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'Potato-turned-rice' bolsters food security
“土豆变大米” 助力粮食安全礼
“Potato-turned-rice”, a special starch product (1) ______ the shape of rice made from potatoes, is having its initial production and sales tests in Yunnan province.
The production line (2) ______ operating in November and has been running well for around a month. This new product can (3) ______ potatoes, which have high yields and wide adaptability yet a short storage life, into a popular staple food in China, thus (4) ______ the country enhance food security.
The production line in Zhaotong city, Yunnan, is the latest achievement of Wu Qi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He and his research team built the plant and put it into operation after (5) ______ than five years of research and development.
Their processing technology aims to change the properties of potato starch, with the purpose of making tuber crops a staple food in China and (6) ______ the processing technology to the market.
On dining tables around the world, there are various staples (7) ______ of starchy foods like rice, wheat, potatoes and corn. However, most Chinese people don’t consider potatoes as a staple (8) ______ rice and wheat, regarding them more as a vegetable ingredient. This new “Potato-turned-rice” might change this situation and (9) ______ a new choice for people. It is hoped that it will play an important role in (10) ______ food security in the future.
答案：
in （考查知识点：介词，“in the shape of...” 表示 “呈…… 形状”，为固定搭配）
started （考查知识点：时态，根据 “has been running” 以及语境可知描述过去开始的动作，用一般过去时）
turn （考查知识点：固定搭配，“turn...into...” 表示 “把…… 变成……”，情态动词 “can” 后用动词原形）
helping （考查知识点：非谓语动词，此处是现在分词短语作伴随状语，与句子主语是主动关系，用 “helping”）
more （考查知识点：固定短语，“more than” 表示 “超过，多于”）
introducing （考查知识点：非谓语动词，此处与 “making” 并列，作介词 “of” 的宾语，用动名词形式）
made （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“made of...” 是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰 “staples”，表被动关系）
like （考查知识点：介词，根据语境表示 “像…… 一样”，用 “like”）
offer （考查知识点：动词，根据语境此处需要一个动词表示 “提供”，用 “offer”，情态动词 “might” 后用动词原形）
improving （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“in” 是介词，后接动名词作宾语，用 “improving” 表示 “改善，提高”）
Agronomist Deng Yong, director of an agricultural service center in Qiaojia county, Zhaotong, said that changing the configuration of potato starch (1) ______ in food that is less soft. So it's more (2) ______ to consumers and also has a longer shelf life.
The “potato-turned-rice” has been processed under high temperature and high pressure. (3) ______ a result, there's no need to wash and soak it. It can (4) ______ be cooked in an ordinary rice cooker. What's more, the water and time (5) ______ are much less than those for cooking rice, he added.
The mountainous city of Zhaotong is one of the main potato-producing areas in Yunnan. Its climate and environment are (6) ______ similar to those of the Andes Mountains in South America, where potatoes originally came from. In 2020, the city was (7) ______ the title of “Potato Plateau Seed Potato Capital of the World” by the World Potato Congress.
This new product is really a great (8) ______ for local potato production. It not only helps to make better use of potatoes but also (9) ______ more choices for consumers. It's expected that it will be more widely known and (10) ______ in the future.
答案：
results （考查知识点：固定搭配，“result in” 表示 “导致，造成”，主语是动名词短语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式）
appealing （考查知识点：形容词，“be appealing to...” 表示 “对…… 有吸引力”，此处用形容词形式）
As （考查知识点：固定短语，“As a result” 表示 “因此，结果”）
even （考查知识点：副词，此处用 “even” 修饰动词 “cooked”，表示 “甚至”，起强调作用）
required （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“required” 是过去分词作后置定语，修饰 “water and time”，表被动关系）
very （考查知识点：副词，“very” 修饰形容词 “similar”，表示 “非常相似”）
awarded （考查知识点：时态和语态，根据 “was” 及语境可知是被动语态，用过去分词形式，表示 “被授予”）
boost （考查知识点：名词，“a great boost” 表示 “一个很大的推动”，此处需要填名词）
offers （考查知识点：时态和主谓一致，主语 “It” 是单数，描述一般情况，用一般现在时第三人称单数形式，表示 “提供”）
used （考查知识点：时态和语态，根据 “be” 及语境可知是被动语态，用过去分词形式，表示 “被使用”）
Zhaotong now (1) ______ a potato planting area of around 158,000 hectares. Its annual yield is 3.5 million metric tons and the total output value is about 10 billion yuan ($1.37 billion).
According to Li Yulin, the general manager of the company (2) ______ the new production line, preliminary estimates show that 2.5 tons of potatoes can (3) ______ processed into 1 ton of potato-turned-rice. And this leads to the output value (4) ______ more than tenfold.
The large potato production in Zhaotong provides a solid (5) ______ for the development of the potato-turned-rice product. With such a huge amount of potatoes, there is great potential for (6) ______ this new product on a large scale.
Moreover, the increase in output value shows that the potato-turned-rice has good economic benefits. It can not only make better use of local resources but also (7) ______ more income for local farmers.
In the future, it's hoped that the production of potato-turned-rice will continue to expand and (8) ______ an important role in the local economy. People are looking forward to seeing it (9) ______ more widely accepted and (10) ______ by consumers.
答案：
has （考查知识点：时态和主谓一致，主语 “Zhaotong” 是单数，描述一般情况，用一般现在时第三人称单数形式，“have” 表示 “有”，此处用 “has”）
running （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“running the new production line” 是现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰 “the company”，表主动关系）
be （考查知识点：被动语态，“can” 是情态动词，其后接动词原形，此处是被动语态，“be + 过去分词”，所以填 “be”）
increasing （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“lead to” 中 “to” 是介词，后接动名词作宾语，用 “increasing” 表示 “增加”）
basis （考查知识点：名词，“a solid basis” 表示 “坚实的基础”，此处需要填名词）
producing （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“for” 是介词，后接动名词作宾语，用 “producing” 表示 “生产”）
bring （考查知识点：动词，“bring sth. for sb.” 表示 “给某人带来某物”，情态动词 “can” 后用动词原形）
play （考查知识点：固定搭配，“play an important role in...” 表示 “在…… 中起重要作用”，此处用动词原形）
being （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“see sb./sth. doing sth.” 表示 “看到某人 / 某物正在做某事”，此处用动名词的被动形式，强调被接受的状态）
used （考查知识点：非谓语动词，“see sb./sth. done” 表示 “看到某人 / 某物被……”，此处用过去分词，与 “accepted” 并列，表被动）

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