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【題目】 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.
Vegetarians and vegans	It is reported that the 【3】 of vegetarians in the UK is about 3 million .
A healthy diet	Some people are worried about food safety. They don’t think the meat they eat are safe enough. A meat-free diet could help reduce the 【4】 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 【5】 drugs. At present, about 75% of UK families buy some type of organic food.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】popular/common

【2】because

【3】number

【4】risk

【5】Using

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述素食主義者在英國逐漸增加，越來越多的英國人決定不食用肉類和動物產(chǎn)品。本文分析了素食主義在英國流行的原因。最后講述了英國飲食的另一個變化，即有機食品在英國越來越受歡迎。

【1】根據(jù)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可知，素食主義者在英國越來越多并且有全國素食周，鼓勵人們停止吃肉，所以素食主義在英國越來越流行/普遍。popular/common流行的/普遍的。故填popular/common。

【2】根據(jù)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可知，因為越來越多的英國人決定不吃肉和動物制品，所以素食主義者在英國越來越多，表示原因。because因為，故填because。

【3】根據(jù)A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the country’s population) were vegetarians可知，表示“素食者的數(shù)量為300萬人”。the number of……的數(shù)量，故填number。

【4】根據(jù)According to the Vegetarian Society, a meat-free diet could help prevent the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure可知，無肉的飲食會幫助減少患某些癌癥的危險。risk危險，且根據(jù)句意可知，用單數(shù)，故填risk。

【5】根據(jù)Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs可知，有機肉類在生產(chǎn)中不使用藥物。use使用，且根據(jù)空前without可知，故填using。