作者：王振祥
Many of the world's pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into cities. Supply for the __1__ of the people leads to__2__ pollution by industry. If the __3__ increase in human population __4__ at the present rate, there may be much greater harm. Some scientists speak of the __5__ in number of people as "population pollution".
About 2000 years ago, the world__6__ was probably about 250 million. __7__ reached a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is __8__ three and a half billion. It is __9__ to double by the year 2000. If the population continues to grow at the same __10__, __11__ would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now.
Man has been using the earth's__12__ more and more rapidly over the years. Some of them are almost __13__. Now many people believe that man's greatest__14__ is how to control the growth of his population. The __15__ in the world will not support the human population, in time to come, if the __16__ rate of increase continues. __17__ there is overcrowding in the __18__ and hunger in some countries. Can man's rate of increase continue? Many people believe that human survival (幸存者) in the future__19__ on the answer __20__ the question.
1. A. needs B. satisfies C. service D. lacks
2. A. farther B. less C. further D. better
3. A. harmful B. small C. slow D. rapid
4. A. stops B. continues C. slows down D. speeds up
5. A. increase B. reduce C. quality D. quantity
6. A. people B. situation C. population D. land
7. A. They B. You C. We D. It
8. A. now B. in the past C. in the future D. then
9. A. hoped B. expected C. wished D. looked forward to
10. A. place B. time C. rate D. result
11. A. it B. there C. they D. that
12. A. coal B. oil C. mines D. resources
13. A. missed B. rich C. gone D. enough
14. A. problem B. power C. plan D. idea
15. A. food B. electricity C. energy D. materials
16. A. past B. present C. future D. slow
17. A. Already B. Yet C. Still D. Often
18. A. villages B. mountains C. cities D. farms
19. A. grows B. lives C. keeps D. depends
20. A. in B. of C. to D. with
[答案與解析]
1. A。供應(yīng)人們必需品,應(yīng)選needs。2. C。導(dǎo)致進(jìn)一步或更大程度的污染,應(yīng)選further。3. D。從后文increase和present rate來看應(yīng)選速度。4. B 5. A。根據(jù)本文重點詞"人口增長"的重復(fù),重述應(yīng)選increase。6. C 7. D。根據(jù)上下文的指代關(guān)系此處應(yīng)用It。8. A。這一節(jié)主要講過去的人口狀況、現(xiàn)在的人口狀況以及未來的情況。所以,應(yīng)選now。9. B。根據(jù)意義選擇詞匯,"預(yù)計在2000年人口要翻倍",應(yīng)選expected。10. C。根據(jù)上文的at the present rate,本題應(yīng)選rate。11. B。此處為there be句型。 12. D。人類一直在使用地球的資源,而不僅僅是石油和煤,應(yīng)選resources。13. C 14. A。根據(jù)下文"怎樣控制人口的增長"應(yīng)選problem,因為這的確是最大難題。15. D。不僅僅是食物、電和能源而且還有許多東西不能滿足人口的增長,應(yīng)該選materials。16. B 17. A 18. C 19. D。depend on意為"依靠、依賴"。20. C。to表示所屬關(guān)系,常與answer, entrance等名詞連用。
完型填空練與析
作者：常明
Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standard phrases for greeting people; but as an American, I always found myself __1__ to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the __2__ books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would __3__ over the visitor's leaving and make them feel they would be __4__ to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband's kindness.
Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that __5__ relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.
__6__ for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although as a __7__ , I'm not expected to observe or even know all the rules, I've had to learn the expressions of politeness and __8__ at a leave-taking.
The Chinese feel they __9__ see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the __10__ bus stop. I've sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off, __11__ he's gone to the bus stop and waited for the __12__ bus to arrive.
That's very well, but when I'm the guest being seen off, my protests are always __13__. My hostess or host, or both, insists on __14__ me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the "Don't __15__ to see me off at the every landing". If I try to go fast to __16__ them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to accept the inevitable (不可避免的事).
Besides, that's going against Chinese __17__ , because haste (doing things quickly) is to be avoided. What do you say when you __18__ someone? Not "Farewell or Godspeed (祝福)", __19__"Go slowly". To the Chinese it means "Take care" or "Watch your __20__ ", or some such caution(謹(jǐn)慎), but translated literally (字面上地) it means "Go slowly".
1. A. easy B. difficult C. unable D. effective
2. A. useful B. terrible C. priceless D. proper
3. A. smooth B. talk C. calm D. take
4. A. content B. ready C. welcome D. eager
5. A. speeded B. broke C. destroyed D. eased
6. A. Parting B. Leaving C. Separating D. Interviewing
7. A. wife B. guest C. hostess D. foreigner
8. A. protest B. refuse C. explain D. state
9. A. can B. will C. may D. must
10. A. farthest B. nearest C. easiest D. shortest
11. A. although B. unless C. if D. since
12. A. fastest B. first C. next D. last
13. A. effective B. unnecessary C. useless D. troublesome
14. A. leading B. seeing C. inviting D. pushing
15. A. trouble B. have C. decide D. walk
16. A. protect B. keep C. discourage D. dismiss
17. A. rule B. custom C. design D. opinion
18. A. meet with B. talk with C. part from D. call on
19. A. and B. or C. but D. even
20. A. foot B. health C. shoe D. step
【答案與解析】
1. C。該空邏輯主語為myself,因此不能填difficult,不是我難說,而是我不會說。2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D。 ease relationships的意思是"潤滑人際關(guān)系"。6. A。parting意為"分手,告別"。 7. D 8. A。該空表婉言拒絕客人送行,應(yīng)填protest,第13空前面的protests是一個驗證。9. D 10. B 11. D 。since表原因。12. C 13. C 14. B。 本文主題就是圍繞給朋友送行展開的。15. A。Don't trouble to do sth. 意為"不必麻煩去做某事"。16. B。keep sb. doing sth. 意為"阻止某人做某事"。 17. B 18. C。part from sb. 意為"與某人分手"。19. C。not...but..."不是......而是......"。20. D。watch one's step意為"留心腳下;謹(jǐn)慎小心"。