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Insects(昆虫) are very healthy food. They have almost as much protein(蛋白质) as meat from a pig or cow and are low in fat. Eating insects is also very good for the environment since they need less land and water than larger animals.
Marcel Dicke, who studies insects, explained in a talk how insects also produce more meat from the food they eat. For example, imagine a farmer feeds a cow 10 pounds of food. Those 10 pounds of food produce about 1 pound of meat for people to eat. However, imagine the farmer gives a certain number of insects 10 pounds of food. Those 10 pounds of food produce 9 pounds of meat for people to eat!
Eating more insects can also help people in poor areas. Many people can raise and sell insects, which can provide jobs and food.
But insects will not replace animal meat very quickly. First, people in some countries should have to change how they think about eating insects. Many people in North America and Europe eat a lot of meat like beef and pork. But they do not traditionally eat insects. In fact, for many people in the west, eating insects sounds crazy! They believe insects are dirty and dangerous. Insects make them feel uncomfortable.
Some people are trying to deal with this problem. For example, David George Gordon wrote a book named The Eat－A－Bug Cookbook, which tries to show people that insects can be delicious. Other insect experts travel around telling people about the benefits of eating insects. But they still have a lot of work to do.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了吃昆虫的诸多好处。
1．The example of Marcel Dicke is given to show________．
A．the high cost of food production
B．it’s quite easy for farmers to raise insects
C．raising insects is a good choice for farmers
D．the different ways of feeding cows and insects
C 解析：推理判断题。第二段举农民喂养牛和昆虫的例子是为了说明该段首句的．..insects also produce more meat from the food they eat由此可知，喂养昆虫有很高的性价比，对农民来说是个很好的选择。
2．The long way eating insects has to go mainly results from________．
A．their terrible taste
B．people’s old beliefs
C．family traditions
D．eating methods
B 解析：推理判断题。第四段主要谈到昆虫不会很快替代牲畜的肉是因为人们吃惯了猪牛肉，而且觉得昆虫肮脏、吃起来不安全等等。由此可知，人们的思想观念还没有转变，因此无法接受吃昆虫。
3．We can infer from David and other insect experts that ________．
A．people can make a lot of money from insects
B．insects should be better protected
C．people should eat more insects
D．it’s dangerous to eat insects
C 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段David George Gordon wrote a book named...be delicious.以及Other insect experts travel around telling people about the benefits of eating insects.可知，他们主张人们应该多吃一些昆虫。
4．What’s the best title for the text?
A．Raising Insects：Feed the World
B．Eating Insects：Save the World
C．A New Way of Growing Food
D．An Unusual Cookbook
B 解析：标题归纳题。文章前三段介绍吃昆虫的好处，第四段叙述人们还不太接受吃昆虫这个理念，最后一段谈专家为此作出的努力。由此可知，B项作标题贴切。
