考研二真题2022Text 1
考研二真题2022Text 1


①　On a recent sunny day, 13,000 chickens roam over Larry Brown’s 40 windswept acres in Shiner, Texas. Some rest in the shade of a parked car. Others drink water with the cows. This all seems random, but it’s by design, part of what the $ 6.1 billion U.S. egg industry bets will be its next big thing: climate-friendly eggs.

②　These eggs, which are making their debut now on shelves for as much as $ 8 a dozen, are still labeled organic and animal-friendly, but they’re also from birds that live on farms using regenerative agriculture—special techniques to cultivate rich soils that can trap greenhouse gases. Such eggs could be marketed as helping to fight climate change.
③　“I’m excited about our progress,” says Brown, who harvests eggs for Denver-based Nest Fresh Eggs and is adding more cover crops that draw worms and crickets for the chickens to eat. The birds’ waste then fertilizes fields. Such improvements “allow our hens to forage for higher-quality natural feed that will be good for the land, the  hens, and the eggs that we supply to our customers.”
④　The egg industry’s push is the first major test of whether animal products from regenerative farms can become the next premium offering. In barely more than a decade, organic eggs went from being dismissed as a niche product in natural foods stores to being sold at Walmart. More recently there were similar doubts about probiotics and plant-based meats, but both have exploded into major supermarket categories. If the sustainable-egg rollout is successful, it could open the floodgates for regenerative beef, broccoli, and beyond.
⑤　Regenerative products could be a hard sell, because the concept is tough to define quickly, says Julie Stanton, associate professor of agricultural economics at Pennsylvania State University Brandywine. Such farming also brings minimal, if any, improvement to the food products (though some producers say their eggs have more protein). 
⑥　The industry is betting that the same consumers paying more for premium attributes such as free-range, non-GMO, and pasture-raised eggs will embrace sustainability. Surveys show that younger generations are more concerned about climate change, and some of the success of plant-based meat can be chalked up to shoppers wanting to signal their desire to protect the environment. Young adults “really care about the planet,” says John Brunnquell, president of Egg Innovations “They are absolutely altering the food chain beyond what I think even they understand what they’re doing.”

1.1. The climate-friendly eggs are produced ______

A at a considerably low cost.

B at the demand of regular shoppers.

C as a replacement for organic eggs.

D on specially designed farms.

解析：选D。 D推理判断题。气候友好型鸡蛋出现于首段末尾，该段①句至③句描述得州一个养鸡场的场景，随后④句指出该场景“看起来散漫无序，实际上是刻意设计的结果”，并指出它是美国蛋品行业新趋势的缩影，末尾冒号后面点明这个新趋势即气候友好型鸡蛋。综上可推知，该段前三句描述的农场是一个专门生产气候友好型鸡蛋的农场，④句则暗示这类农场是专门设计的农场(it’s by design)，且由下文第二、三段可进一步得知这类农场运用了再生农业这一专项技术来生产气候友好型鸡蛋。因此[D]正确。故选D。

2.2. Larry Brown is excited about his progress in ______

A reducing the damage of worms.

B accelerating the disposal of waste.

C creating a sustainable system.

D attracting customers to his products.

解析：选C。 C推理判断题。由人名Larry Brown及其态度excited about…可定位到第三段。该段先指出布朗对自己农场的进步感到兴奋，随后具体阐述农场的进步之处：种植覆土作物招引蠕虫和蟋蟀给鸡吃，鸡粪又可以肥沃田地（反过来促进覆土作物的生长）。综上可推知，布朗想把农场建成一个对气候友好的可持续循环系统，并对其取得的进展感到兴奋，故[C]正确。故选C。

3.3. The example of organic eggs is used in Paragraph 4 to suggest ______

A the doubts over natural feeds.

B the setbacks in the egg industry.

C the potential of regenerative products.

D the promotional success of supermarkets.

解析：选C。 C推理判断题。例子位于第四段②句，对①句(该段主旨句)进行举例论证。①句指出蛋品行业对再生鸡蛋的市场推广是检验再生产品能否“出圈”的首个重要试金石，结合该段末句可知其言外之意：如果再生鸡蛋能成功打开大众市场，那么之后出现的其他再生产品也有可能打开大众市场(具有类似的市场潜力)。随后②句描述了有机鸡蛋在十多年内从小众走向大众的市场发展轨迹，③句则继续指出在有机鸡蛋之后出现的益生菌食品和植物肉也经历了同样的发展轨迹。综合可知，该段提及有机鸡蛋的市场发展轨迹是为了说明再生鸡蛋以及后续的其他再生产品很可能具有类似的市场潜力，故[C]正确。故选C。

4.4. It can be learned from the last paragraph that young people ______

A are reluctant to change their diet.

B are likely to buy climate-friendly eggs.

C are curious about new food.

D are amazed at agriculture advances.

解析：选B。 B细节理解题。末段①句指出蛋品行业的看法：花更多钱购买“自由放养”“非转基因”等产品的消费者同样会乐意购买“可持续性”产品(指气候友好型鸡蛋)。随后②句阐述上述看法的依据：调查显示年轻人更关心气候变化，这是植物肉取得市场成功的部分原因。③④句引用一家蛋品生产商的总裁的言论进一步强化②句的信息。综上可推知年轻人更关心气候变化，很可能会购买气候友好型产品，[B]正确。故选B。

5.5. John Brunnquell would disagree with Julie Stanton over regenerative products’ ______

A market prospects.

B standard definition.

C nutritional value.

D moral implication.

解析：选A。 A细节理解题。约翰·布伦克尔和朱莉·斯坦顿分别出自末段和第五段。由第五段可知，朱莉·斯坦顿是一位学者，她对再生产品抱有怀疑态度，认为再生产品可能很难被市场接受(其市场前景可能并不好)，而且再生农业对再生产品的改良作用也微乎其微。由末段可知，约翰·布伦克尔是 Egg Innovations 公司的总裁(暗示其代表的是蛋品生产商)，而且他的言论(“年轻人很关心地球，他们正在改变食品供应链”，暗示年轻人更乐意购买环境友好型食品)与末段首句蛋品行业的看法(“那些为散养、非转基因等食品标签买单的消费者也会更乐意为可持续性买单”)本质上是一致的，均强调再生鸡蛋的市场前景：会吸引那些具有气候/环境意识的消费者。综上可知，二人对再生产品的市场前景持不同态度，[A]正确。故选A。