsthereinhopesofattractingnewcustomers.一家饮品公司老板谈到，他在该应用上卖过已停产的商品，也会去售卖新口味的产品，以此来吸引新客户Whenthefoodiswastedsoareallthoseemissions.Inadditiononceunusedfoodreacheslandfillsitdecomposesandreleasesmoremethane.TooGoodToGohastriedtogamifybuyingleftoverfood.IntheUnitedStatescustomersin12citiescanbrowserestaurantsandstoresthenreservesurprisebags11thattypicallycostabout$4to$6andcontainfoodthatwouldhavebeenoriginallypricedatroughlythreetimesthatamount.Thebagscanbepickedupatacertaintimewindow.OnecomplicationisthataccordingtointerviewswithseveralcompaniessellingonTooGoodToGoatleastafewitemsforsaletherearentnecessarilywhatbuyersmightthinkofasfoodwaste.Abeveragecompanyownersaidheusedtheapptoselldiscontinuedproductsbutalsosoldnewflavorsthereinhopesofattractingnewcustomers.阅读理解WhatistheconceptbehindappslikeTooGoodToGoandFlashfoodRestaurantsandgrocerystoressellfoodatahigherprice.Customersbuyleftoverfoodatahigherprice.Restaurantsandgrocerystoressellleftoverfoodatareducedprice.Customersbuynewandfreshfoodatareducedprice.答案:Co中文解析:TooGoodToGo和Flashfood这些应用的概念是让餐厅和杂货店以减价的方式卖掉剩余食物WhatdoTooGoodToGoandFlashfoodclaimtobedoingtohelptheenvironmentReducinggreenhousegasemissions.Producingmorefood.Reducingfoodwaste.Storingfoodproperly.答案Co中文解析TooGoodToGo和Flashfood声称他们通过售卖剩余食物来减少食品浪费，从而帮助环境WhatdoweknowaboutfoodproductionandgreenhousegasemissionsTheyarenotrelated.Theyaccountforabout50%ofglobalemissions.Theyonlyreleasecarbondioxide.Theyreleasevarioustypesofplanet-warminggases.答案Do中文解析食品生产每一步骤——种植、收获、运输、加工、包装、储存和烹饪食物——都会释放二氧化碳、甲烷和其他导致地球变暖的气体WhathappenswhenunusedfoodreacheslandfillsItreleasescarbondioxide.Itdecomposesandreleasesmethane.Itremainsintactforalongtime.Itdoesnotcontributetoclimatechange.答案Bo中文解析没有吃掉的食物到了垃圾填埋场后，会分解并释放更多的甲烷WhatdoesTooGoodToGodotomakebuyingleftoverfoodmorefunItletscustomersreservesurprisebags.Itonlysellsfoodthatisabouttoexpire.Itsellsdiscontinuedproducts.Itsellsnewflavorsatahigherprice.答案AO中文解析ToGoodToGo让购买剩余食物变得更有趣，通过允许顾客预定〃惊喜袋〃，这些袋子通常只需花费约4至6美元，包含原价大约为这个数额三倍的食物WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasamajorcontributortogreenhousegasemissionsProcessingfoodGrowingplantsUsingtransportationRecyclingwaste答案Do中文解析文章没有提到回收废物是主要的温室气体排放源WhatisthepricerangeofthesurprisebagsonTooGoodToGoAround$1to$3Around$4to$6Around$7to$9Around$10to$12答案Bo中文解析在TooGoodToGo±顾客可以在12个城市的餐厅和商店浏览，然后预定惊喜袋〃，这些袋子通常只需花费约4至6美元WhatistheproblemwithsomeoftheitemssoldonTooGoodToGoTheyarenotactuallyfood.Theyareofpoorquality.Theyarenotfresh.Theyarenotnecessarilyfoodwaste.