七、语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式)
We've all heard the claims that by 2050, coffee, as we know, is set to dramatically change or disappear!
A recent study published on PLOS One predicts 1 overall decline in the world's suitable growing land for coffee by 2050. An earlier report by the Climate Institute found that coffee production could 2 (cut) in half due to climate change. Warming temperatures have started to introduce several new 3 (threat) to the production of coffee, ranging from unsuitable growing temperatures to new warmer weather pests. And pests reproduce and spread quicker in 4 (hot) climates. Then we have natural disasters, 5 the droughts in Brazil, which led to market prices doubling, and the floods in Timor-Estelle, both in 2021. These weather events will continue to get worse, 6 (destroy) coffee farmland beyond repair unless we stop deforestation, reduce emissions and expand conservation plans. While a reduced coffee supply will be difficult for consumers, it will be 7 (absolute) disastrous for the 25 million farmers 8 livelihoods depend on it. These are some of the poorest communities in the world, who don't have the resources 9 (stay) and fight or pack up their farms and move to cooler climates. Then there are millions of people 10 (employ) in packaging, distributing, selling and brewing the coffee we all love.
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七、【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讨论了气候变化对咖啡生产的影响，并预测到2050年咖啡种植面积将大幅减少。
1. an 解析:考查冠词。句中decline“减少”用作可数名词，结合句意可知此处表示泛指，应用不定冠词修饰，且overall发音以元音音素开头。故填an。
2. be cut 解析:考查被动语态。空处位于that引导的宾语从句中，动词cut和主语production之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用被动语态，表示“咖啡生产可能被减半”；情态动词could后接动词原形。故填be cut。
3. threats 解析:考查名词的数。根据前面的“several new”可知，此处应用可数名词threat的复数形式。故填threats。
4. hotter 解析:考查形容词比较级。根据前面的“spread quicker”可知，此处应用形容词的比较级，表示“更热的气候”。故填hotter。
5. like 解析:考查介词。根据句意关系，空后表示列举，此处应用介词like“例如，像”。故填like。
6. destroying 解析:考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，本句谓语动词为will continue，此处应为非谓语动词，逻辑主语These weather events与destroy之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，应用现在分词作状语。故填destroying。
7. absolutely 解析:考查副词。此处修饰形容词disastrous，应用absolutely“完全地，彻底地”。故填absolutely。
8. whose 解析:考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词farmers，且在从句中作定语修饰livelihoods，应用关系代词whose。故填whose。
9. to stay 解析:考查非谓语动词。根据后面的and fight以及结合句意可知，此处应用动词不定式to stay表目的，表示“他们没有资源以留下来斗争”。故填to stay。
10. employed 解析:考查非谓语动词。employ和people之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用过去分词作后置定语，表示“在运输、包装、分销、销售和冲泡咖啡过程中被雇用的人”。故填employed。