The Fridge

The fridge isconsidered a necessity.It has been so since the l960s when packaged food firstappeared with the label."Store in the refrigerator."

2.In my fridgelessfifties childhood,I was fed well and healthily.The milkman came daily,thegrocer,the butcher,the baker,and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times

a week.The Sundaymeat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds ofcakes. Nothing was wasted and we were never troubled by rotten

food.Thirty yearson,food deliveries have ceased,fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in thecountry.

3.The invention ofthe fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation.Avast variety of well-tried techniques already existed一natural

cooling,drying,smoking,slating,sugaring,bottling…

4.What refrigerationdid promote was marketing一marketinghardware and electricity,marketing soft drinks,marketing dead bodies of animalsaround the globe in search of a

good price.

5.Consequently,mostof the world's fridges are to be found,not in the tropics where they mightprove useful,but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they

are climaticallyalmost unnecessary.Every winter,millions of fridges hum away continuously,andat vast expanse,busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an

artificially一heated house一whileoutside,nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.

6.The fridge'seffect upon the environment has been evident,while its contribution to humanhappiness has been insignificant. If you don't believe me,try it yourself.Invest in

a food cabinet andturn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers but at leastyou'll get ride of that terrible hum.The invention ofthe fridge has not provided a new,economical way in which_______.

A.milk,meat,vegetables,etc.weredelivered

B.it has promotedthe sales of many kinds of commodities

C.foods can bepreserved

D.most kids likeiced soft drinks

E.every housewifeneeds food