With rising food prices,growing population and environmental problems,many people are worrying about how we will feed ourselves in the future.

   Some scientists believe insects will become a staple (主 食) of our diet. Insects provide as many nutrients (營(yíng)養(yǎng)物) as ordinary meat and are a great source of protein (蛋白質(zhì)) . About 1,400 species are suitable as food for humans. Many people already eat insects as a regular part of their diet. Wasps (黃蜂) are a dish in Japan,and crickets (潘縛) are eaten in Thailand.

   In the future,land and fresh water will be in increasingly short supply. It is possible that people need to find a reliable food source in the ocean. Scientists have already found one at the bottom of the food chain — seaweed. It has long been a staple in Asia,and countries including Japan have huge seaweed farms. The great thing about seaweed is that it grows at an amazing rate.

    Scientists are also working in the lab to solve the problem of food shortage. A few years ago,European scientists successfully produced lab meat,also known as cultured (培養(yǎng)的) meat. The experiment was funded by NASA to see if lab meat was a kind of food astronauts could eat in space.

53. Which of the following statements is not true?

   A. About 1,400 species of insects are suitable to become food.

   B. Wasps are a dish in Japan.

   C. There are seaweed farms in Japan.

   D. It takes a long time for seaweed to grow in the ocean.

54. Why did NASA fund the experiment of creating lab meat?

   A. Because they wanted to make some extra money.

   B. Because astronauts liked the taste of lab meat.

   C. Because they wanted to produce a new kind of food.

   D. Because they wanted to see if lab meat was suitable for astronauts.

55. The article probably comes from a .

   A. storybook   B. newspaper   C. poster   D. guidebook

53. D 54. D 55. B

[閱讀篇短文大意]將來人類可能會(huì)面臨食物匱乏，本文 主要介紹了三種在未來可供選擇的食物。

53. D 根據(jù)第段中的11 The great thing about seaweed is that it grows a.an anazing rate'.可知D項(xiàng)的表述不正確。

54. D 根據(jù)最后一段中的” The experiment was funded by NASA to see if lab meat was a kind of food astronauts could eat in space”可知D項(xiàng)符合題意

55. B通讀全文可推斷本文可能來自于報(bào)紙，故選B.

題目來源：2016金考卷特快專遞陜西中考45套匯編英語(yǔ)第六年第五版 > 陜西省中考命題研究專家原創(chuàng)卷（二）

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