In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___36___. according to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___37___ one. The world will be more __38___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___39__ 6 300 million, almost 2 150 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___40___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___41___ have 15 million by then.

Food production will ___42___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, __43___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___44___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___45___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___46___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___47___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___48___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___49___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___50___. They only carried out the situation that ___51___ today. By changing the situation, by ___52___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___53___ time for the nations of the world to work ___54___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___55___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.

1.

A.learning

B.project

C.notice

D.study

 

2.

A.pleased

B.pleasant

C.safe

D.blue

 

3.

A.dangerous

B.beautiful

C.crowded

D.terrible

 

4.

A.no more than

B.a(chǎn)s many as

C.a(chǎn)s much as

D.a(chǎn)s large as

 

5.

A.developing

B.developed

C.big

D.mountainous

 

6.

A.none

B.each

C.a(chǎn)ll

D.neither

 

7.

A.insist

B.reduce

C.increase

D.continue

 

8.

A.so

B.but

C.or

D.however

 

9.

A.a(chǎn)lready

B.hardly

C.partly

D.never

 

10.

A.wanted

B.lacked

C.found

D.expected

 

11.

A.destroying

B.protecting

C.disturbing 

D.interrupting

 

12.

A.saved

B.lost

C.discovered

D.used

 

13.

A.Air pollution

B.Water pollution

C.Some diseases

D.All farmland

 

14.

A.a(chǎn)nimals

B.plants

C.forests

D.people

 

15.

A.must be true

B.will come true

C.can't be true

D.may be wrong

 

16.

A.happens

B.develops

C.exists

D.a(chǎn)ppears

 

17.

A.settling

B.working out

C.a(chǎn)nswering

D.dealing

 

18.

A.no

B.still

C.less

D.plenty of

 

19.

A.a(chǎn)bout

B.in

C.out

D.for

 

20.

A.working

B.suggesting

C.spending

D.waiting

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】文章講述的是人口迅速增長帶來的一系列問題,號召我們一定要盡快采取行動。

1.study 意為“研究”,根據(jù)下文,這是指對未來20年地球上的情況變化所作的研究。

2.與后面的人口增長,環(huán)境污染等聯(lián)系起來看,在2010年地球上的狀況(picture)將會令人不愉快(unpleasant)。

3.因為人口繼續(xù)增長,所以世界會越來越擁擠(crowded)。

4.指人口數(shù)目的多用large,不用small。指人口達(dá)到某一數(shù)目用“as large as + 數(shù)詞”。

5.從現(xiàn)狀來看,人口增長快的國家多為發(fā)展但不發(fā)達(dá)的國家;而城市人口急劇增長的則是一些發(fā)展中的國家(developing countries)。

6.前面提到了兩個城市,故此空只能填each。neither具有否定意義,不合句意,不能插入謂語之中。

7.相臨幾句是講糧食增長問題,故選increase“增長”。

8.前后兩句具有轉(zhuǎn)折意義:農(nóng)民所生產(chǎn)的糧食將比1985多90%,但多數(shù)增產(chǎn)糧食的國家是已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。

9.already 意為“已經(jīng)”,由下句可知:是指已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。

10.expect意為“預(yù)計”,句意為:在亞洲南部的國家預(yù)計增產(chǎn)幅度不大。

11.由changing farms into deserts可知:不當(dāng)農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)方式毀壞(destroy)了大片生產(chǎn)糧食的土地。

12.由于擴(kuò)建城市,修建房屋,必然侵占大量農(nóng)田,故選lost(失去)。

13.由burn coal and oil必然排放大量煙霧,可推知:此處指空氣污染(air pollution)

14.由more and more trees are cut down可推知:此處指森林(forests)可能消失。

15.此句意為:專家說地球到2010年的狀況可能會不好。

16.exist 意為“存在”。由上下文可知:環(huán)境正遭受污染和破壞,專家們只是想保存今天的狀況。

17.settle the problems 意為“解決問題”。

18.still 意為“還有”,加強(qiáng)語氣。句意為:現(xiàn)在還有時間給世界各國制定行動計劃。

19.work out a plan 意為“制定計劃”。

20.句意為:專家們警告說等待太長的時間作出決定將會極大地減少成功的機(jī)會來源:

 

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