In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___36___. according to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___37___ one. The world will be more __38___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___39__ 6 300 million, almost 2 150 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___40___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___41___ have 15 million by then.
Food production will ___42___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, __43___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___44___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___45___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___46___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___47___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___48___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___49___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___50___. They only carried out the situation that ___51___ today. By changing the situation, by ___52___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___53___ time for the nations of the world to work ___54___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___55___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
小題1:
A．learningB．projectC．noticeD．study
小題2:
A．pleased B．pleasantC．safe D．blue
小題3:
A．dangerousB．beautifulC．crowdedD．terrible
小題4:
A．no more thanB．a(chǎn)s many asC．a(chǎn)s much asD．a(chǎn)s large as
小題5:
A．developingB．developedC．bigD．mountainous
小題6:
A．noneB．eachC．a(chǎn)llD．neither
小題7:
A．insistB．reduceC．increase D．continue
小題8:
A．soB．butC．orD．however
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)lready B．hardlyC．partlyD．never
小題10:
A．wanted B．lackedC．foundD．expected
小題11:
A．destroying B．protectingC．disturbing　D．interrupting
小題12:
A．savedB．lost C．discoveredD．used
小題13:
A．Air pollutionB．Water pollution
C．Some diseasesD．All farmland
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)nimalsB．plantsC．forestsD．people
小題15:
A．must be trueB．will come true
C．can't be trueD．may be wrong
小題16:
A．happensB．developsC．existsD．a(chǎn)ppears
小題17:
A．settlingB．working outC．a(chǎn)nsweringD．dealing
小題18:
A．no B．stillC．less D．plenty of
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)boutB．inC．outD．for
小題20:
A．workingB．suggestingC．spending D．waiting

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:D
小題16:C
小題17:A
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:D
文章講述的是人口迅速增長帶來的一系列問題，號(hào)召我們一定要盡快采取行動(dòng)。
小題1:study 意為“研究”，根據(jù)下文，這是指對(duì)未來20年地球上的情況變化所作的研究。
小題2:與后面的人口增長，環(huán)境污染等聯(lián)系起來看，在2010年地球上的狀況(picture)將會(huì)令人不愉快(unpleasant)。
小題3:因?yàn)槿丝诶^續(xù)增長，所以世界會(huì)越來越擁擠(crowded)。
小題4:指人口數(shù)目的多用large，不用small。指人口達(dá)到某一數(shù)目用“as large as + 數(shù)詞”。
小題5:從現(xiàn)狀來看，人口增長快的國家多為發(fā)展但不發(fā)達(dá)的國家；而城市人口急劇增長的則是一些發(fā)展中的國家(developing countries)。
小題6:前面提到了兩個(gè)城市，故此空只能填each。neither具有否定意義，不合句意，不能插入謂語之中。
小題7:相臨幾句是講糧食增長問題，故選increase“增長”。
小題8:前后兩句具有轉(zhuǎn)折意義：農(nóng)民所生產(chǎn)的糧食將比1985多90%，但多數(shù)增產(chǎn)糧食的國家是已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。
小題9:already 意為“已經(jīng)”，由下句可知：是指已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。
小題10:expect意為“預(yù)計(jì)”，句意為：在亞洲南部的國家預(yù)計(jì)增產(chǎn)幅度不大。
小題11:由changing farms into deserts可知：不當(dāng)農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)方式毀壞(destroy)了大片生產(chǎn)糧食的土地。
小題12:由于擴(kuò)建城市，修建房屋，必然侵占大量農(nóng)田，故選lost(失去)。
小題13:由burn coal and oil必然排放大量煙霧，可推知：此處指空氣污染(air pollution)
小題14:由more and more trees are cut down可推知：此處指森林(forests)可能消失。
小題15:此句意為：專家說地球到2010年的狀況可能會(huì)不好。
小題16:exist 意為“存在”。由上下文可知：環(huán)境正遭受污染和破壞，專家們只是想保存今天的狀況。
小題17:settle the problems 意為“解決問題”。
小題18:still 意為“還有”，加強(qiáng)語氣。句意為：現(xiàn)在還有時(shí)間給世界各國制定行動(dòng)計(jì)劃。
小題19:work out a plan 意為“制定計(jì)劃”。
小題20:句意為：專家們警告說等待太長的時(shí)間作出決定將會(huì)極大地減少成功的機(jī)會(huì)來源：
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A．suitB．cardC．thingD．gift
小題2:
A．believedB．wishedC．thoughtD．considered
小題3:
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  45  , Mary decided that she was ready to try the   46   on her own．Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   47  ways．
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Dear Reader:
I receive many letters from children and can't answer them all -- there wouldn't be time enough in a day. That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter. I'll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That's how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte's Web, I like animals and my barn（谷倉） is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours. One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig's life. I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving. Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation（拯救） on a farm. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I'm asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early -- as soon as I could spell. In fact, I can't remember any time in my life when I wasn't busy writing. I don't know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction is trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.
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When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have  41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been  42 , leaving behind the plain and  43  ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the  44  of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup  45  adds no quality to the coffee.  46  it is just more expensive and in some cases  47  hides what we drink.”
“48  all of you really want is coffee, not the cup,  49  you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began  50  each other’s cups.”
Now consider this:  51  is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52  are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the  53  of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we  54  to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups  55 you … enjoy the coffee instead.
小題1:
A．stressB．dreamC．sorrowD．truth
小題2:
A．friends B．customersC．fellowsD．guests
小題3:
A．carriedB．returnedC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．reached
小題4:
A．kindB．varietyC．sortD．number
小題5:
A．devoteB．exposeC．helpD．a(chǎn)ddicted
小題6:
A．searched B．witnessedC．noticedD．discovered
小題7:
A．taken upB．brought inC．sold out D．cut down
小題8:
A．expensiveB．cheapC．beautifulD．usual
小題9:
A．pointB．a(chǎn)nswerC．sourceD．result
小題10:
A．by itselfB．on its ownC．for itselfD．itself
小題11:
A．At no time B．At timesC．In no caseD．In most cases
小題12:
A．everB．evenC．neverD．hardly
小題13:
A．WhatB．ThatC．WhichD．Whether
小題14:
A．butB．soC．a(chǎn)nd D．for
小題15:
A．suspectingB．likingC．envyingD．eyeing
小題16:
A．LoveB．LifeC．FutureD．Failure
小題17:
A．TheyB．WeC．YouD．What
小題18:
A．quantityB．styleC．qualityD．standard
小題19:
A．haveB．hesitateC．forgetD．fail
小題20:
A．force B．driveC．puzzleD．a(chǎn)maze

