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英语四级阅读理解历年真题(1)
英语四级阅读理解历年真题（1）
2025年6月英语四级仔细阅读
文章原文
Plant-based meats are coming soon to a dinner table near you, but do they deserve a spot on your plate? If you tried a vegetable burger years ago and dismissed it as rubbery and flavorless, it’s a good time to give meatless meat another chance. Newer varieties imitate the look, flavor, and texture of meat. Analysts don’t expect the meat-free movement to slow anytime soon; a 2021 report predicts the market will skyrocket to $74 billion by 2030—a 957 percent surge.
Plant-based meats are no longer just for vegetarians. Companies such as Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat—the current superstars of the alternative protein sector—are pursuing consumers who enjoy meat but want to reduce their meat consumption for animal rights, health, or environmental reasons. So far, it’s a winning strategy: More than nine out of ten consumers who buy Beyond Burger and Impossible Foods products also eat meat.
Many vegetarians don’t actually care for food that resembles meat. When reporter Joan Solsman, a longtime vegetarian, tried a dish from Impossible Foods, she felt so sick that she couldn’t finish it. “Maybe the best sign that Impossible Foods has cracked the code to realistic fake meat is that I couldn’t stand to take another bite,” she wrote.
Meatless meats are generally a healthier choice than beef because they are cholesterol-free, plus they’re a good source of vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber.
If meatless meat can help you stick to a plant-based diet, that in itself can lead to better health. Not only has red meat been linked to cancer, but studies show that people who ditch meat have lower blood pressure, lower average blood sugar, and lower cholesterol levels.
However, just because it’s plant-based doesn’t mean it’s health food. Most imitation meats are highly processed and contain high amounts of sodium compared to traditional beef.
These new generations of alternate meat get all the attention, but don’t forget about whole grains and vegetables. Beans are an especially excellent protein substitute. They’re nutritious, inexpensive, and far more sustainable than any of the processed meatless substitutes on the market today.
题目
1.What can we expect of plant-based meats?
A) An increasing interest in their analyses.
B) An enormous effort in their promotion.
C) A huge boost in their consumption.
D) A noticeable surge in their varieties.
2.What do we learn about consumers buying Beyond Burger and Impossible Foods products?
A) They are mostly non-vegetarians.
B) They are mostly animal-rights advocates.
C) Most of them refrain from eating meat for health reasons.
D) Most of them eat meatless meat to protect the environment.
3.What can we conclude about Impossible Foods’ products from Joan Solsman’s remark?
A) They more often appeal to meat-eaters.
B) They very much resemble animal meat.
C) Some have become its signature dishes.
D) Most of them are sold as true fake meat.
4.Why can the habit of eating a plant-based diet lead to better health?
A) It frees people from any known link to cancer.
B) It provides all the nutrients for staying healthy.
C) It helps maintain normal blood pressure and blood sugar.
D) It reduces various health risks posed by meat consumption.
5.What does the author recommend we eat at the end of the passage?
A) Naturally produced foods.
B) Processed protein substitutes.
C) Red meats like traditional beef.
D) New generations of alternate meat.
答案与解析
1.答案：C）解析：文章第一段末尾引用2021年报告，预测植物肉市场到2030年将飙升至740亿美元，涨幅达957%。这一数据直接对应“消费量大幅增长”的预期。A、B、D在文中均无依据。
2.答案：A）解析：第二段明确指出，购买Beyond Burger和Impossible Foods产品的消费者中，超过十分之九也吃肉。也就是说，这些购买者绝大多数不是素食者。B、C、D虽然提到了动物权利、健康、环境等动机，但原文并未说购买者“大多”出于某一特定原因，只强调了“也吃肉”这一事实。
3.答案：B）解析：第三段中，素食记者Joan Solsman尝试Impossible Foods的产品后“恶心到无法吃完”，并说“我无法再吃第二口，这或许正是Impossible Foods破解逼真仿肉密码的最好证明”。她的反应恰恰说明产品在口感或质感上过于像真肉，以至于让不习惯肉味的素食者感到不适。A、C、D均无法从该引述中推出。
4.答案：D）解析：第五段说明，植物性饮食带来更好健康的原因包括：红肉与癌症存在关联，而不吃肉的人血压、平均血糖和胆固醇水平都更低。这些都属于“降低肉类消费带来的健康风险”。A项“frees from any known link to cancer”表述过于绝对；B项“all the nutrients”文中未提；C项只涉及血压血糖，概括不全。
5.答案：A）解析：文章最后一段建议，不要只关注新型替代肉，还应记得全谷物和蔬菜，并特别推荐豆类作为优质蛋白质替代品，称其营养丰富、价格低廉且比加工替代品更可持续。豆类属于天然食物，对应A项。B、D都是文中被指出存在加工或高钠问题的对象，C是文中认为应减少摄入的红肉。
