In 1990 a report was published about 1the earth might be like 20 years from then

       In 1990 a report was published about  1the earth might be like 20 years from then on．The report was a result of athree-year study．

       Accordingto the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a  2one．The world will be more  3becausethe population will continue to grow．The population could be  46,300million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1985．More people would move into cities,  5cities in developing countries．Such cities as Cairo andJakarta probably would 6have 15 millionby then．

       Foodproduction will  7, but not enoughto feed all the people．Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,  8most of the increase would be in countriesthat  9produce enough food fortheir people． 10increase is expected in SouthAsia, Africa and the Middle East．Poor farming ways are  11largeareas of crop land, changing farms into deserts．More farmland is  12ascities become larger and more houses are built． 13will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil．Many of the world’s forestscould disappear as more and more trees  14．Energy will continue to be aserious problem．Theexperts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010  15．They only pictured the situation that  16today．By changing the situation, by  17theproblems, the picture can be changed．There is  18time fornations of the world to 19a plan ofaction．But theywarned that 20too long to makedecisions would greatly reduce the chances of success．

1.A．that                       B．whether               C．how                    D．what

2.A．pleased                  B．pleasant               C．safe                    D．clean

3.A．dangerous             B．brilliant                C．crowded             D．awful

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

5.A．especially              B．specially           C．deliberately          D．apparently

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

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

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

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

10.A．Much                  B．More                   C．Heavy                 D．Little

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．is cut across         B．is cut up              C．are cut down      D．are cut off

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．appears

17.A．settling                 B．working out         C．answering          D．dealing

18.A．much                   B．still                     C．less                   D．fewer

19.A．work about           B．work at              C．work out           D．work for

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

试题答案

【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