Question

Directions:  Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. maintained  B. serious      C. indications         D. figures    E. anxious F. concern    G crisis       H. decided          I. available    J. reversed

Filmgoers should be told how many calories there are in the popcorn, ice cream and soft drinks that they buy in cinemas, according to the Food Standard Agency.
Smaller popcorn buckets and drink cups should also be made 小题1: , the nutrition inspector said.
Tim Smith, chief executive of the agency, told The Times that cinemas should help to deal with the country's overweight    小题2:  .
"There is a misbelief that popcorn is calorie-free, but that is not the case. It is a    小题3:  to us," he said. "Portion sizes are also a big issue, and there seems to be increasingly big packs on sale."
He spoke as a number of food chains such as Pret A Manger, Wimpey and The Real Greek   小题4: to put calorie counts on all their menus.
A trial scheme（试行方案） with 21 food companies took place last summer, and   小题5: are that consumers altered their buying habits when they realised the number of calories in a product.
A consultation(征询意见) on the trial ends next month but Mr Smith is already planning the second drive for American-style calorie counts and is   小题6:  to win support from cinemas and other entertainment places, from football grounds to concert halls.
Government 小题7: suggest that two thirds of adults and a third of children are overweight. If trends are not   小题8:  , this could rise to almost nine in ten adults and two thirds of children by 2050, putting them at   小题9:  risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

Answer 1

小题1:I
小题2:G
小题3:F
小题4:H
小题5:C
小题6:E
小题7:D
小题8:J
小题9:B

小题1:available意为“可得到的,可买到的”。 还应该提供较小的爆米花桶和饮料杯。 
【考点定位】考查形容词词义及语境理解。
小题2:crisis意为：危机。电影院应帮助处理国家“超重人”过多的危机。
【考点定位】考查名词词义。
小题3:concern意为：关心的事,重要的事。"There is a misbelief that popcorn is calorie-free, but that is not the case. It is a concern to us：有一个错误的观念，爆米花不含热量，但事实并非如此，这对我们来说是一件值得关心的事。 
【考点定位】考查名词词义。
小题4:他谈到许多如Pret A Manger, Wimpey and The Real Greek食品连锁店决定在所有菜单上标明卡路里数量。
【考点定位】考查动词词义。
小题5:indication意为：迹象。有迹象表明，当他们意识到产品上面的卡路里数量时，消费者改变他们的购买习惯。
【考点定位】考查名词词义。
小题6:anxious意为“渴望的”。 渴望赢得电影院的支持。   
【考点定位】考查形容词词义。
小题7:figure意为“数字”。政府数字表明2/3的青年和1/3的儿童超重。
【考点定位】考查名词词义。
小题8:reverse意为“彻底改变”。如果这种趋势不彻底改变，那么到2050年9/10的青年和2/3的儿童超重。
【考点定位】考查动词词义。
小题9:此处形容词修饰名词risk。使他们处于严重的心脏病，癌症和其他疾病风险当中。
【考点定位】考查形容词词义。