48 Which of the following statements about ugly food is true?
(A) Ugly food is donated to the poor countries for free.
(B) Dumping ugly food may reduce global warming.
(C) Eating ugly food conserves water resources in a way.
(D) Ugly fruits and vegetables are tossed because of bugs.
統計: A(115), B(278), C(772), D(210), E(0) #3144119
詳解 (共 4 筆)
(A) Ugly food is donated to the poor countries for free.→未提到
(B) Dumping ugly food may reduce global warming.→丟掉醜陋的食物應該是會增加全球暖化
(C) Eating ugly food conserves water resources in a way.→○
第七段:
Simon realized that this is a multi-faceted disaster for the environment. It’s a major loss of water, at least 25 gallons for every pound of uneaten fresh food. It’s a major contributor to landfills, where rotting food leechesmethane—a greenhouse gas. Food waste contributes so much to global emissions that if it were a country it would rank third, behind only China and the U.S.
(D) Ugly fruits and vegetables are tossed because of bugs.
第六段後半:
Many are purchased but later tossed. But another large portion – about 20% – never even ends up in stores. And for a very superficial reason: they look bad. They don’t have bugs or disease or any other health-related problem. They are simply ugly by the obsessive standards of modern America.
A) Ugly food is donated to the poor countries for free. (醜食會被免費捐贈給貧窮國家。)
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解析: 雖然有些組織會這樣做,但在大多數商業邏輯下,醜食更多是被直接丟棄,或是以較低價格在本地市場銷售,並非全球性的常態。
(B) Dumping ugly food may reduce global warming. (丟棄醜食可以減緩全球暖化。)
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解析: 錯誤。 事實正好相反,食物被丟棄在垃圾填埋場分解時會產生甲烷(Methane),這是一種強效的溫室氣體,會加劇全球暖化。
(C) Eating ugly food conserves water resources in a way. (從某種程度來說,食用醜食可以節約水資源。)
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解析: 正確。 生產任何蔬果都需要消耗大量的水(灌溉)。如果我們因為外表不好看就丟掉它,等於浪費了當初種植它所消耗的所有水資源。因此,吃掉它就是避免資源浪費。
(D) Ugly fruits and vegetables are tossed because of bugs. (醜的蔬果被丟棄是因為蟲害。)
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解析: 不一定。 在這類文章中,「Ugly food」通常是指外觀不符合零售標準(例如彎曲的小黃瓜、長得像手指的紅蘿蔔),它們通常很健康且沒有蟲害,純粹是因為「長相」不符合超市的上架美學。