题目
Most of us have three meals a day.We take food for granted(想当然).And we don't think about it.(56) experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us(57) the way we think about food. Food is in great need(58) 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 (59) at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher. So,what can a (60) ,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat less meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物).It requires more (61) to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain.It also requires between 5and 10times more(63) than vegetables.So,eating less meat will(64) 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(65) .Americans,for example,have (66) 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 20years.(67) will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat will(68) to put pressure on natural resources. World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore,we need to rethink (69) we eat every day.For meat lovers,we don't need to give up meat (70) .But we need to eat more grains and less meat. 56.A.And B.But C.Or D.Until 57.A.change B.find C.get D.tell 58.A.instead of B.thanks to C.because of D.as for 59.A.help B.have C.feed D.meet 60.A.busy B.tired C.thirsty D.hungry 61.A.time B.land C.people D.place 63.A.air B.meat C.money D.water 64.A.provide B.produce C.waste D.need 65.A.important B.hard C.easy D.necessary 66.A.never B.seldom C.hardly D.always 67.A.It B.They C.We D.That 68.A.continue B.stop C.have D.start 69.A.how B.when C.what D.where 70.A.quickly B.completely C.finally D.especially
Most of us have three meals a day.We take food for granted(想当然).And we don't think about it.(56)
experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us(57)
the way we think about food.
Food is in great need(58)
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 (59)
at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.
So,what can a (60)
,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat less meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物).It requires more (61)
to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain.It also requires between 5and 10times more(63)
than vegetables.So,eating less meat will(64)
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(65)
.Americans,for example,have (66)
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 20years.(67)
will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat will(68)
to put pressure on natural resources.
World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore,we need to rethink (69)
we eat every day.For meat lovers,we don't need to give up meat (70)
.But we need to eat more grains and less meat.
Food is in great need(58)
So,what can a (60)
To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits.That will not be(65)
World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore,we need to rethink (69)
| 56.A.And | B.But | C.Or | D.Until |
| 57.A.change | B.find | C.get | D.tell |
| 58.A.instead of | B.thanks to | C.because of | D.as for |
| 59.A.help | B.have | C.feed | D.meet |
| 60.A.busy | B.tired | C.thirsty | D.hungry |
| 61.A.time | B.land | C.people | D.place |
| 63.A.air | B.meat | C.money | D.water |
| 64.A.provide | B.produce | C.waste | D.need |
| 65.A.important | B.hard | C.easy | D.necessary |
| 66.A.never | B.seldom | C.hardly | D.always |
| 67.A.It | B.They | C.We | D.That |
| 68.A.continue | B.stop | C.have | D.start |
| 69.A.how | B.when | C.what | D.where |
| 70.A.quickly | B.completely | C.finally | D.especially |
题目解答
答案
56.B 考查连词及语境理解.句意:我们大多数人一天吃三餐.我们认为一天我们当然该吃三餐.我们没有去思考.但是专家们说食品危机要来了.A.And并且,表示递进;B.But但是,表示转折;C.Or或者,表示选择;D.Until直到,在…之前,表示时间.根据上下句的关系对比And we don't think about it.(36)experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.可知前面说我们没有去思考一日三餐的问题,而后句说专家们说食品危机要来了,指另一种不同的观点,很明显这里表示含义转折,所以用but,所以B选项是正确的.
57.A 考查动词及语境理解.句意:这个危机将会使我们改变我们对食品的态度.A.change改变;B.find找到;C.get 得到;D.tell告诉,讲述.根据前文讲危机来临,所以会改变我们对食物的看法.所以A选项是正确的.
58.C 考查介词短语及语境理解.句意:食品大量需要,因为世界人口在增长.A.instead of代替,而不;B.thanks to幸亏;C.because of因为;D.as for至于,对于.根据Food is in great need(38)…a growing of world population可知因为人口的增长,所以世界上食品需要在增加,这里表示原因,所以C选项是正确的.
59.C 考查动词及语境理解.句意:在2050年前,地球上至少需要养活90亿人.A.help:帮助 B.have:拥有 C.feed:喂养 D.meet:认识.根据前后文都在谈论食品,可以推测出这里是指食品养活这么多的人.所以C选项是正确的.
