2016-2018 高考真题展示Passage1(2018 课标全国 II)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
DietshavechangedinChina—andsotoohasitstopcrop
Since2011,thecountry1(grow)morecornthanrice
Cornproductionhasjumpednearly125percentover2past25years,whilericehasincreasedonly7percent
Atasteformeatis3(actual)behindthechange:Animportantpartofitscornisusedtofeedchickens,pigs,andcattle
Anotherreasonforcorn'srise:Thegovernmentencouragesfarmerstogrowcorninsteadofrice4(improve)waterquality
Cornuseslesswater5riceandcreateslessfertilize^化肥)run-off
Thisswitchhasdecreased6(pollute)inthecountry'smajorlakesandreservoirsandmadedrinkingwatersaferforpeople
AccordingtotheWorldBank,Chinaaccountsforabout30percentoftotal7(globe)fertilizerconsumption
TheChineseMinistryofAgriculturefindsthatbetween2005—whenthegovernment8(start)asoil-