3. This strategy __________ our success. We all have to work hard to make it happen.

hold the key        holds key        holds the key        holds the keys

4. I like my food to be __________. I don’t like anything with a completely soft texture.

smooth        crunchy        ground        edible

5. This bread isn’t __________ any more. It’s hard and covered in mould.

crunchy        yuck        good old        edible

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Why might we all be eating more insects in the future?  

The author says that as the world population increases, we’ll need to find new sources of food. This will include new sources of protein such as insects.

2. What nutritional advantages do insects offer?

Insects are high in protein, minerals and amino acids.

3. What stops many people in the West from eating bugs?

People in the West think insects are unclean, carry disease and are pests which destroy useful things. They have a “yuck factor”.

4.Which word means ‘plants grown for food’?

Crops.

5. What does Shami Radia believe is the key to selling more insects as food?

Shami Radia believes we need to make the idea of eating insects become normal so that people’s behaviour will change.

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

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