完形填空

　　In 1980 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The report was the result of three year's 1 .

　　According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2000 is not a 2 one. The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to 3 . The population could be as large as 6300 million, almost 2500 million more than in 1975. More people would move 4 cities, especially cities in 5 countries. Cities like Cariro and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then. Food production will 6 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90％ more food than they did in 1975, but most of the increase would be in countries that 7 produce enough food for their people. Little increase in 8 in South Asia, Africa and 9 . Poor farming ways are 10 large areas of crop land, changing farms into 11 . More farmland is 12 as cities become larger and houses are built. 13 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Much of the world's 14 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a 15 problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2000 may be 16 . They only carried forward the situation that 17 today. By changing the situation, by setting the problem, the picture can be 18 . There is 19 time for the nations of the world to work together on a plan of action. But they warned that taking too long to make decision would greatly reduced the 20 of success.

1．

[　　]

A．learning

B．quarrel

C．search

D．study

2．

[　　]

A．terrible

B．pleasant

C．surprising

D．sad

3．

[　　]

A．lift

B．develop

C．grow

D．decrease

4．

[　　]

A．out of

B．into

C．far from

D．away from

5．

[　　]

A．developing

B．developed

C．coastal

D．mountainous

6．

[　　]

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

7．

[　　]

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

8．

[　　]

A．made

B．brown

C．produced

D．expected

9．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．European	B．the Middle East
C．Oceania	D．North America

10．

[　　]

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．sparing

D．sharing

11．

[　　]

A．grassland

B．factories

C．deserts

D．houses

12．

[　　]

A．saved

B．lost

C．gained

D．found

13．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．Air pollution	B．Water pollution
C．Some diseases	D．All farm land

14．

[　　]

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．farmland

15．

[　　]

A．well-known

B．common

C．valuable

D．serious

16．

[　　]

A．attracting

B．wrong

C．pleasant

D．surprising

17．

[　　]

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

18．

[　　]

A．changed

B．drawn

C．prevented

D．protected

19．

[　　]

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．just

20．

[　　]

A．chances

B．dangers

C．pleasure

D．pressure

完形填空

　　In 1980 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The report was the result of three year's 1 .

　　According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2000 is not a 2 one. The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to 3 . The population could be as large as 6300 million, almost 2500 million more than in 1975. More people would move 4 cities, especially cities in 5 countries. Cities like Cariro and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then. Food production will 6 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90％ more food than they did in 1975, but most of the increase would be in countries that 7 produce enough food for their people. Little increase in 8 in South Asia, Africa and 9 . Poor farming ways are 10 large areas of crop land, changing farms into 11 . More farmland is 12 as cities become larger and houses are built. 13 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Much of the world's 14 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a 15 problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2000 may be 16 . They only carried forward the situation that 17 today. By changing the situation, by setting the problem, the picture can be 18 . There is 19 time for the nations of the world to work together on a plan of action. But they warned that taking too long to make decision would greatly reduced the 20 of success.

1．

[　　]

A．learning

B．quarrel

C．search

D．study

2．

[　　]

A．terrible

B．pleasant

C．surprising

D．sad

3．

[　　]

A．lift

B．develop

C．grow

D．decrease

4．

[　　]

A．out of

B．into

C．far from

D．away from

5．

[　　]

A．developing

B．developed

C．coastal

D．mountainous

6．

[　　]

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

7．

[　　]

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

8．

[　　]

A．made

B．brown

C．produced

D．expected

9．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．European	B．the Middle East
C．Oceania	D．North America

10．

[　　]

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．sparing

D．sharing

11．

[　　]

A．grassland

B．factories

C．deserts

D．houses

12．

[　　]

A．saved

B．lost

C．gained

D．found

13．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．Air pollution	B．Water pollution
C．Some diseases	D．All farm land

14．

[　　]

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．farmland

15．

[　　]

A．well-known

B．common

C．valuable

D．serious

16．

[　　]

A．attracting

B．wrong

C．pleasant

D．surprising

17．

[　　]

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

18．

[　　]

A．changed

B．drawn

C．prevented

D．protected

19．

[　　]

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．just

20．

[　　]

A．chances

B．dangers

C．pleasure

D．pressure

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

　　In the past few decades, the popular belief (相信) has been that happy workers are better workers. However, new research at the University of Alberta shows sad workers are more productive.

