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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whenyouthinkaboutthegrowthofhumanpopulationoverthelastcenturyorso,itisalltooeasytoimagineitmerelyasanincreaseinthenumberofhumans.Butaswe(36),sodoallthethingsassociatedwithus,(37)ourlivestock(家畜).Atpresent,thereareabout1.5bil-lioncattleanddomesticbuffaloandabout1.7billionsheepandgoats.Withpigsandpoultry,theyforma(38)partofourenormousbiologicalfootprintuponthisplanet.
Justhowenormouswasnotreallyapparentuntilthe(39)ofanewreport,called"Live-stock'sLongShadow,"bytheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationoftheUnitedNations.
Considerthesenumbers.Globallivestockgrazing(放牧)andfeedproductionuse"30percentofthelandsurfaceoftheplanet."Livestock--whichconsumemorefoodthanthey(40)--alsocompetedirectlywithhumansforwater.Andthedrivetoexpandgrazinglanddestroysmorebiologicallysensitiveterrain,rainforests(41),thananythingelse.
Butwhatisevenmorestriking,andalarming,isthatlivestockare(42)forabout18per-centoftheglobalwarmingeffect,morethantransportation's(43).Theculprits(罪魁祸首)aremethane--thenaturalresultofbovinedigestion--andthenitrogenemittedbymanure.
Deforestationofgrazinglandaddstotheeffect.
Therearenoeasytrade-offswhenitcomestoglobalwarming--suchascuttingbackoncattletomakeroomforcars.Thehuman(44)formeatiscertainlynotabouttoendanytimesoon.As"Livestock'sLongShadow"makesclear,ourhealthandthehealthoftheplanetde-pendonpushinglivestockproductioninmore(45)directions.
A.publication
B.waste
C.contribution
D.certainly
E.yield
F.multiply
G.critical
H.passion
I.concerning
J.available
K.liable
L.sustainable
K.responsible
N.including
O.especially
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