Question

阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B. C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。

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 2 115 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 .

36. A. learning　　　　　　　　　　 B. project　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　 　 D. study

37. A. pleased　　　 　　　 B. pleasant　　　 C. safe　　　　 D. blue

38. A. dangerous　　 　　　　 B. beautiful　　　 　　　 C. crowded　　 　　　 D. terrible

39. A. no more than 　　　　 B. as many as　　 　　 C. as much as　 　　　 D. as large as

40. A. developing　 　　　　 B. developed　　 　　　 C. big　　　　 　　　　 D. mountainous

41. A. none　　　　 　　　　 B. each　　　　　 　　 C. all　　　　 　　　　 D. neither

42. A. insist　　　 　　　　　 B. reduce　　　　 　 C. increase　　 　　　　 D. continue

43. A. so　　　　　 　　　　 B. but　　　　　 　　 C. or　　　　　 　　　　 D. however

44. A. already　　 　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　 　　　 C. partly　　　 　　　　 D. never

45. A. wanted　　　 　　　　 B. lacked　　　　 　　 C. founded　　 　　　　 D. expected

46. A. destroying　　 　　　 B. protecting　　　 　　 C. disturbing　 　　　　　 D. interrupting

47. A. saved　　　　 　　　 B. lost　　　　　 　　 C .discovered　　　 D. used

48. A. Air pollution　　 　　 B. Water pollution 　　 C. Some diseases　　 D. All farmland

49. A. Animals　　　　　　 　　　 B. plants　　　　 　　　 C. forests　　　　　 D. people

50. A. must be true　　　 B. will come true 　　　 C. can’t be true　　　 D. may be wrong

51. A. happens　　　　 　　 B develops　　　 C .exists　　　　　 D. appears

52. A. settling　　　　　 B. working at 　　　 　　 C .answering　　　　　　　 D. dealing

53. A. no　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　 　 C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. plenty of

54. A. about　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

55. A. working　　　　　 B. suggesting　　 　　　 C. spending　　　　　　　　 D. waiting

Answer 1

DBCDA  BCBAD  ABACD  CABCD