Passage 3(第二套)音频、真题、答案、听力原文、答案解析、参考译文
【音频】
【真题】
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22.
A) It amounts to 2,000 tons daily.
B) It mostly comes from supermarkets.
C) It is estimated at 11% of the UK’s total food supply.
D) It has a lot to do with independent luxury food suppliers.
23.
A) It rents bicycles to deliver food.
B) It sells sought-after coffee beans.
C) It delivers luxury hand-made food.
D) It recycles waste food from the city.
24.
A) It pays special attention to the size and shape of its products.
B) It tries to escape the constraints of the current food system.
C) It cooperates closely with local producers.
D) It aims to provide high-quality products.
25.
A) To ensure a regular supply.
B) To maintain a unique menu.
C) To make up for the waste products.
D) To meet customers’ urgent demand.
【答案】
22. B) It mostly comes from supermarkets.
23. C) It delivers luxury hand-made food.
24. D) It aims to provide high-quality products.
25. A) To ensure a regular supply.
【听力原文】
[22] The vast majority of the UK’s 200,000 tonnes of retail sectors annual food waste comes from supermarkets.But it’s a problem that impacts independent luxury food suppliers too. The scale is small. It’s estimated at less than one per cent of the UK’s food waste total. But the quality from these suppliers is high. Everything from specialist cheeses to sought-after coffee beans gets thrown away every day in the current food system.
This is where French entrepreneur Sophie André comes in. [23] In 2016 she moved to London and began by setting up a business delivering luxury hand-made food across the city.“Food delivery seems to be a big thing here,”she says. “So I started delivering products by bicycle. Talking with local producers I learned that a small part of the production is sometimes wasted due to problems with size or shape, but the quality of the products remains unchanged.”[24] Unlike many food waste projects that have sprung up in recent years, the idea is not simply to redistribute waste food, but to provide a high-quality product.André’s company Elysia offers breakfasts and snacks specifically aimed at business meetings and events. Once sourced, Elysia uses waste products to create “simple, natural, straightforward”meals and snacks. [25] Perhaps unlike other waste food, the supply is regular. Suppliers will always have a certain amount of surplus. So the menus remain regular too. André believes this benefits both her business and her customers.
【答案解析】
22. What do we learn about the UK’s retail sector food waste?
关于英国零售业的食物浪费,我们了解什么?
答案:B) It mostly comes from supermarkets.
它主要来自超市。
解析:
文章开头提到:“The vast majority of the UK’s 200,000 tonnes of retail sectors annual food waste comes from supermarkets”(英国零售业每年产生的20万吨食物浪费中,绝大部分来自超市)。选项B中的 “mostly comes from”是对原文“The vast majority... comes from”的同义转述,因此为正确答案。
干扰项分析:
A) It amounts to 2,000 tons daily.
每天达到2000吨。
原文提到的是“每年20万吨”(200,000 tonnes... annual),换算下来每天远不到2000吨,数据错误,故排除。
C) It is estimated at 11% of the UK’s total food supply.
据估计占英国食品总供应量的11%。
文章中提到独立高端食品供应商的浪费量“estimated at less than one per cent of the UK’s food waste total”(估计不到英国食物浪费总量的1%),并非11%,且指的是占“浪费总量”的比例,而非“食品总供应量”,故排除。
D) It has a lot to do with independent luxury food suppliers.
它与独立的高端食品供应商有很大关系。
原文虽然提到高端供应商也受影响(“it’s a problem that impacts independent luxury food suppliers too”),但同时强调其浪费规模很小(“The scale is small... less than one per cent”),与“绝大部分来自超市”这一主要事实相悖,不能以偏概全,故排除。
23. What does Sophie André’s business do in London?
索菲·安德烈在伦敦创办的公司是做什么的?
答案:C) It delivers luxury hand-made food.
它配送高端手工制作的食品。
解析:
文章提到:“In 2016 she moved to London and began by setting up a business delivering luxury hand-made food across the city.”(2016年,她搬到伦敦,创办了一家在全城配送高端手工制作食品的公司。)选项C与原文表述完全一致,是原文原词复现,故为正确答案。
干扰项分析:
A) It rents bicycles to deliver food.
它出租自行车用于配送食物。
文中提到索菲·安德烈 “started delivering products by bicycle”(开始用自行车配送产品),并非将自行车出租给他人,选项偷换概念,故排除。
B) It sells sought-after coffee beans.
