大学英语六级经典阅读3
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="doubtful">doubtful</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="population">population</span> ，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poultry">poultry</span>(家禽)<span word="industry">industry</span>。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>， <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>(营养不良)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="has">has</span>， <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="aggravated">aggravated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Large">Large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poultry">poultry</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="protein">protein</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digestion">digestion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>， <span word="can">can</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span>， <span word="blood">blood</span> ， <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span>11，<span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 44% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 9-10<span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carcass">carcass</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> .<span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>， <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poultry">poultry</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>. <span word="Normally">Normally</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span>， <span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="Breeders">Breeders</span>， <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>， <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1979， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="Poultry">Poultry</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6，000 <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="and">and</span> 18，000 <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="hens">hens</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poultry">poultry</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>， <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> ，<span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="automation">automation</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>-<span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="protein">protein</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="present">present</span>， <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bangladeshs">Bangladeshs</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="grains">grains</span>， <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>?</p>
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