语法填空: 欧盟批准“吃虫”
背景知识
黄粉虫(拉丁学名 Tenebrio Molitor)俗名面包虫,是完全变态的昆虫,即成虫、卵、
幼虫、蛹 4 种变态。其幼虫含有丰富的蛋白质,此前是人工养殖最理想的饲料用昆虫。
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
People across Europe many soon be able to buy dried yellow mealworms in food
stores and in restaurants.
___1___(early) this month, the European Union's 27 nations approved
a proposal___2___(put) Tenebrio molitor beetle larva(黄粉虫幼虫) on the market as a "novel
food."
The move came after the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) published
a___3___(science) conclusion this year, ___4___ said they were safe to eat.
Researchers described the mealworm ___5___ a protein-rich food. They said the larva
can ___6___ (eat) whole or crushed into small ___7___(piece) for mixing with other foods.
People with allergies(过敏) to dust or shellfish -- such as crab, lobster, or clams -- may
also be allergic to mealworms, the European Commission said.
Insects as food represent a very small market. However, EU officials said
raising ___8___ for food could be good for the environment.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization calls insects "a healthy
and___9___(high) nutritious food source" with high amounts "of fat, protein, vitamins, fibers,
and minerals."
Following the ___10___(approve) by EU states, a EU regulation authorizing dried yellow
mealworms as a food will be coming soon.
答案
欧盟成员国批准了一项有关食品的建议,将面包虫列为“可食用的”,预计再过不久就可在各
国的超市或餐桌上见到这种“新颖的食物”。
1.Earlier
2.to put
3.scientific
4.which
5.as
6.be eaten
7.pieces
8.them
9.highly
10.approval
1.Earlier “本月早些时候...” earlier+时间点,表示在某个时候之初。
2.to put “批准了一项对...的提议” a proposal to...对...的提议
3.scientific 科学的结论 scientific conclusion。用形容词 scientific 修饰后面的名词 conclusion.
4.which 非限制性定语从句,指前面提到的名词 conclusion.
5.as “作为”,把...描述为...
6.be eaten 谓语动词,考虑时态和语态,因 larva(幼虫)是被吃的,用被动语态;在情态动词 can 后,
be 用原形。
7.pieces 考查名词的复数形式。把一整块压辗成小碎片,结果就是有多个小碎片了,故用复数。
8.them 根据语意,饲养昆虫作为食品可能对环境有益。及物动词 raise(饲养)后面用代词宾格 them,
指代上句的 insects。
9.highly 修饰形容词 nutritious,用副词形式。highly nutritious 富含营养的。
10.approval 空格前有定冠词 the,故用名词 approval(批准)。