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【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。）

Eat Less Meat, Please!

There are many ways to save the Earth. We can use less water, plant more trees, d【1】 less and bike more. Now, some scientists have put forward one more way to avoid dangerous climate change—eat less meat.

Their new research finds farm animals like caws and pigs p【2】 much more greenhouse gases than we thought. W【3】 action, the influence will become far worse as the world population continues to grow. And, as global income rises, more people will afford and eat meat-rich diets.

One of the researchers is Johan Rockstrom. He is a professor from Germany. “Feeding a world population of ten billion is p【4】, but only if we change how we eat,” the scientist said. “Greening food production creating up our planet—this is what is on the menu today.”

A U.N. report also warns that eating less meat and dairy is important. The current trends, however, are in the o【5】 direction. Rockstrom calculated that on average we needed to eat 75 percent less beef, 90 percent less pork and half the number of eggs. Education, taxes and changes to school and workplace menus can help achieve this goal.

In some countries, people have become more aware of the importance of changing their diets. In the Netherlands, young people have been eating less meat. “We know food choices are very personal. That behavior change can be difficult” said Rockstrom. “But the evidence is how clear. We need to change our d【6】 if we want to save our planet.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】drive

【2】produce

【3】Without

【4】possible

【5】opposite

【6】diet

【解析】

本文介绍了要挽救地球，避免恶劣的气候变化，我们应少吃肉。

【1】句意：我们可以少用水，多种树，少开车，多骑自行车。

此处与bike more相并列，因此表示多骑自行车，应是少开车。故此处为drive。

【2】句意：他们的新研究发现，像牛和猪这样的农场动物产生的温室气体比我们想象的要多得多。

根据宾语much more greenhouse gases此处表示动物产生气体，故此处为produce。

【3】句意：如果不采取行动，随着世界人口的增加，这个影响将更糟。

根据the influence will become far worse as the world population continues to grow.可知这种影响变得更糟，因此表示没有采取行动，后面接名词action，此处用介词Without。

【4】句意：养活全球100亿人口是可能的，但前提是我们改变饮食方式。

根据Greening food production creating up our planet绿色食品生产创造了我们的地球，因此养活全球人口是有可能的，作为系动词is的表语，用形容词possible。

【5】句意：然而，当前的趋势却与此相反。

根据前文的A U.N. report also warns that eating less meat and dairy is important.可知，联合国的一份报告还警告说，少吃肉类和奶制品很重要。根据however表示转折关系，因此与联合国的要求相反，故此处为opposite。

【6】句意：如果我们想要挽救地球，我们需要改变我们的饮食。

根据Greening food production creating up our planet绿色食品生产创造了我们的地球，要想要挽救地球，应吃绿色食品，改变我们的饮食，故此处为diet。

根据句意，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，根据开头字母提示，填入正确形式的单词。例如小题3，句意：如果不采取行动，随着世界人口的增加，这个影响将更糟。

根据the influence will become far worse as the world population continues to grow.可知这种影响变得更糟，因此表示没有采取行动，后面接名词action，此处用介词Without。