　　Psychologist Dr. Robert Sinclair and his former Ph. D student Carrie Lavis recently did a series (系列) of four studies on the effects of happiness or sadness on work productivity (生产率) by asking the workers to build circuit boards (电路板). In the first study, sad people made fewer mistakes than happy people did, about half the number of mistakes, but there was no difference in the number of boards completed.

　　In similar studies Sinclair and Lavis found the same results along with fact that happy people might not devote as much energy to the task in order to keep their happy moods (情绪). They thought of that task as something that might take away from their present feelings. On the contrary, sad people appeared to be devoting energy to the task in order to draw away themselves from their sad feelings.“It is important to know that the moods were not with the task,”said Sinclair, “Unhappiness is coming from something else.”

　　These finding are not surprising, said Sinclair, since there has been a growing body of literature (文学) in the area of social psychology (心理学) showing that sad moods lead to more deep thought and often more thoughtful or right judgements.

In Sinclair's studies afterwards, when people believed that the task would make them feel good, they devoted more energy to the job. The bottom line, which must be accepted, said Sinclair, is that it is important for organizations to consider the feelings of their employees (雇员). It seems it could be useful to create situations that lead people to believe that performing their jobs will cause them to feel good—this could cause increases in motivation (动机) and excellent performance.

1．In the passage the writer seems to suggest that ________.

[　　]

A．the company should try to make workers realize their jobs will make them feel good

B．the company should try as much as possible to make the workers feel happy

C．workers should devote more energy to their work when they are sad

D．workers should give excellent performance in their jobs

2．When the task makes sad workers feel good, they are ________.

[　　]

A．unlikely to feel sad again

B．likely to draw themselves from the sad moods

C．unlikely to make any error

D．likely to make more errors

3．In the last paragraph, the underlined phrase“the bottom line” means ________.

[　　]

A．the last important point

B．the result of the research

C．the fact you must accept

D．the lowest line

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．A meaningful research.

B．Creating pleasant situation for workers.

C．Moods are connected with workers' performance.

D．Sad workers may make better workers.

“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to 37 accepts other people as equals. A down-to-earth is just the 38 of someone who acts importantly and proudly.

Down-to-earth persons may be 39 members of society, of course. But they do not let their importance “go to their 40 ”. They do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and 42 , often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”. There is no way a person with his nose in the 43 can be down-to-earth. Americans use another expression that means almost the same 44 “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person 45 a good understanding of reality. He has what is called “ 46 sense”. He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is 49 who has his “head-in-the-clouds”．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the 50 world.

Sometimes 51 a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.

Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to have both-feet-on-the-ground.

　 54 we have both our feet on-the-ground, or when we are down-to-earth, we act 55 and openly toward others．Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

36．A．common B．sad　 　 　　 C．pleasant 　　 D．surprising

37．A．but 　　　 　　 B．yet 　　 　　 C．and 　　 　　　 D．while

38．A．kind 　　 　　B．like 　　　 　　 C．example 　　 D．opposite

39．A．important 　　　 B．famous 　C．successful 　　　 D．necessary

40．A．nose 　　 　　B．heads 　 　C．minds 　　　 　　D．forehead

41．A．wish 　　 　 B．desire 　　 　　 C．expect 　　D．consider

42．A．proud 　 B．pride 　　 　　 C．famous 　　　 　　D．fame

43．A．air 　 B．sky 　　 C．tree　 　 　　D．cloud

44．A．like 　　　 　 B．as 　 　　　　 C．of 　　　 　　　 D．for

45．A．has 　　　 　 B．who 　　 C．is 　　　 D．with

46．A．usual 　　 B．ordinary 　　　 C．common 　　 　　D．daily

47．A．dreams B．fortunes 　　　 C．advantages 　D．luck

48．A．prevent 　 B．protect C．block　 　　 　　D．gain

49．A．one 　　　 　 B．those 　　 　　C．that 　　　 　　　 D．the one

50．A．reality 　 B．real 　　　 　　C．dreamful 　　 　　D．true

51．A．so 　 B．such 　　　 　 C．each 　　　 　　D．that

52．A．Sharp 　 B．No 　 C．All　 　　D．Bad

53．A．able　　 B．probable 　　　 C．likely 　　 　　D．possible

54．A．When 　 B．While 　 　 C．As 　 　　D．Since

55．A．kindly 　 B．directly C．friendly D．honestly