首页
登录
职称英语
When you think about the growth of human population over the last century or
When you think about the growth of human population over the last century or
游客
2023-08-13
30
管理
问题
When you think about the growth of human population over the last century or so, it is all too easy to imagine it merely as an increase in the number of humans. But as we【C1】______so do all the things associated with us, including our livestock. At present, there are about 1.5 billion【C2】______and domestic buffalo and about 1.7 billion sheep and goats. With pigs and poultry, they form a【C3】______part of our enormous biological footprint upon this planet.
Just how enormous was not really【C4】______until the publication of a new report, called "Livestock’s Long Shadow," by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Consider these numbers. Global livestock grazing and feed production use "30 percent of the land surface of the planet." Livestock—which consume more food than they【C5】______—also compete directly with humans for water. And the drive to expand grazing land destroys more biologically sensitive land, rain forests【C6】______than anything else.
But what is even more striking, and【C7】______is that livestock are responsible for about 18 percent of the global warming effect, more than transportation’s【C8】______Greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrogen, are resulted from their digestion. Grazing land, which destroys forests, adds to the effect.
There are no easy trade-offs when it comes to global warming—such as cutting back on livestock to make room for cars. The human【C9】______for meat is certainly not about to end anytime soon. As "Livestock’s Long Shadow" makes clear, our health and the health of the planet depend on pushing livestock production in more【C10】______directions.
A)yield B)contribution C)stain D)ideally
E)apparent F)multiply G)cattle H)passion
I)scrape J)critical K)liable L)sustainable
M)deposit N)alarming O)especially [br] 【C4】
选项
答案
E
解析
空格前的really提示此处应填入形容词或分词。根据后面的“直到新报告发布”可知,在报告发布前,牲畜的数量庞大到何种程度还是未知的,因此选apparent。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2923301.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Inthe18thcenturyFrencheconomistsprotestedtheexcessive
[originaltext]Inthe18thcenturyFrencheconomistsprotestedtheexcessive
Thehugegrowthofglobal"ecotourism"industryisbecominganincreasingco
TheUnitedNationssaystheworld’spopulationwillincreaseby34percentb
TheUnitedNationssaystheworld’spopulationwillincreaseby34percentb
[originaltext]Sowe’vealreadytalkedabitaboutthegrowthofextremespo
[originaltext]Sowe’vealreadytalkedabitaboutthegrowthofextremespo
OpportunistsandCompetitorsA)Growth,reproduction,anddailymeta
OpportunistsandCompetitorsA)Growth,reproduction,anddailymeta
OpportunistsandCompetitorsA)Growth,reproduction,anddailymeta
随机试题
Comparedwiththesameperiodlastyear,thepricehasdroppedalot.与去年同期相比,今年
[originaltext]Okeveryone,thanksforcomingtodayandforyourinterestin
Onefinedayabout74000yearsago,agiantvolcanoonSumatrablewitstop
红外光束感烟火灾探测器调试时,调整探测器的光路调节装置,使探测器处于正常监视状态
下列各项,不能组成一对阴阳的是A.内与外B.上与下C.动与静D.寒与热E.上升与
导致红细胞病理性增多的原因是A.消化性溃疡B.真性红细胞增多症C.白血病D.甲状
小明到了上学的年龄,家里突然遭遇横祸,父母出车祸去世了,爷爷奶奶年老无力送小明上
牙缺失后即无明确的A.牙尖交错位 B.下颌姿势位 C.牙位 D.肌位 E
下列关于货币资金审计的说法中错误的是()。A.注册会计师监盘库存现金的目的
在正常的施工技术和组织条件下,完成单位合格产品所必需的人工消耗量标准,称为()。
最新回复
(
0
)