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With the global population predicted to hit close to 10 billion by 2050,and forecasts that agricultural production in some regions will need to nearlydouble to keep pace, food security is increasingly making headlines. In the UK,it has become a big talking point recently too, for a rather particular reason:Brexit.

Brexit is seen by some as an opportunity to reverse a recent trend towardsthe UK importing food. The country produces only about 60 per cent of the foodit eats, down from almost three-quarters in the late 1980s. A move back toself-sufficiency, the argument goes, would boost the farming industry, politicalsovereignty and even the nations health. Sounds great- but how feasible is thisvision?




According to a report on UK food production from the University of Leeds,UK, 85 percent of the country's total land area is associated with meat anddairy production. That supplies 80 percent of what is consumed, so even coveringthe whole country in livestock farms wouldn’t allow us to cover all our meat anddairy needs.

There are many caveats to those figures, but they are still grave. Tobecome much more self-sufficient, the UK would need to drastically reduce itsconsumption of animal foods, and probably also farm more intensively meaningfewer green fields and more factory-style production.

But switching to a mainly plant-based diet wouldn’t help. There is a goodreason why the UK is dominated by animal husbandry: most of its terrain doesn’thave the right soil or climate to grow crops on co妹妹ercial basis. Just 25 percent of the country’s land is suitable for crop-growing, most of which isalready occupied by arable fields. Even if we converted all the suitable land tofields of fruit and veg--- which would involve taking out all the naturereserves and removing thousands of people from their homes—we would achieve onlya 30 percent boost in crop production.

Just 23 per cent of the fruit and vegetables consumed in the UK arecurrently home-grown, so even with the most extreme measures we could meet only30 per cent of our fresh produce needs. That is before we look for the space togrow the grains, sugars, seeds and oils that provide us with the vast bulk ofour current calorie intake.

26. Some people argue that food self-sufficiency in the UKwould_______.

A.a be hindered by its population growth

B.contribute to the nations well-being

C.become a priority of the government

D.post a challenge to its farming industry

27. The report by the University of Leeds showed that in the UK_______.

A. farmland has been inefficiently utilised

B. factory style production needs reforming

C. most land is used for meat and dairy production

D. more green fields will be converted for farming

28. Crop-growing in the UK is restricted due to_______.

A. its farming technology

B. its dietary tradition

C. its natural conditions

D. its co妹妹ercial interests

29. It can be learned from the last paragraph that Britishpeople_______.

A. rely largely on imports for fresh produce

B. enjoy a steady rise in fruit consumption

C. are seeking effective ways to cut calorie intake

D. are trying to grow new varieties of grains

30. The author's attitude to food self-efficiency in the UK is_______.

A. defensive

B. doubtful

C. tolerant

D. optimistic

【准确谜底】26. D 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. B

　　【解析】

26. 本题关头词self-sufficiency和UK,定位到第二段第3句;第4句this vision指代前句的内容，故该题定位句是第3句和第4句，第4句中呈现but，表迁移转变，前面great极好的，则but后表达欠好的事变;D项farming industry在第3句中，pose a challenge提出挑战，对应but后的内容how feasible is this vision?这个愿景可行性若何?故D项准确;B项提到为国度的福利做进献，与文章表达的感情色采相反，文章是猜疑愿景的可行性，是否认立场，而B项contribute to为……做进献，well-being 福利，均为踊跃的辞汇，故B项解除;A项和C项文章未提到，可解除;

27.本题关头词report, the University of Leeds和UK，定位到第三段第1句，第2句开首that指代前句，故第2句也是该题定位句;该句中85 percent of the country's totalland area对应C项中的most land, is associated with 对应is used for;故C项准确;该段第2句提到evencovering the whole country in livestock farms wouldn’t allow us to cover...needs,即便全部国度建在畜牧农场，也没法知足需求，是以，不是地皮有无被有用利用的问题，而是需求量太大,故A错，可以解除;B项和D项 factorystyle production工场样式出产和green field 绿地 不在定位句，不是report陈述傍边的内容，故解除;

28.本题关头词crop-growing,定位到第五段第2句和第3句;第2句冒号先后诠释阐明统一件事变，冒号后提到 its terraindoesn’t have the right soil or climate to grow crops，its指代UK,即英国地区没有符合的泥土和蔼候使农作物发展，可知英国农作物遭到限定的缘由是天然前提,故C项准确;A、B和D项文章未提到，可以解除;

29. 本题关头the last paragraph，定位到最后一段，可以定位选项;该段第1句提到Just 23 percent of thefruit ...consumed in the UK are currently home-grown,...即只有23%的瓜果是英国海内莳植的;so ...we could meet only 30 per cent of our fresh produceneeds.是以，咱们只能知足30%的新颖农产物的需求，we指代英国人，综上可知，英国人的新颖农产物大部门寄托入口，故A项准确;该段第1句有提到fruitconsumption瓜果的消费，可是未提到 a steady rise 不乱的增加，故B项毛病，可解除;该段第2句提到provide us withcalorie intake 供给摄取的卡路里，未提到cut 削减，故C项毛病，可以解除;该段第2句提到we look for the space togrow the grains 人们寻觅空间莳植谷物，并未提到new varieties 新品种，故D项毛病，可以解除;

30. 本题关头词author’s attitude;题干中food self-efficiency和UK是文章大旨词，可从文章果断作者在文章中的立场;文章第五段开首呈现but 表迁移转变，可知此处与文章前面的内容相反，作者的立场从该段起头迁移转变;第五段第1句Butswitching to a mainly plant-based diet wouldn’t help.可是转向以植物为主的饮食不会有帮忙，可知作者立场是否认;第2句提到Just 25 per cent of the country’s land issuitable forcrop-growing,仅仅25%的地皮合适农作物发展;可知作者对付应当自给自足食品的立场是否认的，故B项准确;A、C和D项不合适


辞意，故解除;