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According to recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections, the country will see a sharp drop in meat consumption this year. Americans are expected to eat 12 percent less meat and poultry than they ate five years ago. Tanya Steel, editor of epicurious.com, saw the trend coming, ranking meatless meals as a top food trend for 2011. Anecdotal evidence, said Steel, as well as searches on epicurious.com bear out her predictions. "More people, especially those over 65 and those under 30, are eating less and less meat and searching for high protein items to replace meat," said Steel. "Tofu, eggs, peanut butter, nuts, soy, as well as fish and shellfish, are all rising up in our search queries (询问)." The Allrecipes food site found in its recent survey that more than one-third of US households ate less meat in 2011. But not just on Meatless Mondays, although that nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, in association with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, continues to attract attention. The Meatless Monday initiative stresses the health benefits of cutting meat consumption, as well as the environmental impact of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing water usage and reducing the use of fossil fuels. Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Simon Cowell have spoken out in favor of the campaign. Even pork-loving celebrity chef Mario Batali embraces the skip-meat-once-a-week trend and offers more meat-free options in his restaurants. In Indianapolis, diners are "very interested" in meatless dishes, said Jennifer Laughner, a chef at SoBro Cafe. Known as "chef Jenxie," Laughner said she draws inspiration for meat-free dishes from a variety of world cuisine. "It's very hard to find good, healthy, ready-to-eat food，" said Laughner. "I decided that would be a really good niche (商机)." Meatless dishes on the SoBro Cafe menu include barbecue lentils, sweet-and-sour cabbage, a savory Dutch pancake and a veggie burger. Laughner, who has been a vegetarian but now eats some meat, said her style of cooking focuses on creating healthy food that tastes good. That some of it is vegetarian is beside the point. "That's not what it's about," she said. "I like making food so that people don't notice that there's no meat in it. "

1 What did Tanya Steel say about the food trend for 2011?: A.The eating habit of older American people had changed totally.
B.The demand of other high protein items was rising.
C.Middle-aged people were more careful about what they ate.
D.Sea-food became more and more popular among Americans.

本题答案： A B C D

参考答案：B
系统解析：
由题干中的Tanya Steel定位到第二段第三句。细节辨认题。由定位句可知，Steel认为，越来越多的人，尤其是65岁以上和30岁以下的人，吃肉越来越少，他们寻找其他高蛋白食物来代替肉类。因此B)为正确答案。

2 According to the Meatless Monday, what can people gain from eating less meat?: A.Better physical conditions.
B.Better adjustment to the environment.
C.Less household expenses on food.
D.Less consumption of air.

本题答案： A B C D

参考答案：A
系统解析：
由题干中的the Meatless Monday定位到第三段最后一句。推理判断题。由定位句可知，少吃肉不仅有益于健康，还可以减少温室气体排放，减少水与矿物燃料的消耗，从而保护环境。由此推知，A)为正确答案。

3 What does chef Mario Batali do to support the Meatless Monday campaign?: A.He provides no other meat but pork for customers.
B.He offers meat-free dishes only once a week.
C.He provides more meat-free dishes in his restaurants.
D.He speaks out in shows to support the trend.

本题答案： A B C D

参考答案：C
系统解析：
由题干中的chef Mario Batali定位到第四段第二句。细节辨认题。由定位句可知，喜爱猪肉的名厨Mario Batali欣然接受一周中一天不吃肉的潮流，并在他的餐厅中提供更多不含肉类的菜肴。所以C)为正确答案。

4 What does Laughner do to contribute to the meatless campaign?: A.She develops many meatless dishes.
B.C.She compares dishes worldwide.
C.She stirs up other chefs' passion.
D.D.Sh
E.She compares dishes worldwide.
F.B.She stirs up other chefs' passion.
G.She brings profit to the campaign.

本题答案： A B C D

参考答案：A
系统解析：
由题干中的Laughner和the meatless campaign定位到第五段。细节辨认题。由定位段第二句可知，Laughner从世界各地的美食中获取灵感。而最后一句列举了Laughner餐厅中的多种无肉菜肴。因此A)为正确答案。

5 What effect does Laughner want to create with her dishes?: A.She wants to make people remember her style of cooking.
B.She wants to help people develop a healthy eating habit.
C.She hopes to make her food both healthy and tasty.
D.She tries to make people ignore the existence of meat.

本题答案： A B C D

参考答案：C
系统解析：
由题干中的Laughner和create定位到最后一段第一句。细节辨认题。定位句中提到，Laughner曾是一位素食者，她说她的烹饪方式重在做出美味的健康食物。由此可以得知，Laughner想让她的菜肴达到不仅健康而且非常美味的效果，故C)正确。