2.命题趋势　 强调人与自然的和谐发展，出题形式日趋多样化，并以整体理解，合理推断为主。

1. 文章特点　 此类文章一般为说明文，但也常常夹杂着叙述和议论，并经常出现一些较新的科技名词或术语。它主要是围绕优化环境，降耗低碳等话题，介绍当前人类在这些领域存在的主要问题及取得的成就，突出人类自身对环境的不良影响，从而号召人们保护环境，同时也就是保护自身。

8. Last week, only two people came to look at the house, ____wanted to buy it.

　A. none of them　 B. both of them　　　 C. none of whom　　　　 D. neither of whom

7. There is an unpleasant subject ____we might argue for a long time.

A. in which　　 B. with them　　　　 C. about which　　　　 D. with it

6. The hotel ___you are thinking, Kate, is too dirty, I’m afraid.

　A. that　　　　 B. which　　　　　　 C. in which　　　　　　 D. of which

5. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, ____were surprising.

　A. as results　　 B. which results　　　 C. the results of it　　　 D. the results of which.

4. Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, ______courage matters more than strength.

A. whose 　 B. that　　 C.　 of which　 　 D. where

3. I have many friends,　 　　　some are businessmen.

　 A. of them 　　　 B. from which 　　　　 C. who of 　　　　　　D. of whom

2. China’s population is expected to increase to about 1. 5 billion in 2040, after ____ it will start to decline slowly.

A. where　　 B. which 　 C. when 　　 D. that

1. The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs ______

　they are being trained.

　A. in that　 　　　B. for that　　 　　　　C. in which 　　　　　D. for which