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Have you ever been hungry and wished for a tasty snack? Of course, we all have those moments when we are 1 and can't wait to have delicious food. But have you ever thought about how much effort it takes to make those snacks we 2 so much?
It's not as 3 as it seems. Behind every snack, there's a whole story of research, testing, and innovation(创新). Companies 4 hours and hours trying to find out what taste people like the most. They look at sales data(数据). They ask 5 for advice. They even keep an eye on what's going 6 among different groups of people.
And it's not just about taste. Snacks also have to be 7. That means companies have to find 8 to use fewer man-made ingredients(成分) and more natural ones. They also have to make sure that 9 snacks don't have too much sugar or salt, so they're not harmful to our health.
Also, snacks have to be convenient. We want something that's easy to carry around, 10 we're at work or at school. That means companies have to make their snacks in a way that they'll stay fresh and tasty for 11.
But even with all this hard work, sometimes an idea for a snack just doesn't 12 to be a good one. Maybe the flavor(口味) is too strong. Or maybe the snack just doesn't 13 well because people don't know about it. So, when you have a 14 the next time you're hungry, take a moment to think about all the effort that went into making it. It's not just about putting some ingredients 15; it's also about creating something that people will love and enjoy.
1. A. full
B. thirsty
C. hungry
D. relaxing
2. A. love
B. buy
C. know
D. throw
3. A. early
B. expensive
C. good
D. simple
4. A. waste
B. spend
C. save
D. make
5. A. teachers
B. doctors
C. customers
D. children
6. A. bad
B. popular
C. useful
D. tasty
7. A. clean
B. healthy
C. cheap
D. different
8. A. roads
B. shops
C. wishes
D. ways
9. A. our
B. your
C. their
D. its
10. A. whether
B. where
C. who
D. what
11. A. shorter
B. faster
C. slower
D. longer
12. A. put out
B. give out
C. turn out
D. get out
13. A. eat
B. rest
C. pay
D. sell
14. A. snack
B. cake
C. meal
D. drink
15. A. away
B. together
C. apart
D. aside

1. C full 饱的；thirsty 渴的；hungry 饿的；relaxing 令人放松的。根据“Have you ever been hungry and wished for a tasty snack?”可知，此处指饿了。故选 C。
2. A love 热爱；buy 买；know 知道；throw 扔。根据“But have you ever thought about how much effort it takes to make those snacks we...so much?”可推知，此处指我们喜欢吃的零食。故选 A。
3. D early 早的；expensive 贵的；good 好的；simple 容易的。根据“Behind every snack, there's a whole story of research, testing, and innovation (创新).”可知，此处指零食生产不是表面看上去那么容易，背后涉及很多方面。故选 D。
4. B waste 浪费；spend 花费；save 节约；make 制作。根据“hours and hours trying to find out what taste people like the most”可知，此处指花费数小时试图找出人们最喜欢的口味。故选 B。
5. C teachers 教师；doctors 医生；customers 客户；children 孩子们。根据常识可知，是向顾客寻求建议。故选 C。
6. B bad 糟糕的；popular 受欢迎的；useful 有用的；tasty 好吃的。根据“They even keep an eye on what's going...among different groups of people.”可知，此处指在不同人群中受欢迎的东西。故选 B。