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In Greek mythology（神話）, the gods punished Sisyphus by forcing him to roll a rock up a steep hill for eternity（來世）. But he was probably better off than if they’d forced him to sit and stare into space until the end of time, conclude the authors of a new study on keeping busy. They found that people who have something to do, even something pointless, are happier than people who sit around.
“The general phenomenon I’m interested in is why people are too busy doing what they are doing in modern society,” says Christopher K. Hsee, of the University of Chicago. “People are running around, working hard, the way beyond the basic level.” Sure, there are reasons, like making a living, earning money, and so on. But, Hsee says, “I think there’s something deeper: We have extra energy and we want to avoid idleness.”
In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. Not everyone chose to go to the faraway location. Two-thirds chose the lazy option. Yet those who chose to stay busy by going to the faraway location were found to be happier than those who had stayed put.
But if the chocolate bars offered at the  two locations were different, they were more likely to choose the far location—because they could make up a good and acceptable reason for the trip, Hsee and his colleagues say.
Hsee thinks it may be possible to use this principle—people like being busy, and they like being able to show being busy right or reasonable—to benefit society. “If we can find a way for idle people to engage in activity that is at least not harmful, I think it is better than destructive business,” he says. Hsee himself has been known to  give a research assistant a useless task when he doesn’t have anything to do, so he isn’t sitting around the office getting bored and depressed.
小題1:The author starts the passage with the Greek mythology story to ________.
A．make it easier to understand the passage
B．draw readers’ attention to Greek culture
C．show Greek people enjoyed being busy
D．bring about the subject of the passage
小題2:According to Hsee, people are busy in modern society because they want to _________.
A．make others think they are not lazy
B．keep their energy at the basic level
C．earn more money to support their family
D．a(chǎn)void the state of having nothing to do
小題3:The underlined phrase “stayed put” in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.
A．remained thereB．kept occupiedC．got aroundD．stayed awake
小題4:How does Hsee’s assistant probably feel while performing a task?
A．Blue.B．Empty.C．Contented.D．Trapped.

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