本文討論了:英國糧食自給自足的模式。無法滿足國內需求的問題，文章開篇提出，人口激增引發人們對糧食安全的關註，英國也不例外，隨後引述壹些人。關於恢復自給自足的觀點，並借利茲大學的報告核對英國土地特征的分析，指出自給自足模式無法滿足國內對肉類，奶制品以及農作物的需求。
第1段：糧食安全日益成為關註焦點。
1、表原因 With the global population predicted to hit close to 10 billion by 2050 ,and forecasts{ that agricultural production in some regions will need to nearly double to keep pace}, food security is increasingly making headlines.
隨著世界人口的預測，將要在2025年達到近10億人，而且預測農業的食品生產在壹些地區將會達到兩倍的需求量，才能保持速度食品安全增加已經成為了壹個頭條。
2、In the UK,it has become a big talking point recently too,for a rather particular reason: Brexit.
最近在英國，由於脫歐這個相當特殊的理由，他也成為了壹個熱門的話題。
第2段：恢復自給自足的願景
Brexit is seen by some as an opportunity {to reverse are recent trend}{ towards the UK importing food.} 有壹些認為英國脫歐是壹個機會對於扭轉進口食品的趨勢
The country produces only about 60 per cent of the food it eats, down from almost three-quarters in the late 1980s.該國的糧食產量只占其消費量的60%比20世紀世紀80年代末的75%更低
?A move back to self-sufficiency, the argument goes, would boost the farming industry, political sovereignty and even the nation's health.到自給自足的模式，將會推動農業發展、強化政治主權，甚至能夠提高國民健康。
Sounds great - but how feasible is this vision ?聽起來很棒但這壹願景的可行性度如何呢
第3段：英國國內對肉類和奶制品的所有需求無法得到滿足。
?According to a report on UK food production from the University of Leeds ,85 percent of the country's total land area is associated with meat and dairy production.
根據報告對英國食品的生產來自於倫敦大學，在英國85%的鄉村整個的土地，連接著食物和牛奶的生產。
That supplies 80 percent of what is consumed,so even covering the whole country in livestock farms wouldnt allow us to cover all our meat and dairy needs.
但他也只供應了消費總量的80%，所以即便全國都布滿畜牧場，也無法滿足人們對肉類與奶制品的所有需求。
第4段：
There are many caveats to those figures, but they are still grave.盡管對這些數據有不少的預先聲明但形式依然嚴峻
To become much more self-sufficient, the UK would need to drastically reduce its consumption of animal foods,and probably also farm more intensively—meaning fewer green fields,and more factory-style production.? 第2題幹擾項出處
為了能夠更加的自給自足，英國需要大幅度的減少動物食品的消費，可能還需要加強集約式耕作，這意味著綠地減少，工廠化生產增加。
第5段
But switching to a mainly plant-based diet wouldn't help. 不過轉向素食為主的飲食也無濟於事
?There is a good reason why the UK is dominated by animal husbandry: most of its terrain doesn't have the right soil or climate to grow crops on a commercial basis.
英國之所以以畜牧業為主，是有其充分理由的英國大部分的土地，沒有合適的土壤和氣候來進行商業種植。
Just 25 percent of the country's land is suitable for crop-growing,most of which is already occupied by arable fields.只有25%的國土師和種植農作物其中大部分已經備耕地占用
Even if we converted all the suitable land to fields of fruit and veg—which would involve taking out all he nature reserves and removing thousands of people from their homes—we would achieve only a 30 percent boost in crop production .即使我們將所有適宜種植的土地改造，包括所有的自然保護區，使成千上萬的人千離家園，也只能實現農作物增長30%。
第6段
?Just 23 percent of the fruit and vegetables consumed in the UK are currently home-grown,so even with the most extreme measures we could meet only 30 per cent of our fresh produce needs. 目前英國消費的水果和蔬菜只有23%是本土種植的
That is before we look for the space to grow the grains,sugars, seeds and oils that provide us with the vast bulk of our current calorie intake
.因此即使采取了極端的措施，在尋找空間種植谷物糖類種子，這些目前我們提供大部分熱量的食物之前，我們也只能滿足30%的新鮮農產品的需求。
26.Some people argue that food self-sufficiency in UK would_____. 壹些人們爭論這個食物自給自足在英國將會怎樣？
[A] be hindered by its population growth? ×無中生有
[B] become a priority of government? × 無中生有
[C] pose a challenge to its farming industry?× 反義錯項? 對農業產業的壹個挑戰? 原文是boost增加?
[D] contribute to the nation's well-being 提高國民的健康福利
答案∶D
27.The report by the university of leeds shows that in the UK_____.
[A] farmland has been inefficiently utilized? 耕地利用低下? ×? 無中生有
[B] factory-style production needs reforming 工廠化生產需要改革 ×? 無中生有? 幹擾來自第4段末尾，不是題眼句，距離相差甚遠，且原文沒有說reform
[C] most land is used for meat and dairy production
[D] more green fields will be converted for farming ×? 來自第4段後，不是本題定位句。
答案:C
28.Grop-growing in the UK restricted due to_____.
[A] its farming technology 農業耕作技術
[B]its dietary tradition? 飲食傳統
[C] its natural conditions? 自然條件
[D] its commercial interests? 商業利益
答案∶C
29.It can be learned from the last paragraph that British people?
[A] rely largely on imports for fresh produce? 對於新鮮食品的生產是靠大量的進口? 原文 fruit and vegetables 同義替換 fresh produce?
[B] enjoy a steady rise infrunt consumption 消費水果的數量穩步上升 ×? 無中生有
[C] are seeking effective ways to cut calorie intake 正在嘗試種植新的谷物品種×? 無中生有
[D] are trying to grow new varieties of gains? 正尋找減少熱量攝入的有效方法? 原文谷物糖類提供大部分熱量? 並非說英國人尋找減少熱量方法
答案∶A
30.The author's attitude to food self-efficiency in the UK is_____.
[A] defensive 防範的 沒有提及
[B] tolerant? 反義
[C] optimistic? 反義
[D] doubtful? 定位第2段第3句-4句? the argument goes壹些人觀點，sounds great- BUT表達否定
答案∶D
reverse? 扭轉
inefficiently 無效
utilized 利用
predict預測
forcast預測
talking point話題
trend趨勢
sufficiency 充足
argument 論據
boost促進
sovereignty主權
feasible 可行的
vision 願景
consume消費
livestock家畜
caveat 警告
grave嚴重的
self-sufficient自給自足
drastically急劇
consumption 消費
intensiveyly 集中地
swtich改變 轉換
dominate 主導
husbandry農牧業
terrain地形
soil土壤
crop莊稼
arable可耕種
convert 轉變
veg蔬菜
involve 包括
nuature reserve 自然保護區
grain 谷物
seed 種子
vast巨大的
bulk 大部分
intake 攝入