2018高考英語語法填空全國卷II(有解析)

Diets have changed in China—and so too has its top crop. Since 2011,the country 61.______ (grow) more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over 62.______ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

A taste for meat is 63.______ (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn's rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice 64.______ (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water 65.______ rice and creates less fertilizer (化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased 66.______ (pollute) in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.

According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total 67.______ (globe) fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government 68.______ (start) a soil-testing program 69.______ gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers — and 2011,fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission (排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China's approach to protecting its environment while 70.______ (feed) its citizens “offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide,” says the bank's Juergen Voegele.

說明：本文為一篇敘事文，主要講的是中國對調整農產品種植結構所帶來的變化。204個單詞；難度中等。

61.【答案與解析】填has grown。考查動詞現在完成時的用法。根據時間狀語Since 2011可知，此處的語境指的是從過去（2011年）一直持續到現在的情況，故用現在完成時。

62.【答案與解析】填the。考查定冠詞的用法。特指過去的25年，故用定冠詞。

63.【答案與解析】填actually。考查副詞。用作狀語，應用副詞形式。

64.【答案與解析】填to improve。考查不定式作目的狀語的用法。即“政府鼓勵農民種玉米而不種水稻”目的是為了“改善水質”。

65.【答案與解析】填than。考查比較結構的用法。根據句中的less可知，此處應該使用比較結構。

66.【答案與解析】填pollution。考查動詞的派生用法。由于是用作動詞decreased的賓語，故用名詞形式的pollution。

67.【答案與解析】填global。考查名詞的派生用法。用于名詞前作定語，應用形容詞形式。

68.【答案與解析】填started。考查一般過去時的用法。由于空格前后的年代時間可知，這是在2005年發生的事情，故用一般過去時。

69.【答案與解析】填that/which。考查定語從句的用法。由于先行詞指物，且關系代詞在定語從句中作主語，故填空that或which。

70.【答案與解析】填feeding。考查非謂語動詞的用法。此處的“while + 現在分詞短語”用作時間狀語，相當于while 引導時間狀語從句的用法。