Question

【题目】覆藏内容和所给中文提示, 用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。
A new study found that Americans throw away (几乎) 37 billion kilograms of food a year, and about half of all Americans do not realize that food (浪费) is a problem in the US.
The most common reason for throwing away food was about food (安全). 68％of respondents said they threw away food after the package date has passed. They believe it (减少) the chance of illness carried by food. 59％believe it is (必要的) to throw away some food for fresh and delicious meals.
Because most respondents (考虑) throwing away food after the sell-by or use-by date, the researchers suggested, “Clean up your fridge in time and don’t store food (除非) some special situations. Before you buy, always remember to (比较) the dates·"
The study's co-authors also took actions. They are using the (结果) of the study to develop a smart phone app to make a (记录) of how much food is thrown away more accurately.

Answer 1

【答案】nearly/almost；waste；safety；will reduce/can reduce/ reduces；necessary；considered；unless；compare；result/results；record
【解析】①句意：一项新的研究表明美国人一年几乎扔掉370亿千克的食物。nearly/almost将近，几乎。
②句意：大约一半的美国人没有意识到食物浪费在美国是一个问题。waste浪费。
③句意：扔掉食物的最普遍的原因是关于食物的安全。介词后跟名词，故填safety。
④句意：他们认为这样会减少食品携带疾病的机会。reduce减少。it是第三人称，故填reduces或can reduce或will reduce。
⑤句意：59%的人认为因为新鲜问题扔掉一些食物是有必要的。it is+adj+to do sth。故填形容词necessary。
⑥句意：因为大部分的受访者在销售截止期或使用截止期过了考虑扔掉食物，研究者建议“及时清理冰箱，除非特殊情况不要储存食物”。根据suggested可知填过去式considered。
⑦引导条件状语从句，故填unless。
⑧句意：在购买前要记得比较日期。故填compare。
⑨句意：他们正利用这个研究结果来开发智能手机软件，故填result。
⑩句意：来更准确的记录有多少食物被扔掉了。故填record。