60.D 考查形容词及语境理解.句意:那么,一个饥饿的、拥挤的世界要做些什么呢?A.busy:忙碌的 B.tired:疲倦的 C.thirsty:口渴的 D.hungry:饥饿的.根据前段意思,可知主要说了两个问题:人口众多,食物短缺.所以这里应是承接上文的内容指一个饥饿的世界.所以D选项是正确的.
61.A 考查副词及语境理解.句意:一条建议是少吃肉.A.less更少的,修饰不可数名词; B.more 更多的,修饰可数或不可数名词;C.much许多,修饰不可数名词;D.little几乎没有,修饰不可数名词,表示否定含义.根据后面的句子Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物):肉比谷物需要更多的自然资源.可知这里是指"少吃肉"形成相反的对比,与现在的水平相比,用little的比较级less修饰不可数名词meat,所以A选项是正确的.
62.B 考查名词及语境理解.句意:生产一磅肉比生产一磅谷物需要更多的土地.A.time时间;B.land土地;C.people人;D.place地点.根据上文,Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物)可知生产肉需要比生产谷物更多的资源,谷物转换成肉,而谷物在土地上生长,故生产更多的肉需要更多的土地.所以B选项是正确的.
63.D 考查名词及语境理解.句意:也比蔬菜多5到10倍的水.A.air空气;B.meat肉;C.money钱;D.water水.根据后句and it will save water.(而且会节约水)可知这里前后呼应,指生产肉会比蔬菜多5到10倍的水.所以D选项是正确的.
64.A 考查动词及语境理解.句意:因此,少吃肉将会为农事提供更多的土地并且可以节约用水.A.provide:提供 B.produce:生产 C.waste 浪费 D.need 需要.根据本文观点,可知少吃肉,可以少用土地来生产动物,也就是可以为农业生产提供一些土地.所以A选项是正确的.
65.C 考查形容词及语境理解.句意:少吃肉,人们将需要改变饮食习惯,那不容易啊.A.important重要;B.hard困难;C.easy容易;D.necessary必需.根据To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits可知改变多年的饮食习惯应该不是一件容易的事.所以C选项是正确的.
66.D 考查副词及语境理解.句意:比如说,美国人一直喜欢肉.A.never从不,绝不;B.seldom很少,不常;C.hardly几乎不;D.always总是,一直.根据这里举的是一个改变吃肉习惯不易的例子,结合In general,They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.可以推测出美国人"一直喜欢吃肉".所以D选项是正确的.
67.B 考查代词及语境理解.A.It它;B.They他们;C.We 我们;D.That那个.句意:同时,在发展中国家,像中国和巴西,过去二十年肉类的销售量翻了一番.到2050年前,还要翻一番.根据两个句子的主语是sales of meat,肉的销售,是个复数名词短语,可知用they来指代.所以B选项是正确的.
68.A 考查动词及语境理解.句意:肉量需求的增长将会持续给自然资源施加压力.A.continue 继续;B.stop停止.C.have有;D.start开始.根据Growing need of meat"肉量需求持续增长"这个前提,联系常识可知将会对自然资源持续施压.所以A选项是正确的.
69.C 考查疑问词及语境理解.句意:然而,我们需要重新考虑我们每天吃什么.A.how 怎样,用how问时,后面的动词要带宾语;B.when何时,问时间;C.what什么,what作后面动词的逻辑宾语,后动词不需带宾语;D.where在哪儿,问地点.根据eat未带宾语,所以用what,代指"吃什么".所以C选项是正确的.
70.B 考查副词及语境理解.句意:对于食肉爱好者,我们不需要完全放弃吃肉,但是我们需要多吃谷物,少吃肉.A.quickly:快速地 B.completely:完全地 C.finally:最终地 D.especially:特别地.根据后句的But we need to eat more grains and less meat"少吃肉,多吃谷物"可以推测出这里的意思是"不完全放弃吃肉",所以B选项是正确的.
57.A 考查动词及语境理解.句意:这个危机将会使我们改变我们对食品的态度.A.change改变;B.find找到;C.get 得到;D.tell告诉,讲述.根据前文讲危机来临,所以会改变我们对食物的看法.所以A选项是正确的.
58.C 考查介词短语及语境理解.句意:食品大量需要,因为世界人口在增长.A.instead of代替,而不;B.thanks to幸亏;C.because of因为;D.as for至于,对于.根据Food is in great need(38)…a growing of world population可知因为人口的增长,所以世界上食品需要在增加,这里表示原因,所以C选项是正确的.
