Passage2 TheAncientGreekphilosopherPythagorasisbestknowntodayforhismathematicaltheorem,whichhauntsthedreamsofmanygeometrystudents,butforcenturieshewasalsocelebratedasthefatherofvegetarianism.Ameatlessdietwasreferredtoasa"Pythagoreandiet"foryears,upuntilthemodemvegetarianmovementbeganinthemid-1800s. WhilePythagoraswasanearlyproponentofameatlessdiet,humanshavebeenvegetarianssincewellbeforerecordedhistory．Mostanthropologistsagreethatearlyhumanswouldhaveeatenapredominantlyplant-baseddiet；afterall，plantscan’trunaway．Additionally，ourdigestivesystemsresemblethoseofherbivorescloserthancamivorousanimals．Prehistoricmanatemeat，ofcourse，butplantsformedthebasisofhisdiet． Pythagorasandhismanyfollowerspracticedvegetarianismforseveralreasons，mainlyduetoreligiousandethicalobjections．Pythagorasbelievedalllivingbeingshadsouls．Animalswerenoexception，SOmeatandfishwerebanishedfromhistable．Strangelyenough，healsobanishedavegetablethathasaplaceofhonoronmostvegetarianmenustoday，thehumblebean．Hisfollowerswereforbiddentoeatoreventouchbeans，becausehethoughtbeansandhumanswerecreatedfromthesamematerial．Favabeanswereespeciallybad，astheyhavehollowsteamsthatcouldallowthesoulsofthedeadtotravelupfromthesoilintothegrowingbeans． WhiletheedictagainstbeanswasliftednotlongafterPythagoras’death，hisfollowerscontinuedtoeatameatlessdiet．Hisprinciplesinfluencedgenerationsofacademicsandreligiousthinkers，anditwasagroupoftheselike-mindedindividualswhofoundedtheVegetarianSocietyinEnglishinthemid-1800s．Thevirtuesoftemperance，abstinenceandself．controlwerealltiedtovegetarianIdeals，whilelust，drunkennessandgeneralhooliganismallresultedfromadiettoorichinmeatproducts．NotableearlyvegetariansincludedLeoTolstoy，GeorgeBernardShaw，MahatmaGandhiandAmericanBronsonAlcott，aTranscendentalistteacher，reformerandthefatherof“LialeWomen”authorLouisaMayAlcott． Itwasn’tuntilthe1960sthatvegetarianismmovedintomainstreamAmericanlifeandthemovement’sgrowthpickedupspeedinthel970swhenayounggraduatestudentnamedFrancisMooreLappewroteabookcalledDietforaSmallPlanet．Init，sheadvocatedameatlessdietnotforethicalormoralreasons，butbecauseplant-basedfoodshavemuchlessimpactontheenvironmentthanmeatdoes．Today，manyvegetariansrefusemeatbecauseofanimalrightsissues，orconcernsoveranimaltreatment，aprinciplefirstespousedinPeterSinger’s1975workAnimalLiberation． Whichofthefollowingstatementsfailstobeinferredfromthepassage
A.A meatless diet was supported and practiced by Pythagoras. B.After his death, Pythagoras' followers continued to eat beans. C.Pythagoras influenced a lot of people who chose not to eat meat. D.Pythagoras refused to eat any meat for religious and ethical reasons.正确答案B
