Question

【题目】A) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后56—65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56—65的横线上。

More and more British people are deciding not to eat meat and animal products. As a result, vegetarianism(素食主义) 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(压力).

Organic(有机的) 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】本文主要内容：素食主义在英国逐渐增加，越来越多的英国人决定不食用肉类和动物产品。分析了素食主义在英国越来越流行的原因。最后讲述了英国饮食的另一变化，有机食品在英国也越来越受欢迎，每四家英国家庭中就有三家购买有机食品。

【1】句意：素食主义在英国越来越流行（普遍）。根据下面两点“1.素食主义在英国越来越多，因为越来越多的英国人选择过无肉的生活方式。2.政府每年组织一次全国素食周，鼓励人们停止吃肉。”可知“素食主义在英国越来越流行或者很普遍。”故填popular/common 。

【2】句意：素食主义在英国越来越多，因为越来越多的英国人选择过无肉的生活方式。根据第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(素食主义) is increasing in the UK.（越来越多的英国人决定不吃肉和动物产品。因此，素食主义在英国日益增多。）结合句意可知前后句子的关系是因果关系，“因为越来越多的英国人选择过无肉的生活方式”所以“素食主义在英国越来越多”可知填because。

【3】句意：政府每年组织一次全国素食周，鼓励人们停止吃肉。根据第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.（甚至每年都会组织一次全国素食周来鼓励人们尝试无肉的生活方式。）可知填organizes 。

【4】句意：素食者不食用或不使用任何动物产品。根据第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动物产品的人。）可知填animal。

【5】句意：据报道，英国素食者的数量约为300万人。短语the number of：…的数量，谓语动词用单数；根据第2段最后一句A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the country’s population) were vegetarians.（最近的一项调查显示，300万人（占全国人口的5.7%）是素食主义者。）可知填number 。

【6】句意：不吃肉的三个理由。根据第3段第一句So why are British people cutting out meat?（那么英国人为什么要不吃肉呢？）结合下文可知是“不吃肉的三个理由。”three三，后面跟可数名词复数，故填reasons。

【7】句意：有些人认为肉和鱼的生产可能损害动物本身和环境。根据第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.（许多人对虐待动物和肉类和鱼类生产对环境的影响感到不满。）可知填environment。

【8】句意：有些人担心食品安全。根据第三段第3句Worries about food safety, for example mad cow disease, also play a part.（对食品安全的担忧，例如疯牛病，也起到了一定的作用。）可知填worried。

【9】句意：无肉饮食有助于降低某些癌症、心脏病和高血压的风险。根据第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(素食协会认为，无肉类饮食有助于预防某些癌症，以及心脏病和高血压。).可知填risk 。

【10】句意：有机肉类是不使用药物生产的。根据第4段第4句Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs.（有机肉类是在不使用药物的情况下生产的。）可知填using。