Question

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑（每小题1分）

Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然)。And we don’t think about it.       experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us     the way we think about food.

Food is in great need    a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050,this planet will need to     at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.

So,what can a     ,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat less meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more       to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more water than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will     more land for farming,and it will save water.

To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be easy. Americans, for example,have     loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years.     will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat wil continue to put pressure on natural resources.

World  population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink what  we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don’t  need to give up meat     .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.

1.A.And              B.But               C.Or                 D.Until

2.A.change           B.find              C.get                D.tell

3.A.instead of      B.thanks to        C.because of        D.as for

4.A.help             B.have              C.feed               D.meet

5.A.busy            B.tired            C.thirsty            D.hungry

6.A.time             B.land              C.people           D.place

7.A. provide         B. produce        C. waste             D. need

8.A. never           B. seldom          C. hardly          D. always

9.A. It              B. That             C. We               D. They

10.A. quickly        B. completely     C. finally           D. especially

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了随着人口的不断增加，食物危机即将出现。人们对肉食的增加也加剧了危机的到来，所以作者提醒人们少吃肉多吃蔬菜以减少自然资源的压力。

1.B考查连词及语境的理解。A.And并且；B.But 但是；C.Or 否则，或者；D.Until直到。根据上文人们想当然的吃着食物，和后文专家吵嚷着食物危机就要到来的转折关系，故选B.

2.A考查动词及语境的理解。A.change 改变； B.find找到； C.get获得； D.tell告诉。这个危机将使我们改变我们考虑食物的方式。根据句意，故选A。

3.C考查介词及语境的理解。A.instead of 代替……；B.thanks to 幸亏……； C.because of 因为……； D.as for至于……。由于人口的增长，食物处于紧缺之中。根据句意，可知是因果关系，故选C。

4.C考查动词及语境的理解。A.help 帮助； B.have 有；C.feed 喂，饲养； D.meet见面。根据上文两个时间段列举的人口可知到2050年前，这个星球将需要喂养至少九十亿的人。故选C。

5.D考查动词及语境的理解。A.busy 繁忙的；B.tired 疲惫的；C.thirsty 口渴的；D.hungry饥饿的。那么一个饥饿，拥挤的世界能做什么？根据后文的吃更少的肉的建议，可知是饥饿的世界，故选D。

6.B考查动词及语境的理解。A.time 时间；B.land陆地\土地；C.people 人们；D.place地点。生产一磅的肉比起生产一磅的谷物需要更多的土地。根据后文吃更少的肉为农场提供更多的土地，可知是土地，故选B。

7.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. provide 提供；B. produce 生产；C. waste 浪费；D. need需要。所以，吃更少的肉将为农场提供更多的土地，也将节约更多的水。根据上文，故选A。

8.D考查副词及语境的理解。A. never 从不；B. seldom 很少；C. hardly 几乎不；D. always总是，一直。例如，美国人一直都喜欢吃肉。根据后文美国人吃的肉是其他国家的两倍，可知他们一直喜欢吃肉，故选D。

9.B考查代词及语境的理解。A. It 它；B. That那个；C. We 我们；D.They 他们.。肉的销售在最近20年翻了一翻，到2050年将会在翻一翻。根据句意可知主语是指代上文的sales of meat，所以用they代替，故选B。

10.A. quickly 快速地；B. completely完全地；C. finally 最后；D. especially尤其是。对于肉食者，我们不必完全放弃肉，但是我们需要吃更多的蔬菜更少的肉。根据后文的转折，故选B。

【考点定位】科普类短文。