Questions are based on the following passage.
What is the percentage of Americans‟ consumption of the world‟s meat production?
23%.
(本题可以从第一段的第三句话找到答案。 美国人消耗了全球23%的肉类产品。 )
How could the huge demand for meat be met in the USA?
By developing the method of livestock farming called factory farming.
(从文章的第二段内容可知， 为了满足美国人对肉类的大量需求， 他们开发了一种特殊的畜牧业方法， 这种方法就是工厂化养殖。 )
What happens to one-year-old cows after they enter the breeding farms?
They are raised to weigh 1,200 pounds in about 4 months and then are slaughtered.
(根据文章第三段的内容， 这些一岁的牛会饲养大约4个月 的时间， 直到重量达到1200磅， 然后就会被宰杀。 )
How is pink veal produced?
Newborn calves are separated from their mothers and locked up in small compartments to prevent their muscles from developing.
(文章的第四段的内容介绍了粉色小牛肉是如何得来的。 小牛们被关在小空间里， 不能随意运动， 防止肌肉发育。 )
What situation does the author think is ironical?
When 1.1 billion people are suffering from disease caused by famine and malnutrition, another 1.1 billion are simultaneously suffering from diseases caused by over-nutrition and obesity.
(最后一段表达了作者对这种现象的想法。 作者认为， 在当今世界， 有11亿人因饥荒和营养不良而患病。 具有讽刺意味的是， 另外11亿人同时患有营养过剩和肥胖引起的疾病。 )