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【題目】A) 請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容，在文章后56—65小題的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為56—65的橫線上。

More and more British people are deciding not to eat meat and animal products. As a result, vegetarianism(素食主義) is increasing in the UK. According to the Vegetarian Society, 2000 people are giving up meat and “going veggie(素食)” in Britain every week. There’s even a National Vegetarian Week organized every year to encourage people to try a meat-free lifestyle.

Vegetarians and vegans

Vegetarians are people who don’t eat or use any animal products. They are becoming more and more common in the UK culture. A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the country’s population) were vegetarians.

A healthy diet

So why are British people cutting out meat? Many are unhappy about the poor treatment of animals and the effects of meat and fish production on the environment. Worries about food safety, for example mad cow disease, also play a part. Others choose to change their eating habits to get healthier. According to the Vegetarian Society, a meat-free diet could help prevent the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure(壓力).

Organic(有機(jī)的) farming

Another rising trend appears in the UK’s food production. They want their food to be organically produced. Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs. Organically farmed animals also have more living space and more good food. According to the Soil Association, three out of every four UK families now buy some type of organic food.

Vegetarianism is becoming 【1】 in the UK
Vegetarianism is increasing in the UK 【2】 more and more British people are choosing to live a meat-free style. The government 【3】 a National Vegetarian Week every year to encourage people to stop eating meat.
Vegetarians and vegans	Vegetarians don’t eat or use any 【4】 products. It is reported that the 【5】 of vegetarians in the UK is about 3 million .
A healthy diet	Three 【6】 for cutting out meat Some people think the production of meat and fish may harm both the animals themselves and the 【7】. Some people are 【8】 about food safety. They don’t think the meat they eat are safe enough. A meat-free diet could help reduce the 【9】 of the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure.
Organic farming	Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without 【10】 drugs. At present, about 75% of UK families buy some type of organic food.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】popular/common

【2】because

【3】organizes

【4】animal

【5】number

【6】reasons

【7】environment

【8】worried

【9】risk

【10】using

【解析】本文主要內(nèi)容：素食主義在英國逐漸增加，越來越多的英國人決定不食用肉類和動(dòng)物產(chǎn)品。分析了素食主義在英國越來越流行的原因。最后講述了英國飲食的另一變化，有機(jī)食品在英國也越來越受歡迎，每四家英國家庭中就有三家購買有機(jī)食品。

【1】句意：素食主義在英國越來越流行（普遍）。根據(jù)下面兩點(diǎn)“1.素食主義在英國越來越多，因?yàn)樵絹碓蕉嗟挠�國人選擇過無肉的生活方式。2.政府每年組織一次全國素食周，鼓勵(lì)人們停止吃肉。”可知“素食主義在英國越來越流行或者很普遍�！�故填popular/common 。

【2】句意：素食主義在英國越來越多，因?yàn)樵絹碓蕉嗟挠�國人選擇過無肉的生活方式。根據(jù)第1段第1和2句More and more British people are deciding not to eat meat and animal products. As a result, vegetarianism(素食主義) is increasing in the UK.（越來越多的英國人決定不吃肉和動(dòng)物產(chǎn)品。因此，素食主義在英國日益增多。）結(jié)合句意可知前后句子的關(guān)系是因果關(guān)系，“因?yàn)樵絹碓蕉嗟挠�國人選擇過無肉的生活方式”所以“素食主義在英國越來越多”可知填because。

【3】句意：政府每年組織一次全國素食周，鼓勵(lì)人們停止吃肉。根據(jù)第1段最后一句There’s even a National Vegetarian Week organized every year to encourage people to try a meat-free lifestyle.（甚至每年都會(huì)組織一次全國素食周來鼓勵(lì)人們嘗試無肉的生活方式。）可知填organizes 。

【4】句意：素食者不食用或不使用任何動(dòng)物產(chǎn)品。根據(jù)第2段第1句Vegetarians are people who don’t eat or use any animal products.（素食者是不食用或使用任何動(dòng)物產(chǎn)品的人。）可知填animal。

【5】句意：據(jù)報(bào)道，英國素食者的數(shù)量約為300萬人。短語the number of：…的數(shù)量，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)；根據(jù)第2段最后一句A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the country’s population) were vegetarians.（最近的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，300萬人（占全國人口的5.7%）是素食主義者。）可知填number 。

【6】句意：不吃肉的三個(gè)理由。根據(jù)第3段第一句So why are British people cutting out meat?（那么英國人為什么要不吃肉呢？）結(jié)合下文可知是“不吃肉的三個(gè)理由�！眛hree三，后面跟可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，故填reasons。

【7】句意：有些人認(rèn)為肉和魚的生產(chǎn)可能損害動(dòng)物本身和環(huán)境。根據(jù)第3段第2句Many are unhappy about the poor treatment of animals and the effects of meat and fish production on the environment.（許多人對虐待動(dòng)物和肉類和魚類生產(chǎn)對環(huán)境的影響感到不滿。）可知填environment。

【8】句意：有些人擔(dān)心食品安全。根據(jù)第三段第3句Worries about food safety, for example mad cow disease, also play a part.（對食品安全的擔(dān)憂，例如瘋牛病，也起到了一定的作用。）可知填worried。

【9】句意：無肉飲食有助于降低某些癌癥、心臟病和高血壓的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。根據(jù)第3段最后一句According to the Vegetarian Society, a meat-free diet could help prevent the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure(素食協(xié)會(huì)認(rèn)為，無肉類飲食有助于預(yù)防某些癌癥，以及心臟病和高血壓。).可知填risk 。

【10】句意：有機(jī)肉類是不使用藥物生產(chǎn)的。根據(jù)第4段第4句Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs.（有機(jī)肉類是在不使用藥物的情況下生產(chǎn)的。）可知填using。