Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Man cannot go on increasing his number at the present rate. in the 56 30 years man will face a period of crisis. 57 experts believe that there will be a widespread food 58.Other experts think this is 59 pessimistic（悲觀的）, and that man can prevent things from 60 worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the people in the world are under-nour-ished or starving now.

61 thing that man can do is to limit the 62 of babies born. The need 63 this is obvious, but it is not 64 to achieve. People have to be 65 to limit their families. In the countries of the population 66, many people like big families. The parents think that this 67 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look 68 them in old age.

Several governments have 69 birth control policies in recent years. 70 them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some 71 the results have not been successful. Japan has been an 72. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People were 73 to limit their families.

The birth 74 fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year 75 present.

56. A. second B. recent C. next D. late

57. A. Any B. Some C. More D. All

58. A. need B. want C. absence D. shortage

59. A. so B. much C. too D. enough

60. A. being B. getting C. doing D. remaining

61. A. One B. Another C. Only D. Sole

62. A. quantity B. whole C. amount D. number

63. A. for B. in C. of D. about

64. A. easy B. critical C. difficult D. tough

65. A. inclined B. prevailed C. persuaded D. converted

66. A. bursting B. explosion C. raising D. extension

67. A. takes B. extension C. makes D. derives

68. A. upon B. over C. into D. after

69. A. adjusted B. created C. adopted D. presented

70. A. Of B. Among C. Between D. Out of

71. A. prospects B. examples C. events D. cases

72. A. evidence B. answer C. exception D. incident

73. A. encouraged B. approved C. supported D. promoted

74. A. rate B. speed C. frequency D. ratio

75. A. for B. at C. in D. until

答案：

56.C 這句話是說，在未來30年內人類將面臨一場災難。next表示“下一個的，接下來的”，與句意相符。

57.B 因后一句有other，所以這一句應用some.

58.D food shortage“食物短缺”，是固定搭配。

59.C 上一句說有些專家認為會引起普遍的食物短缺，這里說其他專家認為此觀點過于悲觀，因此用too.

60.B get在此處是個系動詞，意為“變得…”，更符合題意。being沒有變化的意思；remaining意為“保持”，不能與比較級連用。

61.A 此句意思為“人類能做的一件事是……”，another指“另一件事”，only和sole都指“惟一的”，與句意不符。

62.D 此句意思為“控制新生兒的數量”。C選項修飾不可數名詞，可排除。B選項“整體、全體”與句意不符。A選項是指整體來考慮的數量，與質量相對，因此答案為D.

63.A the need for“對……的需要”，是固定搭配。

64.A 根據句意“要實現控制新生兒數量這個目標不容易”，故只能選A.

65.C 根據句意“必須說服人們去控制他們的家庭人數”，persuade“說服”，更符合題意。Be inclined to“傾向于，想要”；prevail“流行，遍布”；convert“轉化，變換”。

66.B population explosion“人口爆炸”，是固定搭配。

67.C make an income“成為收入的來源”，符合題意；derive常與from連用。

68.D look after“照顧”，更符合題意；look upon“認為，看待”；look over“調查，從…上面看”；look into“窺視，觀察”。

69.C adopt“采取、采用”，更符合題意；adjust“調整”；create“創造”；present“出示，交出”。此句意為采取了計劃生育的政策。

70.B 后面提到的國家超過了3個，所以用among，between是指兩者之間。

71.D in some eases“在某些情況下”；in prospect“可期待，有……希望，在考慮中”。

72.C 上句提到在有些地方計劃生育政策實施得并不成功，下面又提到Ft本這個國家，由數據顯示我們可知日本的生育率下降了，因此日本實施計劃生育政策是成功的，即Ft本是個“例外”，所以選C.

73.A encourage“鼓勵”；approve“贊成，同意”；support“支持”；promote“促進，發揚，提升”。本句意為“政府鼓勵人們限制家庭的規模”，因此A符合題意。

74.A birth rate“出生率”，是固定搭配。

75.B at present“現在，目前”，是固定搭配。

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