答案De中文解析根据与在TooGoodToGo上售卖的几家公司的采访，至少有一些出售的物品不一定是买家所认为的食品浪费〃WhatisthemainreasonwhybusinessesuseappslikeTooGoodToGoandFlashfoodTomakemoremoneybysellingleftoverfood.Tocontributetoenvironmentalprotection.Toattractnewcustomerswithnewproducts.Toavoidthrowingfoodaway.答案Do中文解析餐厅和杂货店使用TooGoodToGo和Flashfood等应用的主要原因是避免浪费食物，而不是将其扔掉WhatisthemainideaofthearticleAppsthatsellleftoverfoodhelpreducefoodwasteandbenefittheenvironment.Foodproductioncausestoomuchgreenhousegasemissions.Foodwasteisnotamajorcontributortoclimatechange.BuyingIe代overfoodisnotagoodideabecauseitmaybeofpoorquality.答案Ao中文解析文章的主要观点是，销售剩余食物的应用有助于减少食品浪费，为环境带来好处重点词汇toss（丢弃）叩ps（应用程序）connect（连接）leftover（乘除的）spread（传播）trash（垃圾）sell（g）reducedprice（打折价）claim（声称）environment（环境）foodwaste（食品垃圾）contributor•（贡献者）climatechange（气候变化）foodproduction（食品生产）greenhousegasemissions（温室气体排放）globalemissions（全球排放）process（过程）growing（种植）harvesting（采摘）moving（运输）processing（力口工）packaging（包装）storing（储存）preparing（备餐）carbondioxide（二氧化碳）methane（甲烷）planet-warminggases（温室气体）emissions（排放）unusedfood（未使用的食物）landfills（垃圾填埋场）decomposes（分解）gamify（游戏化）customers（顾客）browse（浏览）restaurants（餐厅）stores（商店）reserve（预订）surprisebags（惊喜袋）cost（售价）pickedup（取走）complication（问题）interviews（采访）companies（公司）discontinuedproducts（已停产产品）newflavors（新口味）attracting（吸引）owner（老板）hope（希望）newcustomers（新客户）beveragecompany（饮料公司）全文翻译Lotsoffoodgetstossed.Theseappsletyoubuyitcheap.很多食物被丢掉浪费了，有些手机应用能让你以低廉价格买到它们Aroundthecountryappsthatconnectcustomerstobusinesseswithleftoverfoodhavebeguntospread.在美国，出现越来越多的手机应用，将消费者和有剩余食品的商家连接起来Theconceptissimple:Restaurantsandgrocerystoresthrowawayhugeamountsoffoodeveryday.这个概念很简单餐馆和超市每天都会丢掉大量食品RatherthantrashitappslikeTooGoodToGoandFlashfoodhelpbusinessessellitatareducedprice.像TooGoodToGo和Flashfood这样的应用能让商家降价出售这些食品，而免于直接丢弃Theyclaimthatthebusinessesandbuyersarehelpingtheenvironmentbecausethefoodwouldotherwisebecomefoodwasteabigcontributortoclimatechange.他们宣称，商家和消费者这样做有助于环境保护，因为不然的话，这些食品就会变成食物垃圾，成为气候变化的一大元凶Foodproductionitselfisamajorcontributortogreenhousegasemissionsaccountingforbetweenaquarterandathirdofglobalemissions.食品生产本身就是导致温室气体排放的一个主要因素，在全球总排放量中占比高达四分之一到三分之一Eachstepoftheprocess一growingharvestingmovingprocessingpackagingstoringandpreparingfood一releasescarbondioxidemethaneandotherplanet-warminggases.食品生产的每个步骤，从种植到采收、运输、加工、包装、储存以及备餐，都会释放二氧化碳、甲烷及其他温室气体Whenthefoodiswastedsoareallthoseemissions.如果食品被浪费了，所有那些气体也就白白排放了Inadditiononceunusedfoodreacheslandfillsitdecomposesandreleasesmoremethane.而且，等未食用的食品进入了垃圾填埋场，还会分解并释放出更多甲小士人兀OTooGoodToGohastriedtogamifybuyingleftoverfood.TooGoodToGo尝试游戏化这种购买剩余食品的行为IntheUnitedStatescustomersin12citiescanbrowse。