Making greener choices and encouraging healthy lifestyles can promote your healt

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Making greener choices and encouraging healthy lifestyles can promote your health and benefit the environment．Here are some guidelines to follow:Choo foods thoughtfullyAmericans have never had such a variety or abundance of food to choo from．Besides so many choices, we now hear about our "food print", the amount of land needed to supply one person's nutritional needs for a year．Do we buy cherry tomatoes from Mexico or tomatoes grown locally in a hothou? Do．we get the Granny Smiths from the fanners' market or the supermarket? Is organic produce healthier for us and the planet?The are very complex issues that require analysis of many criteria, including the energy ud in producing and transporting the food, as well as the type of soil and methods of raising the food．Despite the complexities, there are some general guidelines you can follow．For instance, eat less meat or eat low on the food chain．Your doctor may have recommended you to restrict your consume red meat becau of its too much fat content．Beyond that, there are environmental reasons, too. Rai food animals contributes substantially to climate change becau a meat-bad diet requires more land, energy and water than a plant - bad one．Drinking plenty of fluids is significant during hot weather or when exercising．But is bottled water the way to go? You may not think so when eing the true costs．bad on a survey, manufacturing the 30 - plus billion plastic water bottles can produce more than 2．5 million tons of carbon dioxide and u here times the amount of water in the bottle．Adding in transportation, the energy ud comes to over 50 million barrels of oil equivalent （等价物）．Conquently, skip the bottled water and drink tap water, both at home and at restaurants．Additionally, bottled water is not necessarily cleaner than tap.小题1:In Paragraph 2 the author puts forward three questions mainly _____．A．to prove Americans have less food to choo fromB．to show us the shopping habits of most AmericansC．to indicate Americans tend to buy food from abroadD．to remind people to reconsider their food purcha小题2:The doctor recommends eating less red meat partly becau _____．A．it contains too much fatB．it costs a lot in transportationC．it is too low on the food chainD．it isn't related to climate change小题3:According to the text, which of the following is true?A．Americans all prefer to buy cherry tomatoes from Mexico．B．The plant - bad diet is responsible for the climate change．C．Americans have a variety of food to choo from．D．Organic produce is the only choice for Americans．小题4:bad on the last paragraph, we know that _____．A．bottled water is cleaner than tap waterB．tap water is economical as well as eco - friendlyC．bottled water is more available than tap waterD．tap water us one - third the cost of bottled water小题5:What is the best subtitle for the last paragraph?A．Skip bottled water, carry tapB．Drink bottled waterC．Produce plastic water bottlesD．Save water resources 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D   小题1:A小题1:C小题1:B小题1:A

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