59.C 考查动词及语境理解.句意:在2050年前,地球上至少需要养活90亿人.A.help:帮助 B.have:拥有 C.feed:喂养 D.meet:认识.根据前后文都在谈论食品,可以推测出这里是指食品养活这么多的人.所以C选项是正确的.
60.D 考查形容词及语境理解.句意:那么,一个饥饿的、拥挤的世界要做些什么呢?A.busy:忙碌的 B.tired:疲倦的 C.thirsty:口渴的 D.hungry:饥饿的.根据前段意思,可知主要说了两个问题:人口众多,食物短缺.所以这里应是承接上文的内容指一个饥饿的世界.所以D选项是正确的.
61.A 考查副词及语境理解.句意:一条建议是少吃肉.A.less更少的,修饰不可数名词; B.more 更多的,修饰可数或不可数名词;C.much许多,修饰不可数名词;D.little几乎没有,修饰不可数名词,表示否定含义.根据后面的句子Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物):肉比谷物需要更多的自然资源.可知这里是指"少吃肉"形成相反的对比,与现在的水平相比,用little的比较级less修饰不可数名词meat,所以A选项是正确的.
62.B 考查名词及语境理解.句意:生产一磅肉比生产一磅谷物需要更多的土地.A.time时间;B.land土地;C.people人;D.place地点.根据上文,Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物)可知生产肉需要比生产谷物更多的资源,谷物转换成肉,而谷物在土地上生长,故生产更多的肉需要更多的土地.所以B选项是正确的.
63.D 考查名词及语境理解.句意:也比蔬菜多5到10倍的水.A.air空气;B.meat肉;C.money钱;D.water水.根据后句and it will save water.(而且会节约水)可知这里前后呼应,指生产肉会比蔬菜多5到10倍的水.所以D选项是正确的.
64.A 考查动词及语境理解.句意:因此,少吃肉将会为农事提供更多的土地并且可以节约用水.A.provide:提供 B.produce:生产 C.waste 浪费 D.need 需要.根据本文观点,可知少吃肉,可以少用土地来生产动物,也就是可以为农业生产提供一些土地.所以A选项是正确的.
65.C 考查形容词及语境理解.句意:少吃肉,人们将需要改变饮食习惯,那不容易啊.A.important重要;B.hard困难;C.easy容易;D.necessary必需.根据To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits可知改变多年的饮食习惯应该不是一件容易的事.所以C选项是正确的.
66.D 考查副词及语境理解.句意:比如说,美国人一直喜欢肉.A.never从不,绝不;B.seldom很少,不常;C.hardly几乎不;D.always总是,一直.根据这里举的是一个改变吃肉习惯不易的例子,结合In general,They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.可以推测出美国人"一直喜欢吃肉".所以D选项是正确的.
67.B 考查代词及语境理解.A.It它;B.They他们;C.We 我们;D.That那个.句意:同时,在发展中国家,像中国和巴西,过去二十年肉类的销售量翻了一番.到2050年前,还要翻一番.根据两个句子的主语是sales of meat,肉的销售,是个复数名词短语,可知用they来指代.所以B选项是正确的.
68.A 考查动词及语境理解.句意:肉量需求的增长将会持续给自然资源施加压力.A.continue 继续;B.stop停止.C.have有;D.start开始.根据Growing need of meat"肉量需求持续增长"这个前提,联系常识可知将会对自然资源持续施压.所以A选项是正确的.
69.C 考查疑问词及语境理解.句意:然而,我们需要重新考虑我们每天吃什么.A.how 怎样,用how问时,后面的动词要带宾语;B.when何时,问时间;C.what什么,what作后面动词的逻辑宾语,后动词不需带宾语;D.where在哪儿,问地点.根据eat未带宾语,所以用what,代指"吃什么".所以C选项是正确的.
70.B 考查副词及语境理解.句意:对于食肉爱好者,我们不需要完全放弃吃肉,但是我们需要多吃谷物,少吃肉.A.quickly:快速地 B.completely:完全地 C.finally:最终地 D.especially:特别地.根据后句的But we need to eat more grains and less meat"少吃肉,多吃谷物"可以推测出这里的意思是"不完全放弃吃肉",所以B选项是正确的.