7. B clean 干净的；healthy 健康的；cheap 便宜的；different 不同的。根据“use fewer man-made ingredients (成分) and more natural ones”可知，此处指健康的。故选 B。
8. D roads 道路；shops 商店；wishes 希望；ways 方法。根据“find...to use fewer man-made ingredients (成分) and more natural ones”及“That means companies have to make their snacks in a way...”可知，此处是指想出方法做某事。故选 D。
9. C our 我们的；your 你们的；their 他们的；its 它的。根据“They”可知，此处指他们的。故选 C。
10. A whether 不管；where 哪里；who 谁；what 什么。根据“we're at work or at school”可知，考查“whether...or 不管……还是……”。故选 A。
11. D shorter 更短；faster 更快；slower 更慢；longer 更长时间。根据“We want something that's easy to carry around”和“stay fresh and tasty for”可推知，此处指保持更长时间。故选 D。
12. C put out 扑灭；give out 分发；turn out 结果是；get out 外出。根据“sometimes an idea for a snack just doesn't...to be a good one”可知，此处指有时有关零食的想法结果不是一个好主意。故选 C。
13. D eat 吃；rest 休息；pay 付钱；sell 卖。根据“because people don't know about it”可知，此处指因为人们不知道它，所以卖得不好。故选 D。
14. A snack 零食；cake 蛋糕；meal 餐；drink 饮料。根据上文“Behind every snack, there's a whole story of research, testing, and innovation(创新).”及“take a moment to think about all the effort that went into making it”可知，此处指的是零食。故选 A。
15. B away 离开；together 一起；apart 分开；aside 在旁边。根据常识可知，生产零食需要把原料放在一起，故选 B。

【解析】
1. 考查形容词辨析。根据前文“Have you ever been hungry and wished for a tasty snack?”可知此处指“饿的”，full（饱的）、thirsty（渴的）、relaxing（令人放松的）均不符合语境，故选C。
2. 考查动词辨析。根据语境“我们如此______的零食”，结合上下文可知是“喜爱”的零食，buy（买）、know（知道）、throw（扔）不符合，故选A。
3. 考查形容词辨析。根据后文“Behind every snack, there's a whole story of research, testing, and innovation”可知制作零食并不像看起来那么“简单”，early（早的）、expensive（贵的）、good（好的）不符合，故选D。
4. 考查动词辨析。“spend+时间+doing sth.”是固定搭配，意为“花费时间做某事”，waste（浪费）、save（节约）、make（制作）不符合此用法，故选B。
5. 考查名词辨析。根据常识，公司要了解消费者喜好，应向“顾客”寻求建议，teachers（教师）、doctors（医生）、children（孩子）不符合，故选C。
6. 考查形容词辨析。根据语境“关注不同人群中什么正______”，结合上下文是指“受欢迎的”事物，bad（糟糕的）、useful（有用的）、tasty（好吃的）不符合，故选B。
7. 考查形容词辨析。根据后文“use fewer man-made ingredients and more natural ones”可知零食得是“健康的”，clean（干净的）、cheap（便宜的）、different（不同的）不符合，故选B。
8. 考查名词辨析。“find ways to do sth.”意为“找到做某事的方法”，roads（道路）、shops（商店）、wishes（希望）不符合，故选D。
9. 考查代词辨析。根据主语“They”可知此处指代公司的零食，用“their（他们的）”，our（我们的）、your（你们的）、its（它的）不符合，故选C。
10. 考查连词辨析。“whether...or...”是固定搭配，意为“不管……还是……”，符合“不管我们在工作还是在学校”的语境，where（哪里）、who（谁）、what（什么）不符合，故选A。
11. 考查形容词比较级辨析。根据语境“让零食保持新鲜美味______时间”，结合前文“convenient”可知是“更长”时间，shorter（更短）、faster（更快）、slower（更慢）不符合，故选D。
12. 考查动词短语辨析。根据语境“有时零食的想法并不______是个好主意”，turn out意为“结果是”，符合语境，put out（扑灭）、give out（分发）、get out（外出）不符合，故选C。
13. 考查动词辨析。根据后文“because people don't know about it”可知是卖得不好，eat（吃）、rest（休息）、pay（付钱）不符合，故选D。
14. 考查名词辨析。全文围绕“snack（零食）”展开，此处指下次吃零食时想想背后的努力，cake（蛋糕）、meal（餐）、drink（饮料）不符合，故选A。
15. 考查副词辨析。根据常识，制作零食是把原料放在“一起”，put together意为“放在一起”，away（离开）、apart（分开）、aside（在旁边）不符合，故选B。
【答案】
1-5: C A D B C
6-10: B B D C A
11-15: D C D A B
【知识点】
语境理解、固定搭配、词汇辨析
【点评】
这篇完形填空以零食的制作过程为主题，内容贴近日常生活，既考查学生对各类词汇的辨析能力，又要求学生结合上下文语境进行推理判断，同时涉及固定搭配的运用，有助于学生在解题中积累生活常识与英语知识。
【难度系数】
0.6