四级What about supply? The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

供应呢？三大环境趋势——淡水短缺、表土流失和气温上升——使得世界粮食供应越来越难以快速增长，以满足需求。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume -72- highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion ( ' , 转向) of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望进入食物链，消费-72-高谷物密集型肉制品，以及大规模转移（“，转向) 将美国粮食用于生产生物燃料。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to t

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望进入食物链，消费高度粮食密集型的肉制品，以及美国粮食大量转移到美国

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies.

为了应对这些限制，粮食进口国正试图敲定长期贸易协议，以锁定未来的粮食供应。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级But it's also in foods that may not come immediately to mind like vegetables, fruit, beans and grains.

但它也存在于像蔬菜、水果、豆类和谷类等可能不会马上想到的食物中。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge.

随着低收入消费者收入的增加，进一步消费粮食的潜力巨大。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级As part of the Kids Live Well campaign-expected to be announced nationwide Wednesday—participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children's meal that has fewer than 600 calories(卡路里), no soft drinks and at least two items from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat dairy.

作为“儿童健康生活”活动的一部分，预计将于周三在全国范围内宣布，参与活动的餐厅必须承诺提供至少一份热量低于600卡路里的儿童餐(卡路里), 不含软饮料和至少两种来自以下食物组的食物：水果、蔬菜、全谷物、瘦肉蛋白或低脂乳制品。

2012年12月听力原文

六级Another factor is the squeeze that conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up, tightening their profit margins.

另一个因素是传统奶农在他们饲养奶牛的谷物价格上涨时所感受到的压力，从而收紧了他们的利润率。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

高考People believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands, commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain.

人们相信有一个持久的供应，并杀死了数千人，商业猎人吸引他们到小空地与粮食。

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like barley, and about 10% were bits of roots, including lily, which would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say.

科学家说，大部分谷物（约80%）来自大麦等谷类作物，约10%来自根部，包括百合，这会使啤酒更甜。

2017年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding.

事实上，即使在2008年粮食价格急剧攀升之前，失败国家的数量也在不断扩大。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级The result is falling water tables ( ' , 地下水位) in countries with half the world's people, including the three big grain producers—China, India and the U.S.

结果是地下水位下降（'，地下水位) 在人口占世界一半的国家，包括三大粮食生产国中国、印度和美国。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world's grain production.

日益严重的水资源短缺是提高世界粮食产量的最大障碍。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets.

由于无法购买粮食或自己种植，饥饿的人们走上街头。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级A quarter of this year's American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars.

今年美国谷物收成的四分之一将用于生产汽车用生物燃料。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级A fourth of this year's U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.

今年美国粮食收成的四分之一将用于汽车燃料。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Nadeau notices the pre-made macaron-and-cheese boxes in Scott's shopping cart and suggests she switch to whole grain macaroni and real cheese.

纳多注意到斯科特购物车里的预制通心粉和奶酪盒，建议她改用全麦通心粉和真正的奶酪。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级In most cases, the human waste is used on grain crops, which are eventually cooked, minimizing the risk of transmitting water-borne diseases.

在大多数情况下，人类的排泄物被用于谷物，谷物最终被煮熟，从而将传播水传播疾病的风险降至最低。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times.

在20世纪下半叶，粮食价格几次大幅上涨。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.

最近粮食价格的急剧上涨部分是因为越来越多的人想要消费肉制品。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级In contrast, the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse without a reversal in the trends themselves.

相反，最近世界粮食价格的飙升是趋势驱动的，如果趋势本身没有逆转，就不可能逆转。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级The rest is feed-lot confined and fed grain and corn.

其余为限制饲养场，饲养谷物和玉米。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.

为了降低国内食品价格，一些国家限制或停止了粮食出口。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级a decrease of grain production

粮食减产

2011年6月阅读原文

四级The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

三大环境趋势——淡水短缺、表土流失和气温上升——使得世界粮食供应越来越难以快速增长，以满足需求。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security—has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past.

2007年和2008年世界粮食价格的飙升及其对粮食安全的威胁与过去相比有着不同的、更令人不安的性质。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Most Americans don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains.

大多数美国人没有吃足够的水果、蔬菜或全谷类食物。

2017年6月听力原文

六级Most Americans don't eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains.

大多数美国人没有吃足够的水果、蔬菜或全谷类食物。

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

六级By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

通过用再生管理方法取代昂贵的谷物饲料，草食农民可以免受饲料价格上涨的影响。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级It accomplished this feat while increasing cultivated grain acreage （土地面积）a mere 8 percent.

它在增加耕地面积的同时完成了这一壮举(土地面积）只有8%。

2013年6月六级考试真题（三）

六级What’s more, demand for animal products in developing countries is growing so fast that meeting it will require an extra 300 million tons of grain a year by 2050. yet the growth of cities and industry is reducing the amount of water available for agriculture in many regions.

此外，发展中国家对动物产品的需求增长如此之快，到2050年，每年需要额外3亿吨粮食才能满足这一需求。然而，城市和工业的发展正在减少许多地区可用于农业的水量。

2008年12月英语六级真题

四级Com and soyabeans are more important as feed grains.

玉米和大豆作为饲料谷物更为重要。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

四级The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security——has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past.

2007年和2008年世界粮食价格的飙升及其对粮食安全的威胁，与过去的上涨相比，有着不同的、更令人不安的性质。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion(转向) of U. S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年持续增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望向食物链上游转移，消费高谷物密集型肉类产品，以及大规模转移(转向) 美国粮食的大部分用于生产生物燃料。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

四级A fourth of this year’s U. S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.

今年美国四分之一的粮食收成将用于给汽车加油。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

四级The three environmental trends——the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures——are making it increasingly hard to expand the world’s grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

三种环境趋势——淡水短缺、表层土流失和气温上升——使世界粮食供应越来越难以以足够快的速度满足需求。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

四级The result is falling water tables(地下水位) in countries with half the world’s people, including the three big grain producers——China, India and the U. S. As water tables have fallen and irrigation wells have gone dry, China’s wheat crop, the world’s largest, has declined by 8% since it peaked at 123 million tons in 1997.

结果是地下水位下降(地下水位) 在拥有世界一半人口的国家，包括三大粮食生产国——中国、印度和美国。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

四级Nadeau notices the pre-made macaroni (通心粉)-and-cheese boxes in Scott’s shopping cart and suggests she switch to whole grain macaroni and real cheese.

Nadeau注意到了预制的通心粉(通心粉)-和斯科特购物车里的奶酪盒，建议她换成全麦通心粉和真正的奶酪。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

考研But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.

但许多托运人抱怨说，对于长途运输的重型大宗商品，如煤炭、化学品和粮食，卡车运输成本太高，因此铁路公司对它们穷追不舍。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题