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【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Imagine going to bed not knowing where your next meal is going to come from. 【1】 Today, nearly 11 percent of people on Earth suffer from hunger, according to a recent State of Food Insecurity in the World report published by the United Nations. But it turns out that this number is something to celebrate!

Though the numbers look like a lot, the number of hungry people in the world has actually decreased by about 209 million since 1992. This has been mainly due to the hard work of organizations such as the UN, the FAO and the WFP.

According to the WFP, the world produces enough food to feed the entire population of 7 billion people. 【2】 There are many reasons why food does not go from the producers to the consumers.

People living in poverty cannot afford nutritious foods. This makes them weaker and it is harder for them to earn money to escape from poverty and hunger. 【3】 An average person in the US spends just 6.6% of the income on food.

Drought is one of the most common causes of food shortage in the world. 【4】 In many countries, climate change is worsening the situation.

Conflicts around the world can disrupt farming and food production. Fighting forces millions of people to flee their homes. These people don’t have the means to feed themselves.

【5】 Food that is wasted uses up precious natural resources.

A. How can we solve the problem?

B. Each nation has its own challenges.

C. One-third of all food produced is never consumed.

D. But not everybody has access to food when they need it.

E. That is the fate of nearly 805 million people in the world.

F. Natural disasters such as flood and tropical storms can impact food output too.

G. Do you know in poor countries people spend over 80% of their earnings on food?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】G

【4】F

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了世界上还有很多人在遭受贫困和饥饿，分析了造成这种情况的原因。

【1】E 根据上句：想象一下，不知道你的下一顿饭从哪里来。再根据下句：今天世界上11%的人遭受饥饿的痛苦。故E项That is the fate of nearly 805 million people in the world.（那就是世界上8.05亿人的命运。）符合上下文的语境。

【2】D 根据上句：世界生产足够的粮食养活70亿人的全部人口。再根据下句：食物没有送到消费者手中，这有很多理由。故此空要表达的意思是：还有很多人没有饭吃。此处表示转折，故选D。

【3】G 根据上句：他们很难赚钱摆脱贫困和饥饿。再根据下句：在美国，一个普通人仅花费收入的6.6%用在食物上。故G项Do you know in poor countries people spend over 80% of their earnings on food?（你知道贫穷国家的人们要花费收入的80%在食物上吗？）符合上下文语境。

【4】F 根据上句：干旱是世界上最常见的食物短缺的原因之一。再根据下句：在很多国家，气候变化正在恶化局势。故此空要表达的意思应该是：自然灾害也影响粮食的产量。故选F。

【5】C 根据下句：浪费的食物消耗了宝贵的自然资源。故上句的意思是：所有的食物中的三分之一从来不会被消费，也就是被浪费掉了。故选C。

【名师点拨】

1.根据上下文的语境来确定选项。一般在空格的上一句或下一句，也许是上、下句中会有暗示。比如第37小题根据上句：一个印第安人也许使用一匹矮种马做暗号。根据空格后的一句：或者他使用烟，镜子或者火箭。可知此处表达的意思是：他也许使用一条毯子。故选B。此处体现的是一种并列的关系。39小题F根据上句：干旱是世界上最常见的食物短缺的原因之一。再根据下句：在很多国家，气候变化正在恶化局势。故此空要表达的意思应该是：自然灾害也影响粮食的产量。故选F。

2. 七选五阅读题，有部分题出现在每一段的开始位置，若问题在段首 1.通常是段落主题句。认真阅读该段落，根据段落一致性原则，查找相关词或者同义词，从而推测出主题句，找到答案。 2.与后文是并列、转折、因果关系等。着重阅读后文第一两句，锁定线索信号词，然后在选项中查找 相关特征词。一般来说正确答案与它后面的一句话的在意思上是衔接的，所以通常情况下，这两句话中会 有某种的衔接手段。40.小题C根据下句：浪费的食物消耗了宝贵的自然资源。可知上句的意思是：所有的食物中的三分之一从来不会被消费。也就是被浪费掉。故选C。