它销售备受追捧的咖啡豆。
文章提到“sought-after coffee beans gets thrown away”(备受欢迎的咖啡豆被丢弃),咖啡豆是被浪费的原料,而非公司销售的产品,选项与原文信息不符,故排除。
D) It recycles waste food from the city.
它回收来自城市的废弃食品。
文章明确说明该公司的理念“is not simply to redistribute waste food”(不只是重新分配废弃食品),回收废弃食品只是手段,其核心业务是提供高端手工食品,该选项未抓住重点,故排除。
24. In what way does Sophie André’s business differ from many food waste projects?
索菲·安德烈的公司与许多食物浪费处理项目有何不同?
答案:D) It aims to provide high-quality products.
它旨在提供高质量的产品。
解析:
文中明确对比:“Unlike many food waste projects that have sprung up in recent years, the idea is not simply to redistribute waste food, but to provide a high-quality product.”(与近年来涌现的许多食物浪费处理项目不同,她的想法不只是重新分配废弃食品,而是要提供高品质的产品。)选项D中 “aims to provide”对应原文“the idea is... to provide”,“high-quality products”为原文原词复现,因此为正确答案。
干扰项分析:
A) It pays special attention to the size and shape of its products.
它特别关注其产品的尺寸和形状。
文中提到“a small part of the production is sometimes wasted due to problems with size or shape”(一小部分产品因为尺寸或形状问题被浪费),这是供应商丢弃产品的原因,而非安德烈公司关注的重点,选项张冠李戴,故排除。
B) It tries to escape the constraints of the current food system.
它试图摆脱当前食品体系的限制。
文章中未提及任何关于“摆脱食品体系限制”的内容,属于无中生有,故排除。
C) It cooperates closely with local producers.
它与当地生产商密切合作。
文中虽提到“Talking with local producers”(与当地生产商交谈),但这只是获取信息的途径,并非该项目区别于其他项目的根本特征,故排除。
25. Why will suppliers always have a certain amount of surplus?
为什么供应商总会有一定数量的盈余产品?
答案:A) To ensure a regular supply.
为了确保稳定的供应。
解析:
文章结尾部分提到:“Perhaps unlike other waste food, the supply is regular. Suppliers will always have a certain amount of surplus. So the menus remain regular too.”(或许与其他废弃食品不同,这种供应是稳定的。供应商总会有一定数量的盈余,所以菜单也能保持稳定。)根据文中的因果逻辑,供应商持续持有盈余产品,使得供应链保持稳定(the supply is regular),进而使得公司的菜单得以保持稳定(the menus remain regular)。因此,供应商持有盈余的根本目的在于确保稳定供应,选项A符合文意,故为正确答案。
干扰项分析:
B) To maintain a unique menu.
为了维持独特的菜单。
文中强调的是菜单的“regular”(稳定),而非“unique”(独特),选项与原文用词不符,故排除。
C) To make up for the waste products.
为了弥补废弃产品。
文中未提及供应商持有盈余是为了“弥补”什么,该选项属于主观臆断,故排除。
D) To meet customers’urgent demand.
为了满足客户的紧急需求。
文中完全没有提及“客户紧急需求”的相关内容,属于无中生有,故排除。
【参考译文】
英国零售业每年产生的20万吨食物浪费中,绝大部分来自超市。但这一问题也影响着独立的高端食品供应商。其规模很小,据估计不到英国食物浪费总量的1%。但这些供应商提供的产品质量很高。在当前的食物体系中,从专业奶酪到备受欢迎的咖啡豆,每天都有高品质的商品被丢弃。
正是在这里,法国企业家索菲·安德烈看到了机会。2016年,她搬到伦敦,创办了一家在全城配送高端手工制作食品的公司。她说:“外卖在这里似乎是个大事,所以我开始用自行车送货。在与当地生产商交谈中我了解到,有时一小部分产品会因为尺寸或形状问题而被浪费掉,但产品的质量并未改变。”与近年来涌现的许多食物浪费处理项目不同,她的想法不是简单地重新分配废弃食品,而是提供高品质的产品。安德烈的公司Elysia(艾丽西亚)专门为商务会议和活动提供早餐和零食。艾丽西亚公司在获得原料后,会利用这些原本会被浪费的产品制作出“简单、天然、纯粹”的餐食和小吃。也许和其他废弃食品不同的是,这种供应是稳定的。供应商总会有一定数量的盈余产品,因此公司的菜单也能保持稳定。安德烈认为,这对她的企业和客户都有好处。
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