In their book Time to Eat the Dog : The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robort

In theirbook Time to Eat the Dog : The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robort andBreanda Vale say keeping a medium-sized dog has the same ecological impact asdriving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.

  “We‘re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog .We are just saying that weneed to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we doand that we take for granted.”

 Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41hectares of land ,whilegrowing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares or 1.1hectaresin the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd.

 Convincing flesh-eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of theplanet is a non-starter,

TheVales say .Instead they recommend keeping greener, smaller, and moresustainable pets ,such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits.

 The book ‘s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may beusefully recycled, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food whenthey die ,may not appeal to animal fans .

 Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growingpopulation and limited resources, Robert vale said.

  “Issues aboutsustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us tomake choices which are as difficult as eating your dog . It’s not just aboutchanging your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said

 It about much more challenging and difficult issues, he added . Once you seewhere cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things , you might decide tohave the cat but not also to have two cars and three bathrooms and be a meateater yourself.

1.. The authors gave their book the playful title to    .

A make itamusing       B  create a vivid image

C show writingskills     D  arouse people’s concern

2.. In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us     .

A  the amount of consumed land    B  the neglected ecological impact

C  some familiarexamples          D  some actual figures

3.. What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage?

A Going vegetarian    B Raising cats and dogs

C Using a cloth bag    DKeeping a greener life

4.. Who may not the idea of  “recycling” pet animal?

  A Manufactures   B Drivers  C Animal fans  D Theauthorities

5..  What do the authors thing of living a sustainablelife?

  A Challenging    B Inspiring   C Inviting  DTouching

试题答案

【答案】

1.. D           

2..B

3..D

4..C

5..A

【解析】 略