PAGE1-練習一Ⅰ.完形填空(2015·江西中考)Mostofushavethreemealsaday.Wetakefoodforgranted(想當然).Andwedon’tthinkaboutit.1expertsargueafoodcrisis(危機)iscoming.Thiscrisisisgoingtomakeus2thewaywethinkaboutfood.Foodisingreatneed3agrowingofworldpopulation.By1960,thepopulationwasthreebillion.Itdoubledtosixbillionby1999.By2050,thisplanetwillneedto4atleastninebillionpeople.Asaresult,thefoodpricesgethigherandhigher.So,whatcana5,crowedworlddo?Onesuggestionistoeat6meat.Meatusesmorenaturalresources(資源)thangrains(谷物).Itrequiresmore7toproduceonepoundofmeatthantoproduceonepoundofgrain.Italsorequiresbetween5and10timesmore8thanvegetables.So,eatinglessmeatwill9morelandforfarming,anditwillsavewater.Toeatlessmeat,peoplewillneedtochangetheireatinghabits.Thatwillnotbe10.Americans,forexample,have11lovedmeat.Ingeneral,theyeattwiceasmuchmeataspeopleinothercountries.Atthesametime,indevelopingcountrieslikeChinaandBrazil,salesofmeathavedoubledinthelast20years.12willdoubleagainby2050.Growingneedofmeatwill13toputpressureonnaturalresources.Worldpopulationisincreasing,resourcesarebecomingfewer,andfoodpricesarerising.Therefore,weneedtorethink14weeateveryday.Formeatlovers,wedon’tneedtogiveupmeat15.Butweneedtoeatmoregrainsandlessmeat.1.A.And B.But C.Or D.Until2.A.change B.find C.get D.tell3.A.insteadof B.thankstoC.becauseof D.asfor4.A.help B.have C.feed D.meet5.A.busy B.tired C.thirsty D.hungry6.A.less B.more C.much D.little7.A.time B.land C.people D.place8.A.air B.meat C.money D.water9.A.provide B.produce C.waste D.need10.A.important B.hardC.easy D.necessary11.A.never B.seldom C.hardly D.always12.A.It B.They C.We D.That13.A.continue B.stop C.have D.start14.A.how B.when C.what D.where15.A.quickly B.completelyC.finally D.especiallyⅡ.閱讀理解(2014·山西中考)Whatdoesitmeantobegreen?“Green”ismorethanjustacolor.Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment—thewater,theland,andtheairwebreathe.Whygreen?Plantsaregreen,andwithoutthemtheearthwouldn’tbesuchalovelyhomeforushumanbeings.Sometimespeoplecalloursa“throwawaysociety”.Thatmeanswearealwaysthrowingawayoldthingsandbuyingnewones.Manytimes,ifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmightneedit.Forexample,ifyourbrotherisoldenoughnottoplaywithhisplasticbike,whynotgiveittoanotherfamilywhohasalittlekidsothattheydon’tneedtobuyone?Andonelesslargeplastictoydoesn’tneedtobeproduced.Recycling(回收利用)hasneverbeeneasier.Manyorganizationswillpickituprightinfrontofyourhouseandsometownsevenrequire(要求)it.Tellyourmomordadyouwanttobecome“ChiefofRecycling”foryourfamily.Nowthatyouknowwhatthingsyoucanrecycle,findaplacetokeepthem.Makesureyouencourageeveryoneinyourhousetothinkwhetherthingscanbereusedorrecycledbeforethey’rethrownaway.Almosteveryonelikestraveling.Butnexttimebeforeyoutravelaroundtheworld,takealookatyourownbackyard.Isthereaplacewhereyoucouldplantatreeorputinalittlefruitorvegetablegarden?Ifso,getthereandgetyourhandsdirty.Thenyoucanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesroot,andyourgardenplantsgrowintobigplantsfullofripe,redtomatoesortiny,juicyblueberries.Whoknewbeinggreenwouldtastesogood?1.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterintroducesthetopicofthepassageby.A.tellinganinterestingstoryB.explainingtheword“green”C.givingsomespecialexamples2.Ina“throwawaysociety”,.A.peopleshouldn’tproduceanyplasticthingsB.peoplecangetanythingtheywantfromothersC.peoplealwaysthrowawaytheusedthingsandbuynewones3.Tobe“ChiefofRecycling”,youshould.A.recyclethingsallbyyourselfB.askyourfamilytousetheoldthingsallthetimeC.findaplacetokeepthethingsthatcanberecycled4.Youareadvisedtorunafruitorvegetablegardeninorderto.A.createagreenenvironmentB.makealotofmoneyC.getyourhandsdirty5.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellusthat.A.wemustenjoynatureB.wehadbettereatmoregreenfoodC.weshouldprotectourenvironment答案解析Ⅰ.【主旨大意】隨著全球人口的增長,糧食危機變得越來越嚴重。1.B考查詞義辨析。由前句“我們不考慮此事”與“專家說食物危機要來了”之間是轉折關系。故選B。2.A考查詞義辨析。change改變;find發(fā)現(xiàn);get得到;tell告訴。句意:這種危機將使我們改變對食物的看法。故選A。3.C考查短語辨析。insteadof代替;thanksto幸虧;becauseof因為;asfor至于。句意:因為世界人口增長而非常需要食物。故選C。4.C考查詞義辨析。help幫助;have有;feed喂養(yǎng);meet會見,滿足。句意:到2050年,這個星球將需要養(yǎng)活至少90億人口。故選C。5.D考查詞義辨析。busy忙碌的;tired疲倦的;thirsty口渴的;hungry饑餓的。前一段“人口越來越多,食物價格越來越貴”,可知世界將是“饑餓的,擁擠的”。故選D。6.A考查語境理解。(解決饑餓的、擁擠的世界的)建議之一是少吃肉,因為肉比谷物使用的自然資源多。故選A。7.B考查語境理解。從本段最后一句eatinglessmeatwillmorelandforfarming可知應填land。故選B。8.D考查語境理解。從本段最后一句itwillsavewater可知。故選D。9.A考查詞義辨析。provide提供;produce生產;waste浪費;need需要。provide...for...“為……提供……”為固定搭配。故選A。10.C考查詞義辨析。important重要的;hard難的;easy容易的;necessary必要的。人們要改變吃的習慣是不容易的。故選C。11.D考查詞義辨析。never從不;seldom不經常;hardly幾乎不;always總是。由下句:Ingeneral,theyeattwiceasmuchmeataspeopleinothercountries.可