# How your dinner affects the environment - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2017.9.16 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/5668ac88-ae3a-445f-8e45-b15a4e163521（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,640 You will hear a lecture about how carbon dioxide is produced from food and what are the effects of the emission problem. 00:00:09,360 First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:20,940 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:12,820 Good afternoon. Thanks for coming to today's lecture. In the last few decades, the environmental impact of food production and consumption has become one of the greatest concerns. When we look at what we eat and how we produce the food, we can find extensive evidence for how we damage our environment. 00:01:30,960 Greenhouse gas emissions may come from livestock such as cows, agricultural soils, and rice production. According to statistics, the carbon dioxide emissions from the production of the food people consume every day are almost the same as the emissions we make when we are driving. Let's look at some more specific examples. The cultivation and processing of one hundred grams of coffee beans are responsible for one hundred and forty grams of carbon dioxide. 00:01:59,740 Now, some international organizations are training farmers in many countries to use sustainable agricultural methods as a way of reducing their carbon dioxide emissions. 00:02:11,200 All agricultural practices have been found to have a variety of effects on the environment. Some of the environmental effects are associated with meat production. The popular red meat requires twenty-eight times more land to produce than chicken, eleven times more water, and results in five times more climate warming emissions. 00:02:32,440 According to another research, cooking process also causes greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists now are working on how to best minimize its impact. 00:02:42,720 Another problem that we cannot neglect is the packaging of food products, as packaging takes a lot of energy, water, and other natural resources to produce. So a lot of natural resources are wasted when we throw the packaging materials away. Furthermore, packaging waste produces a big amount of greenhouse gas. To make things even worse, the food we eat often comes from places far away. Therefore, the transportation of our food across long distances contributes to air and water pollution. In recent decades, with the growing number of population, more food is in demand, so more land has been used to produce food. Hundreds and even thousands of forests have been cut down. It had a devastating effect on the climate because forests can absorb greenhouse gases. 00:03:36,220 People in different parts of the world apply various kinds of farming practices. In most countries, cows and other livestock are kept on the farms, while in some countries they are kept in a restricted area on a mountain, but they all contribute to the carbon dioxide emissions. 00:03:53,560 And for animal agriculture, the problem can be more serious because the livestock need food all the time. In America, cows eat an overwhelming amount of corn and soybeans each year. 00:04:06,580 In order to create a better world for us and our future generations, we should adopt sustainable agriculture. The goal of sustainable agriculture is to meet the world's growing demand for food at the present without affecting future generations. 00:04:22,019 Every person involved in the food system, growers, food processors, distributors, retailers, consumers, and waste managers can play a role in ensuring a sustainable agricultural system. There are many practices commonly used by people working in sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems. Crop growers may change their food production methods to prevent pollution, although some other areas of agriculture are very hard to change, such as fishing. 00:04:50,440 Consumers and retailers concerned with sustainability can look for foods that are environmentally friendly. However, sustainable agriculture is more than a collection of practices. It is also a process of negotiation, a push and pull between the competing interests of an individual farmer or of people in a community as they work to solve complex problems about how we grow our food. 00:05:15,520 In conclusion, I want to emphasize that we may not be able to go back to the old times and live a simpler lifestyle, but we can take an active role in preventing more environmental problems caused by carbon dioxide emissions. 00:05:30,420 In the next lecture, I will share some of the studies and effective solutions with you. 00:05:38,300 That is the end of section four. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. Food Industry The amount of CO2 from producing our daily meals is the same as that from 31_____ . Food Industry The amount of CO2 from producing our daily meals is the same as that from 31_____ . **答案**：driving 原文定位：The carbon dioxide emissions from the production of the food people consume every day are almost the same as the emissions we make when we are driving 同义替换：「meals」↔「food」；「daily」↔「every day」 ### 32. The process of making 100g 32_____ beans can result in 140g CO2. The process of making 100g 32_____ beans can result in 140g CO2. **答案**：coffee 原文定位：The cultivation and processing of one hundred grams of coffee beans are responsible for one hundred and forty grams of carbon dioxide 同义替换：「result in」↔「responsible for」 ### 33. The 33_____ production process contributes to climate and warming emissions. The 33_____ production process contributes to climate and warming emissions. **答案**：meat 原文定位：Some of the environmental effects are associated with meat production. The popular red meat requires twenty-eight times more land to produce than chicken, eleven times more water, and results in five times more climate warming emissions 同义替换：「contributes to」↔「results in」 ### 34. Scientists are working on reducing the impact of 34_____ process. Scientists are working on reducing the impact of 34_____ process. **答案**：cooking 原文定位：According to another research, cooking process also causes greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists now are working on how to best minimize its impact 同义替换：「reducing」↔「minimize」 ### 35. Packaging needs 35_____ as well as water and other resources for production. Packaging needs 35_____ as well as water and other resources for production. **答案**：energy 原文定位：Another problem that we cannot neglect is the packaging of food products, as packaging takes a lot of energy, water, and other natural resources to produce 同义替换：「needs」↔「takes」 ### 36. Long distance 36_____ leads to more pollution. Long distance 36_____ leads to more pollution. **答案**：transportation 原文定位：The transportation of our food across long distances contributes to air and water pollution 同义替换：「leads to」↔「contributes to」 ### 37. Due to the damage of 37_____, the total amount of CO2 increases greatly. Due to the damage of 37_____, the total amount of CO2 increases greatly. **答案**：forests 原文定位：Hundreds and even thousands of forests have been cut down. It had a devastating effect on the climate because forests can absorb greenhouse gases 同义替换：「damage」↔「cut down」 ### 38. Agriculture Livestock are either kept on farms or on a 38_____ in different parts of the world. Agriculture Livestock are either kept on farms or on a 38_____ in different parts of the world. **答案**：mountain 原文定位：In most countries, cows and other livestock are kept on the farms, while in some countries they are kept in a restricted area on a mountain 同义替换：「different parts of the world」↔「most countries」 ### 39. In animal agriculture, 39_____ required constantly. In animal agriculture, 39_____ required constantly. **答案**：food 原文定位：And for animal agriculture, the problem can be more serious because the livestock need food all the time 同义替换：「required」↔「need」；「constantly」↔「all the time」 ### 40. Some agricultural activities like 40_____ are unlikely to be changed. Some agricultural activities like 40_____ are unlikely to be changed. **答案**：fishing 原文定位：Some other areas of agriculture are very hard to change, such as fishing 同义替换：「unlikely」↔「hard」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。