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2023年名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案HereinthemiddleofLondonsomethingextraordinaryisgoingon.Youcanhearaloudandunmistakablesoundofbeesdoingwhattheydobest:makinghoney.WhatsmoretheyreperformingtheirmagicnotintheleafyacresofnearbyparkbutuponthebalconyofStErminsHotel.Whereasmosturbanresidenceswoulddotheirbesttokeepsting-bearinginsectsasfarawayfromguestsaspossiblethishotelopensitsdoorstothecapitaTsbees.ThepersonwhotendsthisBeeHotel“isCamillaGoddard.Z/Inthelongrunbeesareamazingcreaturestoworkwith.Youcanthelpadmiringthewaytheyoperate.Theyreallydoputthegoodofthecommunityfirst；shesays.Aswellasprovidinganenjoyablepastimemodernbeekeepingisbecomingincreasinglycritical.AccordingtotheBritishBeekeepersAssociationBBKA70differentUKcropsdependonbeesforpollination授粉.Withoutbeestoprovidepollinationone-thirdofallourfoodwouldn7tsurvive.DuringtheSecondWorldWarWinstonChurchillwasafirmsupporterofbeesandmadesuretheygotextrasuppliestocarryonwiththeirpollinationworkevenastheGermanarmydroppedtheirbombs./zBeesareindangerofdisappearingfromourenvironment/7warnsTimLovettoftheBBKA.Todaybeenumbersaredownby50percent.Usingmoreandmorelandagriculturalindustryreducesspotswherebeescanlive.Crop-protectingpesticideshavealsoledtohighdeathrateofbees.AnotherblowwasanAsianspeciesthatfirstarrivedinDevonandthenspreadacrossthecountry.Itsettledonthebeesandnotonlyweakenedtheirimmunesystembutcausedtheirwingstodeform（变畸形）sothatflyingbecameimpossible.AnxiousaboutthedeclineofbeekeepingtheBBKAhasproducedaschoolinformationpackentitled“BeesintheCurriculum.Oncethechildrenhavebeenaroundbeesforawhiletheyunderstandtheservicethatbeesprovideforusratherthanseeingthemasthesourceofstings.WhatdoweknowaboutCamillaGoddardShehasnevergotbeestingsherself.Shetriestomakeherguestsbee-free.Sheadmiresthewayinwhichbeeslive.SheownsabeehotelinaLondonsuburb.WhyisWinstonChurchillmentionedinparagraph3Tocriticizethecrueltyofwar.Tochangetheroleofbeesinthewar.Tohighlightthevalueofbeepollination.Toawakentheconsciousnessofsavingcrops.WhichisadirectcauseofthereductionofbeehabitatsModernagriculture.Foreignspeciesinvasion.Huntingfromhumans.Crop-protectingpesticides.ThenumberofbeesisdecreasingsharplyModernbeekeepingisensuringourfutureBeeHotelischangingbeesfateintheUKChildrenareeducatedaboutthevalueofbeesccacAnincreasinglypopularwayofeatingcalledreducetarianismmaysoundlikeanewweightlosstrend.Butthatsnotthegoal;insteadreducetarianismisaboutcuttingdowntheamountofmeatyoueatandmakingsmallchangesthatarehealthyforyouandtheplanet/zButthevastmajoritydontwanttogovegansaysBrianKatemanco-founderoftheReducetarianFoundation.Sohehasasimplemessageforus:Dontletperfectionbetheenemyofthegood/7Comparedwithavegetarianreducetarianstakeamoreflexibleapproachthatacknowledgeschallengesofgivingupmeatentirelybutstilllimitsmeatwhenpossible.Theoppositesideofeatinglessmeatiseatingmoreplantfoods.Animalproductsoftenreplacefreshfruitsvegetablesandwholegrainsleadingtolackofnutrientsfromthem.Amoreplant-baseddietcanhelplowertheriskofhealthproblemsincludingheartdiseasecoloncancerandobesity.Andresearchshowstheclimatetollfromraisingplant-basedfoodsislessthanthatcausedbyanimal-basedfoods.ThisislargelybecauseittakesmuchmorelandwaterandotherresourcestoproduceapoundofmeatthanplantproteinsaysDanaEllisadietitian.Thetypeofmeatyoubuymatterstoo.Grass-fedmeat-fromanimalsraisedwithoutantibiotics（抗生素）一tendtobethemoresustainableoptions.Bygrazingcowsencouragegrassgrowthandnutrientturnoverinthesoilwhichmayhelpoffsetcattle7sclimateimpactaccordingtoastudypublishedin
2021.Lookingforlocalproducethatrequiresnoairtransportandcuttingdownthefoodwastearealsosignificantaspectsofbeingareducetarian.Themessageofreducetarianismisthatyoudonthavetobeperfecttohelpyourselfandtheplanetbymakingsmallchangesinhowyoueatandshopforfood.Andthat7ssomethingweallcanaccomplish.WhatdoesreducetarianismrefertoAnovelweightlosstrend.Ahealthydietwithlittlemeat.Anideaofacceptingimperfection.Anapproachtobeingavegetarian.WhyshouldeatingmoreplantfoodsbeencouragedIthelpstofreepeoplefromdiseases.Itguaranteesallthenutrientsneeded.Itallowspeopletoobtainmoreprotein.ItcauseslessdamagetotheenvironmentWhoismorelikelytobeareducetarianaccordingtothepassageAmeatloverAcowraiser.Akeenenvironmentalist.Adevotedvegetarian.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthelastparagraphA.Localproducecanoffermorenutrition.Reducetarianismissomethingimperfect.Anyamountoffoodwasteshouldbeavoided.Smallchangesindietbettermanandtheearth.bdcD。
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