Question

Foods quickly spoil and break down if they are not stored correctly. Heat and damp encourage increase in micro-organisms(微生物的), and sunlight can   vitamins in such food as milk. Therefore, most foods should be stored in a cool, dark and dry place.

Some foods _ bad quickly, such as meat, eggs and milk. They should be stored in a temperature of 5°C~10°C. In this temperature range, the activity of micro-organisms is _  . In warm climates, this temperature can be kept  _ in a fridge or in the underground basement(地下室) of a house.

Dry goods, such as flour and rice, should be kept at a slightly higher temperature. A temperature of 15°C is ideal. In Britain and northern European countries this means that the room in which dry foods are stored should  the general heating of the house. The room should also be well  and, above all, dry. Damp very quickly causes the   of the green molds. These molds often grow on cheese if it is not stored properly.

Fruits and vegetables need cool and damp  _ , so an underground basement usually  _ an excellent storage place. If the central heating unit is in the basement, _ __, it will not be ideal unless the unit and the pipes(管道) do not give out any heat.

1.A. destroy         B. cause           C. harm             D. hurt

2.A. become         B. get             C. go               D. turn

3.A. reduced        B. raised            C. increased         D. shortened

4.A. usually         B. seldom          C. forever           D. only

5.A. choose         B. enjoy           C. share             D. refuse

6.A. aired          B. cleaned         C. decorated        D. emptied

7.A. appearance     B. growth         C. development      D. increase

8.A. conditions      B. situations       C. matters  D. scenes

9.A. gets             B. becomes        C. creates           D. makes

10.A. therefore        B. besides         C. however         D. then

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要从肉蛋奶类食品，干燥食品和蔬菜水果三个方面讲述了食品储存的一些知识。

1.Destroy破坏，毁坏；cause 引起，使遭受；harm伤害，损害；hurt伤害。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，阳光会破坏像牛奶这里食物里面的维生素。故选A。

2.Become变得；get到达，获得；go去，达到，趋于；turn 转向，转变。句意：一些食物很快就能变坏，比如肉，蛋和牛奶。在表示变化时，become强调自然变化，go多指由强到弱，有好到坏的的变化。结合语境可知选C。

3.Reduced减少，降低；raised提高，筹集；increased增加，增长；shortened缩短，减少。结合语境可知此处指的是，在这样的温度范围，微生物的活动就会减少。在表示减少的含义时，reduce一般指的是数量的减少，shorten指的是长度的减少，故选A。

4.Usually通常；seldom 很少，不常；forever 永远，不断地；only仅仅，只。结合语境可知此处指的是，在温暖的气候条件下，这个温度智能在冰箱里面保持。故选D。

5.Choose选择；enjoy 喜欢，享受；share 分享；refuse 拒绝。结合语境可知此处指的是储存的干粮需要分享房子里面的加热设备。故选C。

6.Aired使……通风，晾干；cleaned打扫，清扫；decorated装饰，布置；emptied使失去，使……成为空的。结合语境可知此处指的是，这个房间也要充分通风。故选A。

7.Appearance外貌，外观；growth发展，种植；development 发展；increase 增加，增长。句意：潮湿能导致绿霉菌快速生长。故选B。

8.Conditions条件,情况；situations状况，情境，局面；matters 事件，事态；scenes 场景，景色。句意：水果和蔬菜需要潮湿凉爽的环境，故选A。

9.gets 得到，获得； becomes成为，变得；creates 创造，创作；makes制作，使得，构成。句意：因此一个地下室通常就成为一个不错的储存地。Get和become在表示变化时，多指本身性质，特点的变化，make是的是作为某物，故选D。

10. 因此；besides此外，而且；however然而，可是；then 那么，然后。联系上下文可知前后是转折关系，故选C，如果中央加热装置在地下室里面，它就不会是完美的，除非装置和管道不发出任何热量。

考点：考查日常生活类阅读