2020年高考英语时事热点外刊新闻做语法填空题：非洲东部的蝗虫危机

一、外刊做语法填空：Climate-Crisis Fueled Locust Swarms（蝗虫群）Pose 'Unprecedented Threat to Food Security and Livelihoods' in East AfricaThe region's ___1____（bad）outbreak in decades ___2____ ( bring) hundreds of millions of crop-devouring bugs to Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.A massive invasion of desert locusts—partly fueled by the climate crisis—seriously threatens food security in already-vulnerable communities across East Africa and has ___3____ (increasing) alarmed United Nations experts in recent weeks."The situation remains extremely serious in the Horn of Africa, ___4____ it threatens pastures and crops in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia," says a report ___5____ (release) last week by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "The current swarms represent __6____ unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa."A swarm ___7___(contain) up to 150 million locusts per square kilometers (0.39 square miles) and can devour enough ___8____ (crop) in a day to feed 35,000 people, according to FAO, a U.N. agency. ___9____ "ground and aerial control operations continue in Ethiopia and aerial operations started in Kenya in January," the report notes that "insecurity and a lack of national capacity have hampered control operations in Somalia.""A potentially threatening situation is developing along both sides of the Red Sea, where ongoing breeding is causing locust numbers to increase on the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen," FAO warns. "There is a risk ___100____ that some swarms could appear in northeast Uganda, southeast South Sudan, and southwest Ethiopia."二、参考答案：1. worst 2 has brought 3.increasingly 4.where 5. released6.an7.contains8.crops9.Although 10. that三、核心词汇：devour [dɪˈvaʊə(r)]v. 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞没;吞噬She devoured half an apple pie.她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派2.进义辨析eat bolt chew devour (吃)eat v. 吃，食用普通用词，通常指用餐、吃东西。

She is eating bread.她正在吃面包。

bolt v. 狼吞虎咽指匆匆吞咽食物，通常与down 连用。

He bolted down his breakfast and went to school.他把早饭囫囵吞下，便上学去了。

chew v. 嚼，咀嚼指用牙齿嚼碎食物等。

It is healthy to chew food well before you swallow it.细嚼慢咽有益于健康。

devour v. 吞咽指饥饿时狼吞虎咽地吃东西，强调吃得快而彻底。

The boys devoured their burgers and fries.男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃光了汉堡和薯条。

3.词根词缀vor= to eat 吃carnivorous adj. 食肉的carni〔= carn 肉〕+ vor 吃+ ous …的→ 食肉的devour v. 吞吃de 向下+ vour〔= vor〕吃→ 吃下去→ 吞吃herbivorous adj. 食草的herbi〔= herb 草〕+ vor 吃+ ous 有…性质的，关于…的→ 食草的insectivorous adj. 食虫的insecti〔= insect 昆虫〕+ vor 吃+ ous 有…性质的，关于…的→ 吃昆虫的→ 食虫的omnivorous adj. 杂食性的omni 全部+ vor 吃+ ous 有…性质的，关于…的→ 什么都吃的→ 杂食性的voracious adj. 狼吞虎咽的vor 吃+ acious 多…的→ 吃多的→ 狼吞虎咽的voracity n. 贪食vor 吃+ acity 表状态→ 贪食六、原文翻译Climate-Crisis Fueled Locust Swarms Pose 'Unprecedented Threat to Food Security and Livelihoods' in East Africa气候危机引发的蝗虫群对东非的粮食安全和生计构成“前所未有的威胁”The region's worst outbreak in decades has brought hundreds of millions of crop-devouring bugs to Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.这一地区数十年来最严重的疫情给索马里、埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚带来了数亿只吞噬农作物的虫子。

A massive invasion of desert locusts—partly fueled by the climate crisis—seriously threatens food security in already-vulnerable communities across East Africa and has increasingly alarmed United Nations experts in recent weeks.气候危机在一定程度上助长了沙漠蝗虫的大规模入侵，严重威胁到东非已经脆弱的社区的粮食安全，最近几周联合国专家越来越感到震惊。

"The situation remains extremely serious in the Horn of Africa, where it threatens pastures and crops in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia," says a report (pdf) released last week by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "The current swarms represent an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa."联合国粮农组织（FAO）上周发布的一份报告说：“非洲之角的局势仍然极其严重，威胁到埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚和索马里的牧场和农作物。

”目前的蜂群对非洲之角的粮食安全和生计构成了前所未有的威胁。

”A swarm contains up to 150 million locusts per square kilometers (0.39 square miles) and can devour enough crops in a day to feed 35,000 people, according to FAO, a U.N. agency. Although "ground and aerial control operations continue in Ethiopia and aerial operations started in Kenya in January," the report notes that "insecurity and a lack of national capacity have hampered control operations in Somalia."联合国粮农组织（FAO）称，一个蝗虫群每平方公里（0.39平方英里）可容纳多达1.5亿只蝗虫，一天可吞食足够的农作物，养活3.5万人。

报告指出，尽管“埃塞俄比亚的地面和空中控制行动仍在继续，肯尼亚的空中控制行动于1月份开始”，但“不安全和缺乏国家能力阻碍了索马里的控制行动”"A potentially threatening situation is developing along both sides of the Red Sea, where ongoing breeding is causing locust numbers to increase on the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen," FAO warns. "There is a risk that some swarms could appear in northeast Uganda, southeast South Sudan, and southwest Ethiopia."粮农组织警告说：“红海两岸正在形成一种潜在的威胁性局势，在那里，不断繁殖的蝗虫正导致埃及、苏丹、厄立特里亚、沙特阿拉伯和也门沿海蝗虫数量增加。