Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The Human Development Report, published annually since 1990, seeks to __50__ “human development” around the world and calculates a “Human Development Index” (HDI 人类发展指数) for 169 countries. The HDI is __51__ on average income, life expectancy, and level of education. __52__, rich countries tend to have higher HDIs than poor countries, but there are interesting __53__ in human development among countries with similar levels of economic development, because some have better health and education systems than others.

Almost every country in the world has a higher HDI than in 1990, despite the fact that since the 2008 financial crisis the total number of people living in extreme __54__ has increased. The report concludes that most people are healthier, live longer, are more __55__, — and that even in countries with severe economic problems, people’s health and education have generally __56__. Although sub-Saharan African countries are at the bottom of the pile __57__ human development, some of them have made significant progress since 1990. The report is __58__, however, of the fact that economic inequality has increased significantly in the last twenty years, both within and between countries.

The greatest threat to HDI in the future, according to the report, is climate change. The way to increase average income in a country is through economic growth, which means increased production and __59__. However, if this __60__ to greater emissions (排放) of greenhouse gases, as has always been the case in the past, global warming will probably go faster, causing severe environmental problems in some parts of the world that will __61__ the livelihoods of huge numbers of people. The progress of the last twenty years, __62__, might not be sustainable (可持续的).

The only solution, according to the report, is to break the __63__ between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions — which, __64__ to say, is easier said than done.

50.　 A. judge　　　　　　　　　　　 B. investigate　　　　 C. assess　　　　　　　　　　 D. justify

51.　 A. based　　　　　　　　　　　 B. focused　　　　　　 C. keen　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reflected

52.　 A. Unexpectedly　　 　　　 B. Unwillingly C. Unfortunately　　　　　 D. Unsurprisingly

53.　 A. variations　　　　　　　　 B. experiments 　　 C. signs　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mixtures

54.　 A. cruelty　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. poverty　　　　　　 C. emotion　　　　　　　　　 D. terror

55.　 A. talented　　　　　　　　　 B. disadvantaged　 C. determined　　　　　　　 D. educated

56.　 A. infected　　　　　　　　　 B. ignored　　　　　　 C. improved　　　　　　　　 D. impressed

57.　 A. to the extent of　　　　 B. on account of　 C. for the sake of　　　　 D. in terms of

58.　 A. critical 　　　　　　　　　 B. proud　　　　　　　 C. fond　　　　　　　　　　　 D. independent

59.　 A. administration B. consumption C. application D. concentration

60.　 A. objects　　　 　　　　　 B. sticks　　　　　　　 C. leads　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turns

61.　 A. threaten　　　　　　　　　 B. maintain　　　　　 C. concern　　　　　　　　　 D. guarantee

62.　 A. therefore　　　　　　　　 B. however　　　　　 C. otherwise　　　　　　　　 D. nevertheless

63.　 A. gap　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. record　　　　　　　 C. law　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. link

64.　 A. fearless　　　　　　　　　 B. needless　　　　　 C. careless　　 　　　　　 D. hopeless

Answer 1

 C A D A B  D C D A B  C A A D B