1. Mr. West: Well, Ms. Smith, by how much do you plan to increase your donation to the cultural society this year? You know how many worth while projects we do. Ms. Smith: I’m not so sure of that. I was very upset about the statue you purchased last month. I think I’llgive no more money to your cause. Mr. West: That’s all right: we’ll just put you down for the same amount that you gave last year. Which one of the following words or phrases has been misinterpreted in the conversation? (A) “increase” (B) “you know” (C) “worthwhile” (D) “no more” (E) “same amount”
偶不明白为什么是D选项。而且“we’ll just put you down for the same amount that you gave last year.”是什么意思?
10. Some people say that the scarcity of food is a function of the finite limits of the earth’s resources, coupled with a relentless rat e of population growth. This analysis fail s t o recognize, however, t hat much of t he world’ s agricultural resources are used to feed livestock instead of people. In the United States, for example, almost one-half of the agricultural acreage is devoted to crops fed to livestock. A steer reduces twenty-one pounds of inexpensive grain to one pound of expensive meat. Thus, the scarcity of food is not merely a function of limited resources and population growth. Which one of the following is an assumption that would allow the conclusion in the argument to be properly drawn ? (A) People prefer eating meat to eating grain. (B) Meat is twenty-one times more expensive than grain. (C) The limits of the earth’s agricultural resources are not finite. (D) More than one-half of the agricultural acreage in the United States is devoted to crops fed to humans. (E) Growing crops for human consumption of the acreage currently devoted to crops for livestock will yield more food for more people.
为什么说食物的稀QUE不仅仅是由于有限的资源和人口的增长,是因为现在有部分的土地被用来种植牲畜的食物了。如果把这部分土地拿来用人吃的粮食,那么土地资源就不是那么地稀QUE了,也就是还涉及到所有土地在人用粮食种植与牲畜用粮食种植的分配问题。本题的关键解题句在:……are used to feed livestock instead of people.