The standard of living of any country means the average person’s share of the goods and services which the country produces. A

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问题   The standard of living of any country means the average person’s share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country’s standard of living, therefore, depends on its【C1】_______ to produce wealth.
  Wealth, in this sense is not money,【C2】_______we do not live on money but on things that money can【C3】_______; "goods" such as food and clothing, and "services" such as【C4】_______and entertainment. A country’s capacity to【C5】_______wealth is influenced by many factors, most of which have an effect on【C6】_______. Wealth depends to a great extent【C7】_______a country’ s natural resources. Some regions are well【C8】_______with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable【C9】_______; other regions possess perhaps only one of these things, and some regions have【C10】_______of them. The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world【C11】_______she had vast natural resources within her borders. The Sahara Desert on the other hand, is one of the【C12】_______wealthy. Next to natural resources【C13】_______ the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as【C14】_______as the USA in natural resources, but suffered from【C15】_______and external wars, and for this and other reasons was unable to【C16】_______her resources. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country’s people. Old countries that have numerous【C17】_______craftsmen are better placed to produce wealth than countries【C18】_______ workers are largely unskilled. Furthermore, wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes 【C19】_______, its people can put their savings into factories and machines【C20】_______will help workers to turn out more goods.
【C12】

选项 A、smallest
B、least
C、extremely
D、scarcely

答案B

解析 由句意可知,撒哈拉沙漠是最不富有的地区之一,因此只有B项可以修饰wealthy,least是little的最高级,意为“最少的”。因此本题选B。
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