The world's population has been growing quickly.The environment is becoming worse and worse.Food prices，meanwhile，have kept rising.These （1） have made us worry about whether we will have enough food for everyone in the future.What will we be eating 20 years from now？
   Thankfully，there are so-called food futurologists （未來學(xué)家）.These people have been looking for new ways to produce food.
   In the future，meat will be able to be produced not only on the farm but also in the lab.Growing meat in the lab is good for the environment since（2）greenhouse gases are produced.It also requires less water.But many people still find it hard to accept lab-grown meat.They wonder whether it will be good for their health.
   Insects may be the last thing you would consider eating.The idea of eating insects sounds（3） .However，insects are expected to become one of our basic types of food in the future.Worldwide，there are 1，400 different kinds of insects that we can safely eat.Researchers say insects can provide as much nutrition as traditional meat.It costs less to raise insects than farm animals.
   （4） ，in some places，insects have already become a popular food.Wasps （黃蜂）are considered delicious in Japan.And eating crickets is widely accepted in Thailand.
   Another possible solution for our future dinner table is sonic-enhanced food （聲音增強(qiáng)性食物 ）.Believe it or not，sound can（5）the taste of food.Scientists have found certain sounds can make things taste sweeter or more bitter.In this way，we can use some music to make the food taste sweet.
   These are just some of the possible foods that we may see in the future. （6）can say for sure what exactly it is we will be eating 20 years from now.You can use your imagination to think about some other possible foods we might see in the future.

（1）	A．excuses	B．problems	C．a(chǎn)ccidents	D．emergencies
（2）	A．less	B．more	C．fewer	D．most
（3）	A．unforgettable	B．independent	C．interesting	D．unpleasant
（4）	A．In fact	B．In brief	C．In all	D．In return
（5）	A．improve	B．a(chǎn)ffect	C．damage	D．cause
（6）	A．Everybody	B．Somebody	C．Anybody	D．Nobody

【考點(diǎn)】說明文；科普知識．

【答案】B；C；D；A；B；D