Question

    The Slow Food Movement started in Rome, Italy in 1986. When a new McDonalds was opening near a beautiful historic place, some people stood outside the restaurant and shouted, “We do not want fast food, we want slow food!”

1. One day Carlo Petrini went to a restaurant to eat a traditional meal. But the food didn’t taste the same as he remembered. He learned that the peppers were shipped from abroad because the prices were low. This deeply concerned Carlo.

Carlo wanted people to care about where their foods came from and how their foods made their culture special. So he started a group to encourage this idea. It soon became the Slow Food Movement. 2.

First, what is good food? Good food is fresh. The vegetables are eaten close to the place where they are grown. The fish hasn’t been sitting for days before it is eaten. Good food is seasonable. 3.

Good food satisfies the senses. It should look good, smell good and taste good. And finally, good food is cultural food. Each country has special foods that make it different.

Second, food should be clean. Today, there are great concerns about the way people grow and produce food. Farmers use chemicals to kill insects and feed plants. But the chemicals can also harm the natural environment around farms. 4.Clean food means food that does not harm our bodies or the environment.

And third, food should be fair. 5.All people should be able to purchase healthy food. The people who grow and make food should be paid fairly for their work. They should work in safe, healthy conditions.

A.Food should not cost too much money.

B.Its goal is to have good, clean, fair food for all people.

C.Over time, they can cause health problems in people too.

D.That was how the Slow Food Movement came into being.

E.It should be grown at the best time of the year for that food.

F.Today the Slow Food Movement has already expanded out of Italy.

G.This event wasn’t the only thing that started the Slow Food Movement.

Answer

1.G

2.B

3.E

4.C

5.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，主要讲述了慢食运动的起源以及理念。

1.

上文提到，当新的麦当劳在美丽的历史名胜附近开业时，有些人站在餐厅外面大喊：“我们不想要快餐，我们想要慢食！” G项承接上文，“这一活动并不是开始慢食运动的唯一原因。”后句，再举一例，去餐馆吃传统大餐。但是食物的味道和他记忆中的不一样了。可知，G项可以起到承上启下的作用，切题。故选G项。

2.

根据上文可知，成立了一个小组来鼓励希望人们关心他们的食物来自哪里，以及他们的食物如何使他们的文化与众不同。并很快变成了慢食运动。后文分别解释了“have good, clean, fair food for all people.”。所以此空应为提出慢食运动的目标“它的目标是为所有人提供良好、干净、公平的食物。”B项可以与下文构成总分结构，故选B项。

3.

根据上句“Good food is seasonable．” 好的食物是时令的。“它应该生长在一年中最适合这种食物的时间。”可以对上句“好的食物是时令的”做出解释说明。E项切题。故选E项。

4.

上一句提到“化学物质也会损害农场周围的自然环境。”后文“清洁食品是指不会伤害我们的身体或环境的食品。”后文可以总结前文，所以此空应为化学物质伤害我们的身体。C项“随着时间的流逝，它们也可能导致人们的健康问题。”符合文章的分总结构。故选C项。

5.

上句“食物应该公平”，后文“所有的人都应该能够购买健康食品”。A项“食物不应该花太多钱”解释了食物应该公平的含义，同时为后句“所有人都应该能够购买健康食品。”做铺垫。故选A项。