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  3. [A]advocates[B]approaching[C]constantly[D]decrease[E]enlarge [F]financial[G]fundamental[H]gracious[I]ignored[J]intention [K]just

[A]advocates[B]approaching[C]constantly[D]decrease[E]enlarge [F]financial[G]fundamental[H]gracious[I]ignored[J]intention [K]just

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问题 [A]advocates[B]approaching[C]constantly[D]decrease[E]enlarge
[F]financial[G]fundamental[H]gracious[I]ignored[J]intention
[K]justified[L]negative[M]proceeding[N]rigidly[O]successors
    There is much discussion today about whether economic growth is desirable. At an earlier period, our desire for material wealth may have been【C1】______. Now, however, this desire for more than we need is causing serious problems【C2】______. Even though we have good 【C3】______, we may be producing too much, too fast. Those who criticize economic growth argue that we must slow down. They believe that society is【C4】______certain limits on growth. These include the fixed supply of natural resources, the possible【C5】______effects of industry on the natural environment, and the continuing increase in the world’s population. As society reaches these limits, economic growth can no longer continue, and the quality of life will【C6】______.
    People who want more economic growth, on the other hand, argue that even at the present growth rate there are still many poor people in the world. These【C7】______ of economic growth believe that only more growth can create the capital needed to improve the quality of life in the world. Furthermore, they argue that only continued growth can provide the【C8】______ resources required to protect our natural surroundings from industrialization.
    This debate over the desirability of continued economic growth is of【C9】______importance to business and industry. If those who argue against economic growth are correct, the problems they mention cannot be【C10】______.
    To find a solution, economists and the business community must pay attention to these problems and continue discussing them with one another.
【C1】
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答案K
解析 动词辨析题。空格前为have been，后为句号，因此空格处较有可能填动词的过去分词。本句提到，在早期，我们对物质财富的渴望可能是——；下一句提到，然而现在，这种对物质财富的渴望正在引起一些严重的问题。由下一句中的转折词however可知，本句应与下一句意思相反，故justified"证明……有道理"符合题意。
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