A report has recently been published about what the earth might be like 20 years or so from now on. The report is a result of a three-year 46 .
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a 47 one. The world will be more 48 because the population will continue to grow. The population could be 49 9,000 million, almost 3,000 million more than that in 2009. More people would move into cities, especially cities in 50 countries. Cities in India and Thailand probably would 51 have a population of 20 million by then.
Food production will 52 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 2009, 53 most of the increase would be in countries that 54 produce enough food for their people. Little increase is 55 in South Asia, Africa or the Middle East. Poor farming ways are 56 large areas of cropland, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is 57 as cities bee larger and more houses are built. 58 will get worse as developed countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s 59 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their 60 of the earth for the year 2020 may be wrong. They only 61 the situation as it is today. By changing the situation, by 62 the problems, the picture can be changed. There is 63 time for the nations of the world to 64 a plan of action. But they considered that 65 too long to make a decision would greatly reduce the chances of success
【小题1】A．learningB．instructionC．noticeD．study【小题2】A.pleased B.pleasant C.safe C.blue
【小题3】A．dangerousB．beautifulC．crowdedD．terrible【小题4】A．no more thanB．as many asC．so much asD．as large as【小题5】A．developingB．developedC．bigD．mountainous【小题6】A．noneB．eachC．noD．neither【小题7】A．lastB．reduceC．increaseD．continue【小题8】A．soB．butC．orD．however【小题9】A．alreadyB．hardlyC．partlyD．never【小题10】A．wantedB．lackedC．foundD．expected【小题11】.A．destroyingB．protectingC．botheringD．interrupting【小题12】A．savedB．lostC．discoveredD．used【小题13】A．Air pollutionB．Water pollutionC．Some diseasesD．All farmland【小题14】A．animalsB．plantsC．forestsD．people【小题15】A．photoB．pictureC．aimD．environment【小题16】A．stoppedB．continuedC．exchangedD．prevented【小题17】.A．solvingB．working C．answeringD．dealing【小题18】.A．noB．stillC．lessD．lots of【小题19】A．give upB．carryC．makeD．get off【小题20】A．visitingB．suggestingC．spendingD．waitingD
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【小题1】D 名词辨析。A学习；B说明；C通知；D研究；这个报告是三年研究结果。
【小题2】B 形容词辨析。A感到高兴的；B令人高兴的；2020年的地球不是一个让人高兴的地球。
【小题3】C上下文串联。根据下文India and Thailand to grow说明人口增加，地球变拥挤。
【小题4】.D 固定搭配。用large修饰population。故D正确。
【小题5】A 上下文串联。根据下文India and Thailand，说明是指在发展中国家的城市。
【小题6】B 代词辨析。本题使用each强调印度和泰国的每个城市都有2千万的人口。
【小题7】C 上下文串联。根据下文可知尽管粮食产量在增加，但是仍然不够。
【小题8】B 上下文串联。虽然世界粮食产量增加了，但是都是在那些已经生产出足够粮食的国家。
【小题9】.A 副词辨析。A已经；B几乎不；C部分；D从未；句意同53解释。
【小题10】D 动词辨析。A想B缺少C发现D预料；很少有粮食的增加被预料发生在缺粮的国家。
【小题11】A 动词辨析。A毁坏B保护C麻烦D打断；落后的农业生产方式破坏了很多的耕地。
【小题12】B 动词辨析。A救B失去C发现D使用；城市变大和房子被建，导致我们失去了耕地。
【小题13】A 上下文串联。根据下文burn more coal and oil说明产生的是空气污染。
【小题14】C 上下文串联。根据trees are cut down说明因为树木被砍到，森林消失了。
【小题15】.B 上下文串联。根据第二段第一行the picture of the earth说明B正确。
【小题16】B 动词辨析。A停止B继续C交换D阻止；指那些专家只是在继续那些破坏行为。
【小题17】A 动词辨析。A解决B工作C回答D处理；通过解决这些问题，情况就会改变。
【小题18】B 副词辨析。A不B仍然C少于D很多；指仍然有时间让人们来制定计划来解决问题。
【小题19】.C 固定搭配。Make a plan of…制定…的计划。
【小题20】D 动词辨析。A参观B建议C度过D等待；他们认为等待太久的时间会减少成功的机会。