Question

    My dear friends! Today it’s my turn to give my class report! Then you can learn more about me.

Do you eat meat? Well, if you do, then you might find my next words interesting. A study says that the world has a _______  need for meat. In 1960, each person ate about 21 kg, in 2007, the number rose to 40 kg! At the same time, there have been _________in the list of favorite meats. In the 1960s, beef was high on the menu. Of the meat that was eaten, 40% was beef. In 2007, pork became the star. Poultry( 家 禽 ) also became popular, going up from 12% to 32%,_______people’s worries about their health these years. And which country_______the most meat for each person? The answer is Luxembourg! In 2007, each Luxembourger ate about 137 kg of meat! Now, enough with the numbers.

Next, I want to_______a story.

It’s never comfortable to take a bus during rush hour on a hot summer day. All my friends hate it. And I…, well, I_______ it, too.

Two months ago, I was on a bus that was packed with almost everyone in the city. I_______my friend Neal to see a show. And then he called and said he couldn’t come. While I was feeling sorry for myself, a girl called my name. I didn’t recognize(认出) her_______. Then I was surprised to find that she was Helen, my old neighbor. We were happy to see each other, so we decided to have dinner together. And that was the_______of many dinners after. You know what? Helen loves eating meat a lot!

With Helen, the bus ride________ something I love. The bus is still packed with people, but I enjoy the ride every day.

Before I finish my report, I’m playing you a song called Currywurst. The singer sings about his love for the meat dish of the same name. Enjoy!

1.A.falling B.special C.growing

2.A.ways B.kinds C.changes

3.A.thanks to B.because C.so

4.A.used up B.gives up C.puts up

5.A.say B.talk C.tell

6.A.hate B.have hated C.used to hate

7.A.used to meet B.was going to meet C.have met

8.A.at first B.at all C.at last

9.A.end B.start C.place

10.A.has become B.will become C.would become

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

文章是一篇关于肉的课堂报告。首先作者讲了近些年来，人们对肉类的需求增加，同时人们吃的肉类也变得多样化了。其次作者讲述了他的一个亲身经历，本来他讨厌夏天拥挤的公交车，但是后来在公交车上遇到了爱吃肉的Helen，后来他们常常在一起吃饭，作者也改变了对公交车的看法，开始享受坐公交车。

1.

句意：一项研究表明，世界对肉类的需求在增长。

falling下降的；special特殊的；growing增长的；根据后句“In 1960, each person ate about 21 kg, in 2007, the number rose to 40 kg!”可知，这里表达的是“增长的”，故选C。

2.

句意：与此同时，人们喜爱的肉类名单也发生了变化。

ways方法；kinds种类；changes变化；根据后句“In the 1960s, beef was high on the menu. Of the meat that was eaten, 40% was beef. In 2007, pork became the star.”可知，这里表达的是“喜欢的肉类发生了改变”，故选C。

3.

句意：这要归功于这些年人们对自身健康的担忧。

thanks to幸亏，由于；because因为；so所以；根据前句“In the 1960s, beef was high on the menu. Of the meat that was eaten, 40% was beef. In 2007, pork became the star. Poultry( 家 禽 ) also became popular, going up from 12% to 32%”的理解可知，这里空格后面是引起前句的原因，所以这里表达的是“由于”，而空格后是短语，故选A。

4.

句意：哪个国家每人消耗的肉最多？

used up消耗；gives up放弃；puts up张贴；根据后句“In 2007, each Luxembourger ate about 137 kg of meat!”可知，这里表达的是“消耗”，故选A。

5.

句意：接下来，我想讲一个故事。

say说，常用作sb say某人说；talk交谈，谈论，talk to/ with sb about sth和某人谈论某事；tell告诉，讲，tell a story讲故事；根据空格后“a story”可知，这里应该填tell，故选C。

6.

句意：我以前也讨厌它。

hate讨厌，动词原形；have hated讨厌，现在完成时结构；used to hate过去常常讨厌，一般过去时；根据后文“With Helen, the bus ride___10___ something I love. The bus is still packed with people, but I enjoy the ride every day.”可知，这里表达的是过去讨厌，故选C.

7.

句意：我要去见我的朋友尼尔去看演出。

used to meet过去常常见面，一般过去时；was going to meet将要见面，过去将来时结构；have met已经见面，现在完成时结构；根据前句“Two months ago, I was on a bus that was packed with almost everyone in the city.”可知，这里表达的是的两个月前当时的情况，是要去见朋友，所以应该用过去将来时，故选B。

8.

句意：我一开始没认出她来。

at first起初；at all，与not构成not…at all一点也不；at last最后；根据后句“Then I was surprised to find that she was Helen, my old neighbor.”可知，这里表达的是“起初没认出来”，故选A。

9.

句意：那是之后许多晚餐的开始。

end结束；start开始；place地方；根据前句“We were happy to see each other, so we decided to have dinner together.”及后句“With Helen, the bus ride___10___ something I love. The bus is still packed with people, but I enjoy the ride every day.”可知，这里说的是一起吃饭的开始，故选B。

10.

句意：有了海伦，坐公车成了我喜欢的事。

has become已经成为，现在完成时结构；will become将成为，一般将来时；would become将成为，过去将来时；根据前文“All my friends hate it. And I…, well, I___6___ it, too.”以及后句“The bus is still packed with people, but I enjoy the ride every day.”可知，这里表达的是“已经成为”，所以用现在完成时结构，故选A。