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2024年10月25日 时政类语篇型填空专项训练（2024年中国粮食产量预计创下历史新高）（下）

China's 2024 grain output expected to hit record high amid grain security drive

Passage 1

While expressing 1.      (optimistic) about 2.      (nation) food security, they cautioned over a "tight balance" in food supply due 3.      structural challenges such as inadequate self-sufficiency in corn and soybeans.

China is 4.        track to surpass 700 million metric tons in grain yield for the first time after 5.       (maintain) the figure above 650 million tons for nine consecutive years, Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Zhang Xingwang said on Friday.

During a news conference 6.       (organize) by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Zhang said the summer grain output 7.         experienced the most 8.        (significance) year-on-year increase in nine years. Production 9.       (rise) by 3.625 million tons compared to the previous year, 10.       (reach) a total of 149.78 million tons.

"We'll have yet another bumper harvest year," he said.

 

Passage 2

Officials reported 1.       the output of early rice, 2.       (cultivate) in early spring and harvested in summer in 3.       (south) provinces, was 28.175 million tons this year, down 0.6 percent due to reduced 4.      (product) caused 5.        unfavorable weather conditions.

Despite the ordinary 6.     (perform) of early rice, the 7.       (grow) areas for food crops that ripen in autumn and contribute 8.        more than 70 percent of China's annual food output have expanded this year, leading to improved productivity across the board, Zhang said. As of Thursday, 82.5 percent of the autumn crops had been harvested, 9.      (indicate) a successful growing season thus far.

Zhang described this year's food production as 10.       (relative) smooth.

 

Passage 3

Super typhoons in South China, heavy downpours in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, sudden 1.     (shift) between 2.     (dry) and floods in the Huang-Huai-Hai region that encompasses parts of the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Haihe River basins, 3.      well as periodic low temperatures and extreme heavy rains in the northeast, have all wreaked havoc on local agricultural production.

"However, 4.      a national perspective, this year's agricultural disasters are less severe 5.      (compare) to recent years," the vice-minister said, adding that the affected area of crops this year is 2.93 million hectares 6.        (small) than a normal year.

Zhang pointed to a structural deficiency in corn and soybeans — key raw materials 7.        making animal feed and cooking oil — despite recent initiatives to enhance their 8.        (plant) areas and productivity through the introduction of higher-yield 9.        (vary).

He said that the soybean cultivation area, a crop heavily reliant on imports, 10.        (be) about 10 million hectares this year, yielding around 20 million tons.

 

Passage 4

"The national balance 1.        grain supply and demand remains tight, with no significant changes 2.       (observe). We must remain vigilant at all times 3.      (ensure) a stable and secure supply of grains," Zhang added.

The structural imbalance 4.      (be) also noted in the China and Global Food Policy Report 2024, 5.      (publish) earlier this month.

The report pointed to a decline in consumer demand 6.       grains and cereals in China and a 7.      (rise) interest in protein-rich and nutrient-dense foods, a change that underscores the need to revamp the country's agrifood system, which heavily 8.       (rely) on arable land.

Authorities have increasingly advocated for the concept of macro foods in hopes 9.       capitalizing on the food-yielding potential of forests, grasslands, rivers and lakes, as China 10.       (investigate) novel protein